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  "handle": "Observe",
  "mechanism": "The process of gathering information from the environment. It involves sensing raw data, filtering it for relevance (Attention), and integrating it into the internal {{context}} and state. Unlike passive reception, Observe is often an active query (e.g., polling an API, reading a file).",
  "gloss": "Active State Perception",
  "failure_modes": [
    "Sensor noise: Input data is corrupted or inaccurate.",
    "Blind Spot: Critical information exists but is outside the agent's observable range.",
    "Information Overload: Too much data prevents effective filtering and integration.",
    "Stale Data: Observing a cached state that no longer reflects reality."
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "Does not modify the observed state. An active query may still consume quota and leave a record at the source; what it may not do is change what is being observed.",
    "Discloses its filtering: the observation records what was excluded by attention."
  ],
  "preconditions": [
    "Sensors/Tools are active",
    "Actor has attention capacity"
  ],
  "postconditions": [
    "Internal state is updated",
    "New information is available for Thinking"
  ],
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    "tier": 1,
    "related": [
      "Belief",
      "Attention"
    ],
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    "path": [
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      "Primitives"
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