attributeEstablish cause-effect relationships between events or states. Use when analyzing root causes, mapping dependencies, tracing effects, or building causal models.
auditProduce a comprehensive audit trail of actions, tools used, changes made, and decision rationale. Use when recording compliance evidence, tracking changes, or documenting decision lineage.
gap-analysis-workflowIdentify capability gaps and propose new skills with prioritization. Use when analyzing missing capabilities, planning skill development, performing ontology expansion, or assessing coverage.
checkpointCreate a safety checkpoint marker before mutation or execution steps. Use when about to modify files, execute plans, or perform any irreversible action. Essential for the CAVR pattern.
classifyAssign labels or categories to items based on characteristics. Use when categorizing entities, tagging content, identifying types, or labeling data according to a taxonomy.
compareCompare multiple alternatives using explicit criteria, weighted scoring, and tradeoff analysis. Use when choosing between options, evaluating alternatives, or making decisions.
constrainEnforce policies, guardrails, and permission boundaries; refuse unsafe actions and apply least privilege. Use when evaluating actions against policies, checking permissions, or reducing scope to safe boundaries.
critiqueFind failure modes, edge cases, ambiguities, and exploit paths in plans, code, or designs. Use when reviewing proposals, auditing security, stress-testing logic, or validating assumptions.
debug-workflowExecute the Debug Code Change workflow end-to-end with safety gates. Use when debugging code changes, investigating issues, or performing root cause analysis with audit trail.
decomposeBreak a goal into subgoals, constraints, and acceptance criteria. Use when planning complex work, creating work breakdown structures, or defining requirements.
delegateSplit work across subagents with explicit contracts, interfaces, and merge strategies. Use when parallelizing tasks, distributing workload, or orchestrating multi-agent workflows.
detectDetermine whether a specific pattern, entity, or condition exists in the given data. Use when searching for patterns, checking existence, validating presence, or finding signals.
digital-twin-bootstrapInitialize a digital twin from scratch, building a grounded world model with state, dynamics, uncertainty and provenance, then run a first sync loop. Use when creating digital twins, constructing system representations, building simulation foundations, or establishing a baseline world state.
digital-twin-sync-workflowRun the digital twin sync loop to synchronize real-world signals with a digital model. Use when updating digital twins, detecting drift, managing real-time state synchronization, or maintaining model-reality alignment.
discover-capabilitiesAnalyze a task description to detect required capabilities from the ontology, identify gaps, and synthesize a valid workflow automatically. Trigger: "discover capabilities", "what capabilities do I need", "analyze task", "synthesize workflow
discoverFind latent patterns, relationships, anomalies, or insights not explicitly specified. Use when exploring unknown structure, finding hidden connections, or uncovering emergent phenomena.
executeRun code or scripts deterministically with captured output. Use when running tests, executing build commands, invoking tools, or performing read-only operations that produce results.
explainProduce clear reasoning with assumptions, causal chains, and evidence. Use when clarifying decisions, teaching concepts, justifying recommendations, or documenting rationale.
generateCreate a new artifact (text, code, plan, data) under specified constraints. Use when producing content, writing code, designing solutions, or synthesizing outputs.
groundAnchor claims to evidence from authoritative sources. Use when validating assertions, establishing provenance, verifying facts, or ensuring claims are supported by evidence.
inquireRequest clarification when input is ambiguous. Use when user request has missing parameters, conflicting interpretations, or insufficient constraints for reliable execution.
integrateCombine heterogeneous data sources into a unified model with conflict resolution, schema alignment, and provenance tracking. Use when merging data from multiple systems, consolidating information, or building comprehensive views.
invokeExecute a composed workflow by name. Use when running predefined workflows, orchestrating multi-step processes, or delegating to workflow templates.
measureQuantify values with uncertainty bounds. Use when estimating metrics, calculating risk scores, assessing magnitude, or measuring any quantifiable property.
mutateChange persistent state with checkpoint and rollback support. Use when modifying files, updating databases, changing configuration, or any operation that permanently alters state.
observeWatch and report current state of a target system, process, or entity. Use when monitoring status, inspecting live systems, checking current conditions, or observing runtime behavior.
persistWrite stable learnings, decisions, and patterns to durable storage like CLAUDE.md or knowledge files. Use when saving project decisions, recording patterns, or updating long-term memory.
perspective-validationCreate a Perspective Validation Checklist (PVC) report for a change, workflow, schema, or policy. Use when performing socio-technical review, governance review, operational readiness review, or when a PR touches schemas/hooks/skills/tools and needs a PVC report.
planCreate an executable plan with steps, dependencies, verification criteria, checkpoints, and rollback strategies. Use when preparing changes, designing workflows, or structuring multi-step operations before execution.
predictForecast future states or outcomes based on current data and trends. Use when estimating future values, projecting trajectories, forecasting outcomes, or anticipating system behavior.
recallRetrieve prior decisions, rationale, and learned patterns from memory to apply consistently. Use when needing context from previous interactions, looking up past decisions, or ensuring consistency with prior reasoning.
receiveIngest and parse incoming messages, events, or signals into structured form. Use when processing external inputs, handling API responses, parsing webhook payloads, or ingesting sensor data.
retrieveFetch known facts or data from specified sources with citations and evidence pointers. Use when you know what you need and where to find it. Emphasizes provenance and verifiable references.
rollbackSafely undo changes by restoring to a checkpoint. Use when verify fails, errors occur, or explicit undo is requested. Essential for the CAVR pattern recovery.
searchFind relevant items under uncertainty across repositories, databases, web sources, or any searchable corpus. Use when exploring unknown territory, finding related information, or discovering relevant resources.
sendEmit a message or event to an external system with policy enforcement and approval gates. Use when publishing messages, calling APIs, sending notifications, or triggering external workflows. REQUIRES EXPLICIT APPROVAL.
simulateRun what-if scenarios to explore outcomes and test hypotheses. Use when evaluating alternatives, stress-testing designs, exploring edge cases, or predicting system behavior under different conditions.
stateCreate representation of current world state for a domain. Use when modeling system state, building world models, capturing entity relationships, or establishing baseline snapshots.
synchronizeMerge outputs from multiple sources, resolve conflicts, and reconcile constraints into a unified result. Use when combining parallel agent outputs, merging data from different systems, or reconciling conflicting information.
transformConvert data between formats, schemas, or representations with explicit loss accounting and validation. Use when reformatting data, mapping between schemas, normalizing inputs, or translating structures.
transitionDefine how state changes over time through rules, triggers, and effects. Use when modeling state machines, defining workflows, specifying event handlers, or documenting system dynamics.
verifyCheck correctness against tests, specs, or invariants; produce pass/fail evidence. Use when validating changes, testing hypotheses, checking invariants, or confirming behavior matches expectations.