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name: m0n0x41d/h-diagnose
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# h-diagnose — Test rival explanations

Retrieve current FPF source only when pattern choice is material to the
diagnosis. Mechanical reproduction, logs, and direct implementation probes do
not need a ritual query. Inspect a known SourceID/UnitID directly; otherwise
use `mode="concern"` and treat the returned `candidate_set` as incomplete
navigation, not a selected pattern. Before relying on one candidate, inspect
its exact identifier and direct pattern body. Keep several candidates live or
abstain when the returned basis is insufficient. Never run a query after the
diagnosis merely to manufacture source support for an already-chosen story.

Keep symptom, hypothesis, probe, observation, and verdict distinct. Include a
rival that challenges the initial framing. Prefer safe parallel probes; label
design-time inference separately from runtime evidence. Keep losing hypotheses
with return conditions. Persist only on explicit request or when a named
receiving use needs replay.