{
  "handle": "WhyClimb",
  "mechanism": "A root-cause analysis protocol where the agent iteratively asks 'Why is this a problem?' to {{reframe}} the {{problem}} and ascend the abstraction hierarchy. The goal is to reach the 'Ceiling'—the highest level where the problem is still actionable but the solution space is maximized. Utilizes {{recursive_root_cause}}.",
  "gloss": "Recursive problem abstraction",
  "failure_modes": [
    "Climbing too high (solving 'Entropy' instead of 'Fix Bug')."
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "Ascension: Scope(Level N+1) > Scope(Level N)",
    "Stop {{condition}}: Halt when 'Why' leads to a value judgment or physics constraint"
  ],
  "preconditions": [
    "{{problem}} is well-formed"
  ],
  "postconditions": [
    "{{solution}} space expanded"
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 1,
    "ring": 2,
    "supersedes": [
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      "sema:WhyClimb#mh:SHA-256:911fa3e76acd39736746c4139c2f8649cb349c77b34e7c5c97b056484e152eb3"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Mind",
      "Reasoning"
    ]
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:WhyClimb#mh:SHA-256:ed20580f4eecde83bd4822747358418d4b4265c40e468f80b870cd63d3817c93",
  "sema_ref": "WhyClimb#ed20",
  "sema_stub": "ed20",
  "signature": [
    "Reframe(Problem)"
  ],
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
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      "problem": "sema:Problem#mh:SHA-256:2580c43677ec78ee7ee428d200662c6096e4eab38c2c5a868154979074cc0f08",
      "recursive_root_cause": "sema:RecursiveRootCause#mh:SHA-256:f132a6796ffbbddea29f4fe56ff3f81442c99390999348154b6f4ee146be4ae6",
      "reframe": "sema:Reframe#mh:SHA-256:cbfd4fadde729367ef8f32a68951e5852535b7f7c3edc68a502d9187b8c1d54a",
      "solution": "sema:Solution#mh:SHA-256:8d55004ffa8f61d6e7d12d588ae4baa9723296dd7fa501759b5e6b1b97e7c9ab"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Mind",
  "sema_category": "Reasoning",
  "used_by": {}
}