{
  "handle": "RequestFraming",
  "gloss": "Clarify intent and constraints before planning",
  "mechanism": "The initial state of workflow orchestration. It performs the act of {{interpret}} by accepting a {{message}} and using {{think}} to {{understand}} the 'real ask' within the given {{context}} before committing resources. The pattern enforces {{context_first}}: no resource commitment is permitted until the frame is resolved. It clarifies constraints, success criteria, and hidden assumptions, producing a {{frame_spec}} artifact. It acts as a semantic firewall against vague or dangerous instructions.",
  "signature": [
    "Think(FrameSpec)"
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "Output must be a rigorous FrameSpec",
    "No resources committed to execution yet"
  ],
  "preconditions": [
    "Raw User Request",
    "Context available"
  ],
  "postconditions": [
    "FrameSpec artifact created",
    "Constraints explicit"
  ],
  "failure_modes": [
    "Misinterpretation: The agent clarifies the wrong ambiguity.",
    "Over-constraint: Adding unnecessary restrictions that kill innovation.",
    "Premature Optimization: Jumping to solutions before understanding the problem."
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 2,
    "ring": 1,
    "related": [
      "Reframe",
      "Decompose"
    ],
    "supersedes": [
      "sema:RequestFraming#mh:SHA-256:06954d95bc467b00eb0c969004db3174bff5dfc5c05733df2036605c835b6a5e",
      "sema:RequestFraming#mh:SHA-256:e9739d11444b84d2d5cf63a9a878db9b17ba68598a2ee2bd5c4e85a0e9fdb76c",
      "sema:RequestFraming#mh:SHA-256:8c6cf10e82ea7b80e3902d6947dca62be9ae0d7494787c6c4ca84113653e26e6",
      "sema:RequestFraming#mh:SHA-256:cbba3845e6ea72f42025daac2f75e15e8ff7550e292634957ba7c5e5013a8234",
      "sema:RequestFraming#mh:SHA-256:29e7de7891c89438daa553fa0771ab246c4cea23df77f24b516ca1a806940a4d"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Mind",
      "Reasoning"
    ]
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:RequestFraming#mh:SHA-256:2280a35647a93cf3f8b03ee5fb63f8c2ec6faf19ec9627e1d9144ffa231f551e",
  "sema_ref": "RequestFraming#2280",
  "sema_stub": "2280",
  "extends": "sema:Interpret#mh:SHA-256:98b9bc57a5eeb7dc01599404ed2aabc5254d959a0a57b0377fb47c0a2aa26d29",
  "dependencies": {
    "accepts": {
      "message": "sema:Message#mh:SHA-256:bf6d3d4643c881a8c245617c3603b13ffef26026304fc7e7c384a80cf25fd237"
    },
    "composes_with": {
      "think": "sema:Think#mh:SHA-256:5177aa242fffd16d7ed24e5f8c3e0d5e86c5a26e299cc2d4b8a07f4756126025",
      "understand": "sema:Understand#mh:SHA-256:9a6aeceb2c276db98b8f62227231f27f1478fccd32e47281c302047c2c806d7d"
    },
    "references": {
      "context": "sema:Context#mh:SHA-256:c1b72256dc4732033ee42cc07ff5d9fb60a7f1a3e5634449c343692a33340756",
      "context_first": "sema:ContextFirst#mh:SHA-256:f157ec66ccb7e55eabe7179aeefb0dc4b36bc45e3bbea3073e50d97dab86138b",
      "interpret": "sema:Interpret#mh:SHA-256:98b9bc57a5eeb7dc01599404ed2aabc5254d959a0a57b0377fb47c0a2aa26d29"
    },
    "yields": {
      "frame_spec": "sema:FrameSpec#mh:SHA-256:3c202cc3416eadb2215857b542e4fc54660d5253fca9c2d42cb999929ad18c42"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Mind",
  "sema_category": "Reasoning",
  "used_by": {
    "composes_with": {
      "OrchestrationLoop": "sema:OrchestrationLoop#mh:SHA-256:e8ba5873bab7bc8a60c971462d4c5a19d86ecf67c4526a516242e20aa388762e",
      "ProblemFramer": "sema:ProblemFramer#mh:SHA-256:ad6b7fc1f14f2e26dd0d230f81382a2c602c365ebe4b9ad5fd390fb0c2d4c4fc",
      "RealizationProtocol": "sema:RealizationProtocol#mh:SHA-256:68fbd05d6135b73ef53db0366e69f4927e5f92f9dd88fa7b79c0a6022e4962ca"
    }
  }
}