Epistemic Protocols

한국어

When AI collaboration goes off-track, you redo everything. These protocols catch direction errors early — at the plan level, not the code level. Fix the direction, not the implementation.

Why

Correcting a wrong direction at the plan level costs one conversation turn.
At the code level, it costs hours of rework.
These protocols insert structured checkpoints at decision points — intent, goal, context, perspective, execution — so you and AI stay aligned before committing to implementation.

Quick Start

Claude Code

Install all protocols and utilities:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jongwony/epistemic-protocols/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Then run /onboard — start with a quick recommendation based on your recent sessions, then optionally continue to guided learning with scenarios, trials, and quizzes.

Codex

Paste in Codex and run:

$skill-installer install these skills from jongwony/epistemic-protocols:
- prothesis/skills/frame
- syneidesis/skills/gap
- hermeneia/skills/clarify
- katalepsis/skills/grasp
- telos/skills/goal
- aitesis/skills/inquire
- horismos/skills/bound
- analogia/skills/ground
- prosoche/skills/attend
- epharmoge/skills/contextualize
- epistemic-cooperative/skills/onboard

Restart Codex, then start with $onboard.

Notes

This installs 10 protocols + onboard. /report, /dashboard, reflexion, write are not included.
To install a single skill, use the same skill-installer pattern with one path.
This README is the source of truth for the Codex-supported install set.

Protocols

Protocol	Command	When to use
Hermeneia	`/clarify`	AI keeps building what you didn't ask for
Telos	`/goal`	You know you want something but can't define success
Aitesis	`/inquire`	AI charges ahead without asking what it needs to know
Prothesis	`/frame`	Need to look at this from multiple angles, not sure which
Analogia	`/ground`	AI's advice sounds right in theory but unclear in your context
Syneidesis	`/gap`	About to commit but might be missing something
Prosoche	`/attend`	Want execution readiness checked and risky actions gated for your judgment
Epharmoge	`/contextualize`	AI's output is correct but doesn't fit your situation
Horismos	`/bound`	You need to define what you know vs what AI should figure out
Katalepsis	`/grasp`	AI made big changes and you need to actually understand them

Concern clusters: Planning (/clarify, /goal, /inquire) · Analysis (/frame, /ground) · Decision (/gap) · Execution (/attend) · Verification (/contextualize) · Cross-cutting (/bound, /grasp)

Utilities

Plugin	Command	Purpose
Epistemic Cooperative	`/onboard`, `/report`, `/dashboard`	Protocol learning, usage analysis, and coverage dashboard

Design

Each protocol targets a specific point where AI collaboration can go wrong. For architecture details and design philosophy, see CLAUDE.md.

Greek Codex

Protocol	Greek	Meaning
Prothesis	πρόθεσις	Setting forth
Syneidesis	συνείδησις	Shared knowing
Hermeneia	ἑρμηνεία	Interpretation
Katalepsis	κατάληψις	Grasping, comprehension
Telos	τέλος	End, purpose
Horismos	ὁρισμός	A bounding
Aitesis	αἴτησις	Request, inquiry
Analogia	ἀναλογία	Proportion
Prosoche	προσοχή	Attention
Epharmoge	ἐφαρμογή	Application, fitting

Acknowledgments

@zzsza — Quiz-based participatory UX design contribution for Onboard

License

MIT