Diagnose
When to run Diagnose
Diagnose costs a turn and freezes a reading. Use it when the graph stopped thrashing, not as a nervous tic.
2 de out. de 2026 · 4 min
Diagnose costs a turn and freezes a reading of the current graph. Spam it and you get the same thin summary with nicer wording.
Good moments
- You added the last open fact you were waiting on.
- Two options finally look distinct on the map.
- You are about to walk away for the day and want a cold return tomorrow.
- Someone else will see a share link and you want a short orientation.
Skip it when
- You only have a seed and two nodes.
- You just renamed labels without changing structure.
- You disagree with the last reading but have not changed the map.
After a reading, turn the next move into a node or a research task. Otherwise the map and the writeup drift apart.
Related
Diagnose
Read the map before you decideDiagnose is a reading of the map you already built. Thin map, thin reading. Use it as a pause, not a verdict.
Diagnose
From notes to a next moveA next move is calendar-sized. Put it on the graph, assign a date or owner, then stop polishing the essay.
Studio
Leave the map openYou do not have to finish in one sitting. A cold look at yesterday's notes often shows the drift you missed while talking.