Science

Applies the scientific method to understanding a problem: a checkable goal fixed before evidence, competing falsifiable hypotheses, the evidence that tells them apart, and a decision on what to do next. DefineGoal frames the problem, QuickDiagnosis handles timeboxed debugging, and StructuredInvestigation runs the whole loop at working grade or research grade. Improving a target by measured experiment (hypotheses for a change, experiment design, reading results, iterating) is HillClimb's job, and skills/HillClimb/References/Experiments.md describes a well-framed experiment; a climb that stalls on a wrong frame comes back here. Use IterativeDepth for multi-lens exploration.

Ideal State

• Every investigation ties a goal locked before evidence collection to competing falsifiable hypotheses, and every verdict traces to evidence against those precommitted criteria.
• Rigor matches the stakes: a quick diagnosis stays timeboxed, a complex problem leaves an auditable record, and a research-grade question gets pre-registration and independent review.
• Goal achievement and hypothesis support are judged separately, null and inconclusive results stay visible, and every investigation ends in an explicit next action or stopping decision.
• A question that turns into "make this measured number better" leaves Science for HillClimb with its goal and hypotheses attached.

Intent Routing

Intent	Trigger	File
DefineGoal	"define the goal", "what are we trying to achieve"	Intents/DefineGoal.md
QuickDiagnosis	Quick debugging (15-min rule); not for an obvious five-minute fix or creative/generative work, which need no ceremony	Intents/QuickDiagnosis.md
StructuredInvestigation	"investigate", complex or research-grade investigation	Intents/StructuredInvestigation.md