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Advanced and Deep effort levels lack 'When' criteria #6

Description

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The Issue

The effort level table in OBSERVE defines 8 tiers, but Advanced and Deep have no guidance on when to use them:

Tier Budget When
Instant <10s "right now", trivial lookup, greeting
Fast <1min "quickly", simple fix, skill invocation
Standard <2min Normal request, no time pressure stated
Extended <8min Still needed relatively fast, but quality must be extraordinary
Advanced <16min (no "When" criteria — description same as Deep)
Deep <32min (no "When" criteria — description same as Advanced)
Comprehensive <120m Don't feel rushed by time
Loop Unbounded External loop, PRD iteration

Both Advanced and Deep have identical descriptions: "Full phases, checkpoints every 1 min" — making it impossible to distinguish when one should be selected over the other.

Suggested Fix

Add "When" guidance. For example:

  • Advanced: "Multi-system changes, cross-cutting concerns, significant refactors"
  • Deep: "Architectural decisions, novel problem domains, research-heavy work"

Location

  • Lines ~40-41 in versions/TheAlgorithm_Latest.md

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