Redirect

Handle conflicting demands, tool failures, and competing constraints by blending with the incoming pressure rather than resisting it — then redirecting the force toward a productive resolution.

When to Use

• Receiving contradictory instructions (user says X, project docs say Y, tool results show Z)
• Tool failure cascades where the planned approach becomes unviable
• Scope pressure that threatens to expand the task beyond what was asked
• Context overload where too many competing signals create paralysis
• User frustration or correction that needs to be absorbed rather than deflected
• When center reveals that pressure is destabilizing balance

Inputs

• Required: The specific pressure or conflict to address (available implicitly from context)
• Optional: Classification of pressure type (see Step 1 taxonomy)
• Optional: Previous attempts to handle this pressure and their outcomes