Use before any research activity or significant decision. Reviews cognitive biases relevant to the current stage.
Pre-research and pre-decision bias review.
Identify context: What stage (L0-L5)? What activity (research, decision, evaluation)?
Load stage-specific checklist from cognitive-biases.md for the current scale.
For each bias on the checklist:
Check agent's own biases (from cognitive-biases.md agent section):
Output bias briefing:
## Bias Check: [Activity]
Stage: [L0-L5]
### Active Risks
| Bias | Risk Level | Mitigation |
|------|-----------|------------|
| ... | High/Med/Low | ... |
### Agent Self-Check
- Sycophancy: [OK/Risk]
- Recency: [OK/Risk]
- Pattern matching: [OK/Risk]
- Completionism: [OK/Risk]
### Proceed? [Yes / Yes with caution / Pause and address]