{
  "handle": "Problem",
  "mechanism": "A formal representation of a gap between Current {{state}} and Desired {{state}} where the Cost of Inaction > 0. Unlike a {{task}} (which is a directive to act), a Problem is a descriptive claim about value loss. It serves as the input to interpretation and reframing, requiring diagnosis before a solution root can be established.",
  "gloss": "A state gap with a cost of inaction",
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 1,
    "ring": 1,
    "supersedes": [
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      "sema:Problem#mh:SHA-256:9d2c77f7ce7fd7d2e35fe45495d6124d43d35ce41b1766c6b428cfcba44486de"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Infrastructure",
      "Data Structures"
    ]
  },
  "data_schema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "current_state",
      "desired_state",
      "cost_of_inaction"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "current_state": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Description of reality"
      },
      "desired_state": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Description of goal"
      },
      "gap_analysis": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "Why the current != desired"
      },
      "severity": {
        "type": "string",
        "enum": [
          "Low",
          "Medium",
          "High",
          "Existential"
        ]
      },
      "root_cause_hypothesis": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "cost_of_inaction": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "What leaving the gap open costs. Non-zero is what makes the gap a Problem rather than a difference."
      }
    }
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:Problem#mh:SHA-256:2580c43677ec78ee7ee428d200662c6096e4eab38c2c5a868154979074cc0f08",
  "sema_ref": "Problem#2580",
  "sema_stub": "2580",
  "invariants": [
    "Cost of inaction is non-zero: a gap that costs nothing to leave open is a difference, not a Problem."
  ],
  "dependencies": {
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  "sema_layer": "Infrastructure",
  "sema_category": "Data Structures",
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}