vasana-system

Browse, add, or update patterns in the library

Periodically reviews memories, builds insight graph, suggests improvement plans. Use when (1) starting new session and want growth review, (2) after completing significant work, (3) weekly self-audit, (4) user asks "what have you learned" or "how can we improve".

Am I trying harder at the wrong thing? - Detects stuckness loops and breaks them. Triggers on (1) explicit stuckness - "going in circles", "keep trying the same thing", "need fresh perspective", (2) implicit stuckness - blame-shifting ("the framework is broken"), false certainty ("I've tried everything"), escalation ("let me just try one more..."), (3) Claude self-observation - noticing own repeated similar attempts or escalating complexity. Does NOT trigger for first attempts, normal exploration, or standard debugging with clear errors. Core action: STOP the current approach, name the pattern, offer exit ramps to completely different approaches. References pattern-library for specific behavioral patterns.

Did I actually verify this, or am I assuming? - Challenges technical decisions against behavioral patterns before proceeding. Be direct. Be challenging. Point out BS. Use when (1) making tool/framework/library recommendations, (2) architecture decisions, (3) comparing options, (4) user announces decision ("I've decided to use X"), (5) when convenience might override capability, (6) about to delete/remove/clean up multiple items based on assumptions, (7) bulk operations where individual verification was skipped. Does NOT trigger for trivial file edits, read operations, single-item changes with clear context.

A vasana is a pattern that persists across unrelated contexts. If during

Use when a casual question leads to deeper exploration and the conversation seems to be building toward something larger - the pattern of curiosity → productive friction → iterative deepening → emergent system design. An interaction choreography for turning genuine inquiry into structured output.

**Seed question:** *Am I ACTUALLY done, or did I just stop?*

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