hashintel/labs/shaping-framing

Shape Framing (Adjunct)

Use this adjunct skill to distill conversation artifacts into a clear frame that can feed pragma planning.

Source And Adaptation Note

Adopted from rjs/shaping-skills (framing-doc) and adapted for this repository.

Modifications:

• Namespaced as pragma:shaping-* to avoid routing ambiguity
• Explicit pragma re-entry requirements
• Authority boundaries aligned to docs/shape-pragma-integration.md

When To Use

• Inputs are transcripts, call notes, or scattered stakeholder messages
• The team agrees a problem exists but cannot state it crisply yet
• You need an evidence-backed "why now" before capsule/card work

When Not To Use

• You already have a stable capsule and clear next slice
• The task is implementation-ready and only needs /pragma:card

Procedure

1. Collect source inputs and confirm ordering when chronology matters.
2. Extract direct evidence and separate it from synthesis.
3. Produce a frame with Problem, Outcome, and boundaries.
4. Identify what changed in understanding and what remains uncertain.
5. Define the pragma re-entry step.

Required Output

## Frame
[evidence-backed problem and outcome]
 
## Handoff To Pragma
-Capsule impacts: [terms/invariants to add or revise]
-Candidate cards: [1-3 candidate slice behaviors]
-Open uncertainty: [items requiring `/pragma:spike`]
-Next command: [`/pragma:capsule` or `/pragma:card`]

Constraints

• Do not prescribe implementation details.
• Do not replace capsule authority over vocabulary and invariants.
• Do not route directly to /pragma:slice.

Lifecycle

• State: discovery
• Next: /pragma:capsule (default) or /pragma:card (if capsule is stable)
• Loop: /pragma:consult