linxule/interpretive-orchestration/qual-reflection

# Sequential Thinking for systematic analysis
/skill:qual-reflection --mode think "Plan my sampling strategy"
 
# Lotus Wisdom for paradox navigation
/skill:qual-reflection --mode wisdom "Participants describe empowerment AND alienation"
 
# Auto-detect based on prompt
/skill:qual-reflection "I see tension between individual agency and structural constraint"

User: /skill:qual-reflection --mode think 
      "When should I stop coding and move to theoretical sampling?"
 
AI: Let me think through this systematically...
 
[Sequential Thinking via MCP]
 
Thought 1: Understanding the criteria for theoretical saturation
- Categories are well-developed
- New data doesn't yield new insights
- Relationships between categories are clear
 
Thought 2: Assessing current state
- Currently have 15 interviews coded
- Seeing repetition in recent codes
- Core categories emerging clearly
 
Thought 3: Considering negative cases
- Haven't actively sought disconfirming evidence
- May need 2-3 more strategic interviews
- Focus on boundary conditions
 
Thought 4: Decision recommendation
- Continue with 2-3 theoretical samples
- Target extreme/disconfirming cases
- Then assess for saturation again
 
[Synthesis]
You're approaching saturation but should conduct 
targeted theoretical sampling first. Focus on:
1. Cases that might challenge emerging theory
2. Boundary conditions
3. Maximum variation on core dimensions

User: /skill:qual-reflection --mode wisdom
      "My participants describe remote work as both liberating AND isolating"
 
AI: [Lotus Wisdom via MCP]
 
Domain: Entry
Entering contemplation of: liberation AND isolation in remote work
 
Domain: Contradiction
The tension: Freedom from office constraints vs. loss of social connection
Apparent paradox: Can something be both freeing and confining?
 
Domain: Non-Dual Recognition
Integration insight: These aren't opposites but complementary aspects
of the same phenomenon — autonomy has both costs and benefits
 
Domain: Embodied Understanding
The lived experience: Participants navigate between these poles daily,
creating their own rhythms of connection and solitude
 
Domain: Skillful Means
Analytical implication: Don't code as separate themes
Instead: "Negotiating autonomy" as core category with
liberation/isolation as dialectical moments
 
[Wisdom Ready]
Consider framing as "negotiating autonomy" rather than 
treating liberation and isolation as separate. The tension 
itself is the phenomenon.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sequential-thinking": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-sequential-thinking@latest"]
    },
    "lotus-wisdom": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@lotus-wisdom/mcp-server@latest"]
    }
  }
}

async def reflect_with_fallback(prompt, mode="auto"):
    """Use MCP if available, fallback to native reasoning."""
    
    # Try MCP first
    if await mcp_available():
        try:
            if mode == "think":
                return await mcp_sequential_thinking(prompt)
            elif mode == "wisdom":
                return await mcp_lotus_wisdom(prompt)
        except MCPError:
            pass  # Fall through to native
    
    # Native fallback
    return await native_reasoning(prompt, mode)

@dialogical-coder detects complexity → 
Calls qual-reflection for systematic analysis →
Incorporates reasoning into 4-stage output

@scholarly-companion identifies paradox →
Calls qual-reflection for wisdom navigation →
Returns insight to researcher