distill

name	distill
description	Separate and clarify one or more fragmented, implicit, or hard-to-word thoughts, expose only supported relationships, then respond or pass the result forward. Use only when the user invokes distill or asks for clarification before answering; never activate it silently.

🧪 Think Distill

Use when: Ideas arrive faster than the user can structure them. Default binding: The latest human message, interpreted in its relevant context. Accepts: A compatible HACP Working Object or the declared default material. Effect: Separate every material thought, clarify each one, then expose only convergence, tension, or dependency supported by the context. Result: Clear thoughts that preserve the user's meaning, ambiguity, and distinctions. Duration: One agent turn. Play it again on successive messages when useful. Limits: Do not merge distinct thoughts, invent connections, add advice, choose a direction, or replace clarification with another effect.

Flow

flowchart LR
    A["Latest message in context"] --> B["Separate material thoughts"]
    B --> C["Clarify each thought"]
    C --> D{"Relationship supported?"}
    D -->|Yes| E["Show connection or tension"]
    D -->|No| F["Keep thoughts distinct"]
    E --> G{"Reading still ambiguous?"}
    F --> G
    G -->|Yes| H["Show readings and ask once"]
    G -->|No| I["Respond or pass result"]

Format

Begin the combo trace with > 🎯 **<binding>** → 🧪 **DISTILL**, then use:

1. Distilled with one formulation or a short list.
2. Connections only when the context supports them.
3. Response when used alone, stating the remaining question or asking one necessary clarification.

Keep advice and direction out of Response. Add later operation cards with →; show the trace once for the complete combo.