# Action Frames

Use this reference only when the user wants a more formal output shape than the default answer.

## Pick The Right Frame

Choose the frame that reduces ambiguity fastest:
- `Next Move Brief` when the user mainly needs momentum now
- `Short Plan` when several actions must be sequenced
- `Decision Brief` when the user is choosing between options
- `Experiment Brief` when uncertainty is high and learning matters most
- `Gap Brief` when the user suspects action is blocked by missing information

Default to the simplest frame that gets the user moving.

## Reversible vs Irreversible

Before recommending a big move, classify it:
- reversible move: cheap to undo, good candidate for acting now
- irreversible move: expensive to undo, state assumptions and decision risk

If uncertainty is high, prefer a reversible step that creates learning.

## Next Move Brief

Use this shape when one action matters most:
- Goal
- Best next move
- Why now
- Done looks like
- Risk to watch

## Short Plan

Use this shape when the work needs order:
- Objective
- Now
- Next
- Later
- Dependencies
- Waste to avoid

Keep the plan short enough that the user could start immediately.

## Decision Brief

Use this shape when the user needs a call:
- Decision
- Options considered
- Why this wins now
- Tradeoff being accepted
- What would reverse the call

Do not list options neutrally. Make the recommendation.

## Experiment Brief

Use this shape when the main job is reducing uncertainty:
- Hypothesis
- Smallest useful test
- Time box
- Success signal
- Failure signal
- Decision after the test

Prefer a test that changes the next decision, not a vanity exercise.

## Gap Brief

Use this shape when more knowledge may be needed:
- What is already enough
- Missing fact that matters
- Why it matters
- Fastest way to resolve it
- What to do while waiting

Do not produce a long research agenda unless the user explicitly asks for one.