{
  "handle": "OODA",
  "mechanism": "The OODA {{loop}} ({{observe}}-Orient-Decide-{{act}}) is a high-speed decision cycle favoring {{agent}} agility over raw power, embodying {{context_first}} at the substrate level: Observe and Orient both complete before any Decide-Act sequence fires.\n1. OBSERVE: Gather raw data via {{observe}}.\n2. ORIENT: Update context and beliefs via {{context}} and {{belief}}. This is the most critical step, filtering data through culture and genetics (or training).\n3. DECIDE: {{select}} a hypothesis or {{strategy}} via {{think}} and {{select}}.\n4. ACT: Execute via {{act}} and change the environment.\nSuccess depends on traversing this loop faster than the adversary (or environment changes).",
  "gloss": "Rapid decision cycle: Observe, Orient, Decide, Act",
  "failure_modes": [
    "Disorientation: Getting stuck in 'Orient' due to contradictory data.",
    "Reactionary {{loop}}: Acting without deciding ({{observe}}-{{act}}), skipping strategic alignment.",
    "Latency: The loop is too slow to keep up with environmental changes."
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "Cyclic: The output of {{act}} feeds the input of {{observe}}.",
    "Orient Dominance: Decisions must flow from a valid Orientation ({{context}})."
  ],
  "preconditions": [
    "Active Environment",
    "{{agent}} Agency"
  ],
  "postconditions": [
    "Environment {{state}} Modified",
    "Internal Model Updated"
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 2,
    "related": [
      "ReAct",
      "SocraticLoop",
      "BoydCycle"
    ],
    "ring": 1,
    "supersedes": [
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      "sema:OODA#mh:SHA-256:2ba0f7a9e4405b1310c229508f60a66290f8616fce92af7d1e9796cf3210b90e",
      "sema:OODA#mh:SHA-256:c15f818b1324490d5a833f2646f83c4e7f7ac33cbef0637ea076e32ce024be70",
      "sema:OODA#mh:SHA-256:d6de7b7f29c0671f1c4fcd671c20675afc657e3d3a5e45e498a2e3eebeb216de",
      "sema:OODA#mh:SHA-256:1fd7a7d5f77d3ffd2cac2a1c62cd9bbfba5c8edf840a735774dac1a7cc6e2d42"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Mind",
      "Strategy"
    ]
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:OODA#mh:SHA-256:18821021e1b71305acddf87bb6014d8095a62ca7a37e89de4048b0676d028c53",
  "sema_ref": "OODA#1882",
  "sema_stub": "1882",
  "signature": [
    "Agent(Loop)",
    "Think(Strategy)"
  ],
  "dependencies": {
    "composes_with": {
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      "belief": "sema:Belief#mh:SHA-256:09e1c919d9829e30422f3fffee11c1af4af54ac7894d157ff371ed50b03f69b1",
      "context": "sema:Context#mh:SHA-256:c1b72256dc4732033ee42cc07ff5d9fb60a7f1a3e5634449c343692a33340756",
      "observe": "sema:Observe#mh:SHA-256:4a04c0e91f072dc02a4be52bca921c38c1be46e88b1f2bcb375076fdb5103e96",
      "select": "sema:Select#mh:SHA-256:decf9c05490dc5e6b372c5dbb7d89d2285fdd832714fc992b10fdbd6b7c2c2e3",
      "think": "sema:Think#mh:SHA-256:5177aa242fffd16d7ed24e5f8c3e0d5e86c5a26e299cc2d4b8a07f4756126025"
    },
    "references": {
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      "context_first": "sema:ContextFirst#mh:SHA-256:f157ec66ccb7e55eabe7179aeefb0dc4b36bc45e3bbea3073e50d97dab86138b",
      "loop": "sema:Loop#mh:SHA-256:37f953c0b21b9b0c72a639c4e1a54354faa71f07905531d271f6bbf40c341603",
      "state": "sema:State#mh:SHA-256:4f25e6a16ccd37dc0bc154cccc7055cb504d49daa8b712f372a425eb6c7b8cb2",
      "strategy": "sema:Strategy#mh:SHA-256:3dc598d0c6af12389df445c204e17df03950dbc886656b85700e6c87c31b2eef"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Mind",
  "sema_category": "Strategy",
  "used_by": {}
}