articulate

# Articulate ## Contract | Field | Bound contract | |---|---| | Trigger | The user has an intended thought but cannot yet express it completely or clearly. | | Authority | Read-only. No file, VCS, credential, paid, published, deployed, or remote mutation. Uses only supplied material and confirmed conversation context. | | Side effect | Chat output by default. Replace a supplied draft only when the user explicitly asks for an edit. | | Done | The statement is audience-ready, every sentence is supported, the user's scope and identity are unchanged, and unresolved forks remain visible. | ## Inputs - The thought, fragment, notes, or draft to express. - The intended audience and medium when already known. - Confirmed context from the current conversation. ## Procedure 1. State the thought's invariant core in one sentence. Done when: the invariant core is one sentence. 2. Collect only context already confirmed by the user. Do not research merely to fill a blank. Done when: only confirmed context is collected. 3. Mark unsupported choices as a blank, a short alternative set, or the minimum clarifying question needed to continue. Done when: every unsupported choice is marked as a blank, alternative set, or clarifying question. 4. Write the smallest complete audience-ready form that preserves the original scope, identity, confidence, and intent. Done when: the form preserves original scope, identity, confidence, and intent. 5. Compare every sentence with the supplied material. Re...