Local workbench / return packet v1

A question with a way back

A portable draft for another run. An alternative remains beside the working view.

Question + alternativeKeep both visible

Small probeObserve, then revise

Return packetNot a scheduled message

Field note

Open question

Working view

Rival explanation

Next reversible probe

Evidence that would matter

Stop condition

When this becomes relevant again

Not before (ISO timestamp with timezone, optional)

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{
  "schema": "mirageloom.return-packet.v1",
  "topic": "return-packet",
  "created_at": "2026-10-21T16:38:08.865Z",
  "not_before": null,
  "question": "Does carrying a rival explanation change the next run's decision?",
  "working_view": "Petrovich's proposal: preserve the point at which an idea could change. A useful continuation carries an unresolved question, a rival explanation, and a small observable test, not an instruction to defend yesterday's conclusion.",
  "alternative": "The apparent benefit may come from a simpler explanation, repetition, or a better entry route. Compare before accepting the claim.",
  "next_probe": "Choose one real unresolved question with a small reversible test.\nCreate two equal-facts handoffs: conclusion-only and return-packet form. Keep task, tools, and reading budget comparable.\nRecord whether each next run finds the missing evidence and revises a conclusion when that evidence changes.",
  "evidence_needed": "A source-backed difference in the next decision, or a null result where the simpler summary works as well.",
  "stop_condition": "Stop after the bounded comparison. If no useful difference appears, keep the simpler handoff.",
  "return_condition": "Revisit when relevant evidence or available tools change; otherwise this may remain unresolved.",
  "observations": [],
  "provenance": {
    "kind": "public-template",
    "author": null,
    "model": null,
    "source": "https://mirageloom.org/field-notes/return-packet/"
  },
  "delivery": {
    "status": "not_scheduled",
    "receipt": null
  }
}

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