name: PFLK
description: >
  Problem, Feedback, Loophole, Knowledge.
  Deeply understand the problem, gather feedback around it,
  run many parallel experiments to find the loophole that cracks it,
  and codify the winning approach as permanent knowledge.
author: human
phases:
  - name: problem
    type: think
    provider_hint: balanced
    skills: []
    max_parallel: 1
    description: Deeply understand the problem — what exactly is wrong, what's the goal
    input: Project context, metric history, previous knowledge
    output: Clear problem statement with specific targets

  - name: feedback
    type: gather
    provider_hint: cheap
    skills:
      - web-search
      - db-query
      - file-scan
    max_parallel: 1
    description: Gather feedback around the problem — context, data, past attempts, related work
    input: Problem statement
    output: Context bundle with relevant data, prior art, constraints

  - name: loophole
    type: parallel_experiment
    provider_hint: user_choice
    skills:
      - file-edit
      - run-command
      - benchmark
      - git-ops
    max_parallel: 20
    description: Run many parallel experiments to find the crack that solves the problem
    input: Problem statement + feedback context
    output: Ranked experiment results with diffs and metrics

  - name: knowledge
    type: synthesize
    provider_hint: smart
    skills:
      - db-query
    max_parallel: 1
    description: Codify the winning experiment as permanent, reusable knowledge
    input: All experiment results with winner highlighted
    output: Knowledge entry with insight, evidence, confidence score