How it works
Five parts. Then you ask your own question.
This is the contract for a first use. If the input is vague, Mandana asks one clarifying question before it reasons.
01 · Lean
The thesis-informed answer
The clearest position that can be defended, stated directly. Not a hedge. Not a lecture.
02 · Tension
The strongest opposing truth
The cost, the counterpoint, or the other side that still has a claim on reality. Skipped only when there is no real tradeoff.
03 · Take
The synthesis that keeps both
What remains true from both sides, or how the tension resolves, or why it should stay live. Never a false middle.
04 · Confidence
How much of this is grounded
Grounded, Inference, Speculative, or Unknown — written as a word in the answer. Certainty is not performed where it is not available.
05 · Ask
One catalytic question
Exactly one follow-up: the question that most increases understanding. Not a pile of suggestions.
Core compresses this into a short form. Infinity runs the same honesty over live public sources. Neither performs certainty.