Simmer Setup

Inspect the artifact, infer what "better" means and how to measure it, propose an assessment to the user, produce the setup brief that drives the entire refinement loop.

Core principle: Inspect first, infer second, propose third, confirm last. The agent does the thinking — the user validates, adjusts, or overrides. Never ask the user to describe something the agent can read.

Phase 1: Identify and Inspect

Identify the Artifact

Look for:

• A file path mentioned or open in context
• Text pasted by the user
• A directory path or workspace
• A description of something to generate from scratch (seedless mode)

If ambiguous, ask once: