Use when advising leaders on self-discipline, virtue maintenance, or preventing institutional decline. Applies Zhou Gong's teachings to King Cheng with models from Yin dynasty rulers like Zhong Zong, Gao Zong, and Zu Jia to identify habits that sustain or destroy long-term rule.
Use when conducting legal investigations following classical Chinese judicial principles. Covers official accountability (失刑则刑), evidence gathering, case processing for treason/property/misconduct, and proportional punishment without sparing the powerful (不避贵戚).
Use when arguing against appeasement of an aggressive power demanding supremacy. Frames submission as total loss of sovereignty, cites historical precedents of destruction through capitulation, and proposes coalition resistance.
Use when analyzing historical power transitions through targeted action, such as Prince Guang's (King Helu) removal of King Liao. Covers legitimacy claims, agent recruitment, timing, operational security, and consolidation.
Use when defending against accusations of disloyalty or treason. Employs a rhetorical framework of family service records, historical precedents of wrongful execution (Bigan, Wu Zixu), and principle-based appeals to preserve reputation.
Use when determining proper succession order or preventing political instability from improper succession. Applies Fan Zhongshan's counsel to King Xuan: eldest-first principle, chain of consequences from violation, and the teaching effect on subjects.
Use when processing the surrender of tens of thousands of enemy troops. Covers credibility assessment, dissenter neutralization, leadership escort, population resettlement as 属国, and title conferral based on Huo Qubing's precedent.
Use when establishing governance principles linking national prosperity to leadership frugality. Applies the maxim '治国之道富民为始' (governing begins with enriching the people) through leadership example and consumption standards by rank.
Use when evaluating music or dance for moral and political significance. Applies Ji Zha's (延陵季子) framework to assess emotional balance (乐而不淫, 哀而不愁), moral qualities, and governance predictions from artistic expression.
Use when applying ancient Chinese trading principles (白圭/计然 method). Covers counter-cyclical buying (旱则资舟水则资车), price cycle recognition, inventory rules for perishables, and the four merchant virtues (智勇仁彊).
Use when deciding whether to honor a commitment after circumstances change, especially after the recipient's death. Applies Ji Zha's sword-promise principle: internal assent creates moral obligation that transcends death.
Use when evaluating officials for noble titles or ranking meritorious service. Applies the five-tier classification (勋劳功伐阅) to determine title rank, land grants, and hereditary privileges based on contribution type.
Use when analyzing feudal power structures or ranking noble titles. Classifies ranks using the Zhou dynasty five-tier system (公侯伯子男) and determines appropriate land grants based on merit, lineage, and strategic need.
Use when implementing benevolent governance (仁政) to build popular support and long-term stability. Covers tax reduction, legal reform, agricultural promotion, and frugality following Emperor Wen of Han's model.
Use when selecting officials based on capability rather than favoritism or nepotism. Follows Qi Xi's impartial model: recommending personal enemies for their competence and relatives for their merit, with transparent evaluation criteria covering skills, character, and past performance.
Use when choosing between transformative and adaptive governance for a new territory. Compares Bo Qin's 3-year reform approach in Lu with Taigong's 5-month adaptive method in Qi, guided by the principle: 政不简不易，民不近.
Use when vetting subordinates or appointees for trustworthiness. Applies Guan Zhong's humanity test (非人情) to identify dangerous individuals who violate natural bonds — parental, family, and self-preservation — to gain power.
Use when building a leadership team, delegating authority, or evaluating why leaders succeed or fail. Applies Liu Bang's talent utilization model (用人之道) with Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin.
Use when cross-referencing conflicting historical accounts or assessing source reliability. Applies Sima Qian's doubt-transmission principle (疑则传疑) to compare 谍记, 历谱谍, and other documentary evidence.
Use when designing curricula for moral education, mentorship, or self-cultivation programs. Applies Confucius's four teachings (文行忠信), four eliminations (绝四), and heuristic pedagogy (不愤不启) to develop comprehensive character through progressive mastery.
Core engineering philosophies for the Magi Attention codebase. Use when writing, reviewing, or modifying any code in this project. Covers config consistency, static-analysis-friendly readability, and test coverage requirements. Any deviation from these philosophies must be strictly commented with justification.
Perform multi-step scientific reasoning, proof construction, causal inference, and logical argumentation. Use when: (1) deriving conclusions from premises, (2) causal analysis, (3) mathematical proofs, (4) hypothesis evaluation, (5) counterfactual reasoning. NOT for: simple factual questions (use scienceclaw-qa), data analysis (use code-execution), or literature search (use scienceclaw-retrieval).
Mathematical and physical reasoning with formal proof construction and problem solving
Analyze language structures, typological features, and semantic change across languages
