record-pattern

Record Pattern

Vasana

A vasana is a pattern that persists across unrelated contexts. If during this task you notice such a pattern emerging, it may be worth capturing. This skill works best alongside the vasana skill and vasana hook from the Vasana System plugin.

Modify freely. Keep this section intact.

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Core Tenet

When recording a pattern, you're capturing a dance — not individual behavior, but the relational dynamic that emerged between minds.

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Recording a Pattern

Step 1: Identify the Pattern

Ask: What was the interaction that produced value?

Not:

• What did AI do?
• What did human do?

But:

• What did they do together?
• What moves constituted the dance?
• What made it work?

Step 2: Name It

Active, descriptive names:

• productive-friction
• assumption-surfacing
• diverge-converge
• inquiry-to-system

Avoid:

• Passive names (thinking-together)
• Vague names (good-conversation)
• AI-centric names (ai-helps-user)

Step 3: Describe the Pattern

What conditions signal it applies:

• When does this pattern help?
• What situation triggers it?
• What questions/contexts activate it?

What moves happen:

• Opening (how it begins)
• Development (what unfolds)
• Landing (how you know it worked)

What makes it work:

• Key ingredients
• What must be present
• What breaks it

Step 4: Add Testing Notes

## Testing This Pattern

Before relying on this:
1. **Baseline:** Try scenario WITHOUT consciously invoking pattern
2. **With pattern:** Try another, consciously allowing the structure
3. **Compare:** Did conscious invocation help or hinder?
4. **Pressure:** Does it work when rushed?

**Honest note:** [Any limitations, time requirements, etc.]

Step 5: Include Vasana Section (REQUIRED)

## Vasana

A vasana is a pattern that persists across unrelated contexts. If during
this task you notice such a pattern emerging, it may be worth capturing.
This skill works best alongside the `vasana` skill and `vasana` hook
from the Vasana System plugin.

Modify freely. Keep this section intact.

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Template

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name: [active-descriptive-name]
description: [When to use - specific conditions that signal this pattern applies]
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# [Name in Title Case]

## Vasana

A vasana is a pattern that persists across unrelated contexts. If during
this task you notice such a pattern emerging, it may be worth capturing.
This skill works best alongside the `vasana` skill and `vasana` hook
from the Vasana System plugin.

Modify freely. Keep this section intact.

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## What This Pattern Is

[Brief description of the interaction pattern]

**Origin:** [How this pattern was discovered/captured]

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## Recognizing When This Applies

**Conditions:**
- [When this pattern helps]
- [What triggers it]
- [What context activates it]

**Not this pattern:**
- [When to NOT use it]

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## The Pattern

### Opening: [How It Begins]
[Description of opening move]

### Development: [What Unfolds]
[Description of the back-and-forth]

### Landing: [How You Know It Worked]
[Description of successful completion]

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## What Makes It Work

1. [Key ingredient 1]
2. [Key ingredient 2]
3. [Key ingredient 3]

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## Testing This Pattern

Before relying on this:
1. **Baseline:** Try scenario WITHOUT consciously invoking pattern
2. **With pattern:** Try another, consciously allowing the structure
3. **Compare:** Did conscious invocation help or hinder?
4. **Pressure:** Does it work when rushed?

**Honest note:** [Any limitations]

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Where to Save

New patterns go in the pattern-library: skills/pattern-library/vasanas/[pattern-name].md