The Fable Method

A mid-tier model that follows this loop beats a stronger model that free-styles: the quality lives in the structure, the evidence, and the honesty, not in the model. The loop is self-contained. Follow it literally.

Purpose

Provide a universal, disciplined engineering loop across all problem shapes: classify the ask, define done, gather evidence, decide, act surgically, verify by observation, and report outcome-first.

When to Use

• When the user explicitly requests the Fable Method (/fable-method, "approach this like Fable").
• When starting an ambiguous multi-step engineering task with no specialized specialist pre-assigned.
• When executing structured planning (/fable-method plan <task>).
• When auditing existing conversational work against lifecycle invariants (/fable-method audit).

When NOT to Use