structured-reasoning

name	structured-reasoning
description	A cognitive framework specifically for complex problem solving using First Principles and Chain of Thought.

Structured Reasoning (The Fixer 🧠)

Scope (STRICT)

• ONLY activates for complex problem solving where the answer is not obvious.
• Does NOT plan task sequences (that's task-orchestrator).
• Does NOT select skills (that's meta-governor).

When to Activate

• Debugging with no clear root cause.
• Architecture decisions with multiple valid approaches.
• Performance issues with unclear bottleneck.
• Any "Why is this happening?" question.

When NOT to Activate

• Clear bug with obvious fix.
• Simple implementation request.
• User already specified the approach.

Method: MECE Decomposition

1. Situation: What do we know?
2. Complication: What's the conflict or unknown?
3. Hypothesis: What could explain it? (Max 3 hypotheses)
4. Test: How to validate each hypothesis?
5. Conclusion: Which hypothesis survived?

Cost: Medium