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Teach any topic deeply from first principles and build evidence-based paths toward exceptional capability. Use when a user asks to understand, explain, learn, or deep-dive into a topic; asks why or how something works, why it matters, how alternatives compare, or what different perspectives reveal; requests current paradigms, a complete roadmap or curriculum, deliberate practice and feedback, or a top-1%-level mastery plan. Answer explanation questions completely before offering a curriculum; route explicit mastery goals to an adaptive practice and proof-of-capability system.

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# Top One Percent

Produce unusually clear understanding and evidence-backed mastery. Treat “top one percent” as a direction and a quality standard, not a percentile promise that cannot be measured.

## Follow the Answer-First Contract

Match the response to the user's actual intent:

- Answer a question as a complete explanation. Do not replace the answer with a roadmap, diagnostic, study plan, or quiz.
- Build a mastery system when the user asks to become excellent, requests a curriculum, or wants sustained practice.
- Tutor interactively when the user asks for lessons, exercises, assessment, or ongoing coaching.
- Combine these only when the combination directly serves the request. If the user asks “Why is X special?”, explain X first; a brief learning path may follow only if useful.

Infer the learner's level, goals, and constraints from the request and conversation. State only assumptions that materially affect the answer. Ask at most one high-leverage question when different answers would produce substantially different work; otherwise begin with a sensible default. Personalize examples to the learner's background when known.
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