/goal for decision [X], write the pre-mortem: assume it's 12 months later and this failed, then enumerate the specific causes, ranked by likelihood, each with an early-warning signal and a mitigation. Done when: state-file premortem.md contains the failure narrative + a ranked cause table with signals and mitigations, and the top 3 causes each have a concrete owner/mitigation PASTED in. Paste the completed table as proof, or paste what's unfinished and stop. Budget: cap $[X]. Hard cap: stop after 1 iteration per run.
/loop cadence: nightly (synthesis monthly). Using Exa MCP + a Firecrawl monitor on tracked sources [LIST], have a cheap model log what materially changed to state-file intel-feed.md each night. Route to Fable only for the monthly synthesis: read the month's log and write ONE briefing of what changed and why it matters. Read + own-file writes only. Stop nightly after logging / monthly after the brief; log errors and stop. Budget: cheap-first, cap $[X]/run. Hard cap: stop after 1 iteration per run.
/goal for each live option [LIST], state its ONE disqualifying condition upfront, then run an evidence hunt for that disqualifier. Done when: for every option, the state-file kill-criteria.md contains either PASTED evidence the disqualifier is true (kill it) or a documented search showing it isn't (keep it). No option stays undecided. Paste the evidence table as proof, or paste what's still missing and stop. Judge: a second smaller model checks each verdict cites evidence. Budget: cap $[X]. Hard cap: stop after 1 iteration per run.
Write a one-page brief where every claim has three or more sources and every link is opened and confirmed to support the claim — the loop that catches hallucinated citations a single prompt never can.
/goal write a one-page brief on [TOPIC] where every claim has at least three sources and every link opens to a real page that supports the claim. Open each link to confirm it before you call it done. Replace any source that is dead or does not back up the claim. Done when every source check passes on every claim — maximum 30 iterations.
/loop cadence: weekly. Read every loop's state/ledger file [DIR]. Append recurring failure patterns (which loops, symptom, frequency) to state-file repeat-offenders.md. Each round, identify the SINGLE root problem appearing across the most workflows and draft a fix-once recommendation. Read + own-file writes only; change no other loop. Stop after one root problem; log errors and stop. Budget: cap $[X]/run. Hard cap: stop after 1 iteration per run.
/loop cadence: on-demand queue. For each incoming question in the queue, a cheap model attempts an answer and self-checks against [CRITERIA]. Append (question, cheap-model verdict, pass/fail) to state-file escalation-log.md. Escalate to Fable ONLY where the cheap model logged a failure; Fable answers just those. Read + own-file writes only. Stop when the queue is empty; log errors and stop. Budget: cheap-first, cap $[X]/run. Hard cap: stop after 1 iteration per run.
/loop cadence: continuous or per-batch. For real traffic [SOURCE], run the candidate prompt in shadow alongside the live prompt without exposing shadow output to users. Append disagreements (input, live output, shadow output, which was better by [CRITERIA]) to state-file shadow-prompt.md. Each round, summarize where they diverge and whether the candidate wins. Never serve shadow output to a user or change the live prompt automatically. Stop after the batch; log errors and stop. Budget: cap $[X]/run. Hard cap: stop after 1 iteration per run.
/loop cadence: weekly. Using the Firecrawl MCP, diff tracked regulatory/authoritative sources [LIST] against the last snapshot. Append only material changes to state-file source-digest.md. Each round, write a plain-language 'what changed / so what / who it affects' for each material change; ignore cosmetic edits. Read + own-file writes only. Stop after the digest; log errors and stop. Budget: cap $[X]/run. Hard cap: stop after 1 iteration per run.