what-do-i-think

name	what-do-i-think
description	Synthesize the user's views on a topic across 10+ conversations. Modes synthesize (default) or precedent. Use when user is forming an opinion and may have already concluded something.
layer	L2
reads	["L2.summaries","L1.embeddings"]
writes	[]
citations	required
determinism	temporal
allowed-tools	mcp__my-brain__what_do_i_think

what-do-i-think — L2 opinion synthesis

Framework context

L2 synthesis that surfaces what the user has already decided/concluded about a topic before they re-ask. Deduplicates by 80-char lowercase prefix. Orders by importance (breakthrough > significant > routine). Every decision/question/quote carries a citation.

Precedent mode is a narrower projection: returns the closest past matches for a situation, filtered to exclude "none identified" decisions.

When to invoke

• User says "what do I think about X" / "have I decided on Y"
• User is about to make a decision — surface their own prior thinking first
• Mode precedent when user cites a specific situation ("I'm facing a decision like Z")

Input

topic: str
mode: "synthesize" | "precedent" = "synthesize"

Output contract

Synthesize mode:

## What you think about: {topic}

### Top 5 summaries
{icon} **{title}** [conv_id · date]
> {summary_300ch}

### Key decisions (dedup by 80ch prefix, top 10)
- {decision} [conv_id · date]

### Still open (top 8)
- {question} [conv_id · date]

### Authentic quotes (top 5)
> "{quote}" [conv_id · date]

Precedent mode: top 10 closest matches, each row cites one summary with decision field.

Does NOT do

• Declare "you think X" as a synthesized claim without a citation trail
• Merge contradictory views silently — surface both
• Paraphrase the decisions (verbatim, truncated to 200ch)

Fallback

No summaries → Lance + keyword search on L0. Appends: "Running without summaries. For richer synthesis: brain-mcp summarize"

Verification checklist

• Every decision/question/quote carries a citation
• Dedup logic is prefix-based (80ch lowercase)
• Top-5 summaries ordered by importance → stage → recency
• Empty fields are shown as "(none recorded)", not omitted