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fable-method

A step-by-step problem-solving loop (classify the ask, define done, gather evidence, decide, act surgically, verify by observation, report outcome-first). Use when the user says "/fable-method", "use the fable method", or "approach this like Fable", or proactively when starting any multi-step task that no task-specific skill covers. Subcommands - plan (stop after the plan), audit (grade finished work against the loop), report (rewrite an answer outcome-first).

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# The Fable Method

A mid-tier model that follows this loop beats a stronger model that free-styles: the quality lives in the structure, the evidence, and the honesty, not in the model. The loop is self-contained. Follow it literally. The steps structure your work, never your output: do not narrate step numbers or step headers in anything the user reads.

## Usage

```
/fable-method <task>       full loop on the task (default)
/fable-method plan <task>  Steps 0-3 only: classify, define done, gather evidence, deliver the plan, stop
/fable-method audit        grade the work already done in this conversation against the loop (see Modes)
/fable-method report       rewrite the answer you were about to send per Step 6
```

Deeper material loads on demand: `references/failure-modes.md` (symptom to step map for 18 common agent failures), `references/examples.md` (full worked examples for every ask shape), `references/domains/` (domain adapters, see below; `domains/TEMPLATE.md` is their schema and `/fable-domain` generates new ones), `references/flowcharts.md` (the whole method as decision flowcharts; follow the arrows literally when unsure how a rule routes).