Injection Examples
Real, complete injection payloads. Not truncated. These are what your agent receives and absorbs before reasoning. To see what the agent produces AFTER injection, see Response Examples.
Response Structure
Every response contains these sections:
| Section | What It Does |
|---|---|
| [NEGATIVE GATE] | A concrete scenario of the failure pattern to avoid. The agent recognizes this as "what NOT to do." |
| [PROCEDURE] | Step-by-step reasoning instructions. Explicit steps the agent follows sequentially. |
| [REASONING TOPOLOGY] | Execution structure as a directed graph: steps, decision gates, loops, exit conditions. |
| [TARGET PATTERN] | What correct reasoning looks like. A concrete example of the expected output quality. |
| [COGNITIVE PAYLOAD] | Amplification signals (what to prioritize), suppression signals (what to block), cognitive style, and elasticity. |
| [FALSIFICATION TEST] | A verification criterion. If the output fails this test, the scaffold was not followed. |
Query
{ "query": "Why did our deployment fail after the config change last Thursday?", "mode": "single" }
Single Mode Response (Ki)
One cognitive scaffold. ~2,500 characters (~500 tokens). The highest-scoring ability for this query.
[REASONING INJECTION]
Phase: MONITORING_LOOP | Confidence: ASSERT | Trigger: QUALITY_FAIL
[NEGATIVE GATE]
The checkout service crashed and we've documented the incident. cascading
errors across three microservices, root cause still unknown. Summary: payment
processing failure leading to order corruption. Moving on to the next sprint.
[PROCEDURE]
Step 1: Identify the failed output and trace the causal chain backward from
the failure point to the inputs. Step 2: Isolate each reasoning step and check
whether its output correctly follows from its inputs. Step 3: Flag the first
step where output diverges from valid inference and classify the error as
logical, factual, or procedural. Step 4: Verify that the identified error is
the root cause by simulating a corrected version and propagating it forward.
If the fix fails, probe deeper. Step 5: Extract a corrective rule to prevent
recurrence. Step 6: Never accept a surface-level explanation for a failure.
If replay does not isolate the bug, decompose the chain further. Amplify
reverse replay in your analysis. Apply meta debugging throughout this process.
[REASONING TOPOLOGY]
S1:identify_failure → S2:trace_backward(failure→inputs) → S3:for_each_step →
G1{output_follows_from_input?} --yes→ S3[next] --no→ S4:flag_first_divergence
→ S5:classify(logical|factual|procedural) → S6:simulate_corrected_forward →
G2{fix_succeeds?} --yes→ S7:extract_corrective_rule →
MOD:saturation(no_new_progress_after_2_cycles→EXIT) → OUT:debugged --no→
N{accept_surface_level_explanation_failure} → S8:probe_deeper → S2[LOOP]
[TARGET PATTERN]
Reverse replay from the crash point: the order corrupted at node 3, but was
node 2's output already degraded? Test each node counterfactually. inject
correct inputs and observe where the chain diverges. Generate a patch for the
root node, then simulate the corrected chain end-to-end before deploying.
[COGNITIVE PAYLOAD]
Amplify: reverse_replay; counterfactual_node_test; patch_generation
Suppress: writing_a_vague_post_mortem_summary_instead_of_isolating_the_
specific_root_cause_node; replaying_the_chain_only_forward_and_missing_
upstream_injector_failures; applying_a_fix_patch_without_simulating_the_
corrected_chain_to_verify_no_new_failures
Cognitive Style: meta_debugging
Elasticity: coherence=root_cause_found, expansion=conservative
[FALSIFICATION TEST]
If an error's origin is not traced by replaying the reasoning chain step by
step to the divergence point, causal replay debugging was skipped.
See the Response Structure table above for what each section does.
Multi Mode Response (Haki)
Four synergized scaffolds. 4,379 characters. Same query, compound reasoning.
[PRIMARY]
Phase: MONITORING_LOOP | Confidence: ASSERT | Trigger: QUALITY_FAIL
[NEGATIVE GATE]
The checkout service crashed and we've documented the incident. cascading
errors across three microservices, root cause still unknown...
(Same primary scaffold as single mode. full negative gate, reasoning
procedure, topology, target pattern, and falsification test.)
[DEPENDENCY]
[NEGATIVE GATE] The code crashes because the assumption of valid input was
never questioned, leading to a dead path.
Step 1: Scan the reasoning chain as executable logic and identify each step's
input, operation, and output. Step 2: Test each step's output against its
predecessor for logical consistency.
[FALSIFICATION TEST] If no reasoning step has been tested for logical
consistency with its predecessor, logic debugging was not performed.
[AMPLIFIER]
[NEGATIVE GATE] The sales forecast remains unchanged despite market shifts;
ignoring surprise maintains model stasis.
Step 1: Before processing new information, state what you predict the data to
look like. Enumerate key variables and expected values. Step 2: Process actual
information; compare each variable against prediction and flag every divergence.
[FALSIFICATION TEST] If prediction errors are ignored rather than being used to
update the internal model, predictive coding error minimization was not active.
[ALTERNATIVE]
[NEGATIVE GATE] The project management process is locked into a fixed
abstraction, ignoring any need for change or adaptation.
Step 1: Build a meta self-model. identify which abstraction strategy you use
and detect state change signaling it no longer fits. Step 2: Check for process
lock. repeated application of one framework without examining alternatives
indicates meta stasis.
[FALSIFICATION TEST] If the same abstraction framework is applied without
examining whether a different approach would fit the problem, meta-reflection
was skipped.
[MERGED VECTORS]
Amplify: reverse replay; counterfactual node test; patch generation; logic
loop detection; dead end identification; exception handling audit; prediction
error driven; minimal model update; precision weighting; meta self model;
process optimisation
Suppress: writing a vague post mortem summary instead of isolating the specific
root cause node; replaying the chain only forward and missing upstream injector
failures; applying a fix patch without simulating the corrected chain to verify
no new failures; implicit assumption acceptance; circular reference blindness;
static model lock; error rationalization; fixed meta rules; meta stasis
What multi mode adds
| Role | What it does | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY | Sets the reasoning direction (same as single mode) | The core scaffold |
| DEPENDENCY | Grounds the primary in prerequisites (logic consistency) | Prevents the primary from building on unverified assumptions |
| AMPLIFIER | Deepens analysis (prediction error detection) | Forces the agent to notice when reality diverges from expectation |
| ALTERNATIVE | Challenges the conclusion (meta-reflection) | Prevents lock-in to one framework when the situation has changed |
| MERGED VECTORS | Combined suppression/amplification from all four | 11 amplification + 9 suppression signals, broader coverage than any single scaffold |
How to inject
Wrap the response value in delimiters and prepend to your system message:
[REASONING CONTEXT]
{paste single_ability or multi_ability value here}
[END REASONING CONTEXT]
Now complete the following task:
{your agent's actual task}
The scaffold must come BEFORE the task. See Integrations for framework-specific patterns.
See what agents produce in response to these injections: Response Examples with real before/after outputs from blind benchmarks.