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Understand who the user is — background, resources, constraints, and deep motivations. Produces an ActorProfile that informs all downstream decisions. Use this tactic at the start of any crystallization process to build a model of the user's capabilities, limitations, and intent.
Passed 21 of 24 test cases with the skill, and 17 of 24 without it.
and 5 more in the full report
7 fixed14 passed either way0 still failing3 broke
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One of 7 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
A candidate mentions: 'I am ready to spend 4 months learning advanced differential geometry from scratch if it helps solve this problem.' Which intentionality trait is highlighted here?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| record high learning willingness | Missed | Passed |
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Build a comprehensive model of the user as a research actor — who they are, what they have, what constrains them, and why they're doing this.
| SOP | Purpose | Execution |
|---|---|---|
| explore-resume | Background, skills, projects, publications, research experience | dialogue (once only) |
| clarify-resources | Compute, timeline, collaboration, data, environment | dialogue |
| ask-constraints | Venue targets, methodology preferences, avoidance areas, advisor requirements | dialogue |
| ask-intentionality | Deep WHY probing — motivation, risk tolerance, innovation preference, etc. | dialogue |
The goal is to construct an ActorProfile with enough information to inform field exploration and goal decomposition. How you get there is your decision.
Typical flow:
explore-resume first (one-time, never re-run)clarify-resources → ask-constraints → ask-intentionalityBut you may:
ask-intentionality at any point when you discover a deeper WHY to probeclarify-resources when intentionality probing reveals resource-related gapsEnd condition: You judge that you have enough information to construct a meaningful ActorProfile. In cold-start scenarios, "enough" may mean just establishing boundaries (what the user won't do) rather than specifics.
When the user doesn't know what they want or can do, the ActorProfile captures boundaries rather than commitments:
This is sufficient — later tactics will help narrow within these boundaries.
After running the SOPs you deem necessary, synthesize an ActorProfile:
test cases passed, vs 17 / 24 without
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