{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "name": "start-with-a-hypothesis",
  "slug": "start-with-a-hypothesis",
  "title": "When Faced with a Problem, Start by Making an Educated Guess About the Cause",
  "description": "Use this Brali skill when the user's situation matches the bounded protocol \"When Faced with a Problem, Start by Making an Educated Guess About the Cause\". When faced with a problem, start by making an educated guess about the cause. Write down your hypothesis and what you expect to happen if it’s true. Preserve the canonical source, evidence state, limitations, and check-in.",
  "protocol_id": "brali:start-with-a-hypothesis",
  "canonical_protocol_url": "https://brali-lifeos.github.io/life-os/start-with-a-hypothesis/",
  "machine_record_url": "https://brali-lifeos.github.io/life-os/start-with-a-hypothesis/index.json",
  "skill_page_url": "https://brali-lifeos.github.io/skill-packs/start-with-a-hypothesis/",
  "skill_markdown_url": "https://brali-lifeos.github.io/skill-packs/start-with-a-hypothesis/SKILL.md",
  "skill_mode": "usable",
  "recommendation_eligible": true,
  "operational_guidance": true,
  "evidence_state": "practical",
  "sensitive": false,
  "reviewed_at": "2026-08-18",
  "topics": [
    "Problem Solving",
    "Critical Thinking"
  ],
  "methods": [],
  "lenses": [],
  "license": "CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0",
  "source_library": "https://brali-lifeos.github.io/skill-packs/library.json",
  "trusted_feed": "https://brali-lifeos.github.io/life-os/datasets/protocols.json",
  "format": {
    "name": "Agent Skills",
    "specification": "https://agentskills.io/specification",
    "artifact": "SKILL.md"
  },
  "compatible_hosts": [
    "Claude Code",
    "Hermes Agent",
    "OpenClaw",
    "AgentSkills.io-compatible hosts"
  ],
  "install": {
    "generic": {
      "artifact_url": "https://brali-lifeos.github.io/skill-packs/start-with-a-hypothesis/SKILL.md",
      "directory_name": "start-with-a-hypothesis"
    },
    "claude_code": {
      "personal_path": "~/.claude/skills/start-with-a-hypothesis/SKILL.md",
      "project_path": ".claude/skills/start-with-a-hypothesis/SKILL.md",
      "docs": "https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/agent-skills/overview"
    },
    "hermes_agent": {
      "command": "hermes skills install https://brali-lifeos.github.io/skill-packs/start-with-a-hypothesis/SKILL.md",
      "docs": "https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/guides/work-with-skills"
    },
    "openclaw": {
      "workspace_path": "<workspace>/skills/start-with-a-hypothesis/SKILL.md",
      "global_path": "~/.openclaw/skills/start-with-a-hypothesis/SKILL.md",
      "docs": "https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/blob/main/docs/tools/skills.md"
    }
  },
  "verification": {
    "status": "brali-ci-verified",
    "scope": "one-skill-per-hack coverage + format + evidence-state parity + provenance + stable links + SHA-256; not third-party vendor endorsement",
    "sha256": "37f25dd19d959737a8f0a7868906b444fe2d46c64a4d468ea6e935a295930745",
    "trust_gate": "practical",
    "source_protocol_id": "brali:start-with-a-hypothesis"
  }
}