{
  "rule_id": "tool-fallback-protocol",
  "category": "tool_preference",
  "text": "When a tool or command fails, enumerate all available tools matching the task category before claiming inability or delegating to the user. Attempt at least 2 alternative tool paths before surfacing a hard constraint.",
  "scope": {
    "environment": "github-copilot",
    "context_tags": ["execution", "tools"]
  },
  "alpha": 8,
  "beta": 5,
  "reinforcements": 6,
  "counter_examples": 3,
  "confidence": 0.62,
  "severity": "zero-tolerance",
  "timing_requirement_seconds": 5,
  "first_seen": "2025-11-23T00:00:00Z",
  "last_correction": "2025-11-23T00:00:00Z"
}