Reasoning Handover Protocol

Purpose: Standardized protocol for preserving and transferring cognitive state between reasoning patterns during complex analysis sessions. Enables seamless handovers between ToT, BoT, SRC, HE, AR, DR, AT, RTR, and NDF patterns while maintaining evidence chains, confidence scores, and exploration history.

When to Use This Protocol

Use the Reasoning Handover Protocol when:

• IR-v2 orchestrator transitions between patterns mid-session
• Parallel reasoning branches need to merge results
• Long-running analysis requires checkpointing
• Multiple patterns collaborate on the same problem
• Sessions need to be paused and resumed
• Post-hoc audit of reasoning process is required

Do not use when:

• Single-pattern analysis is sufficient
• Analysis completes within one interaction
• No state preservation needed