Vault Challenge

/vault-challenge [topic or decision]

The vault challenges your current thinking using your own history.

Steps

1. Read _CLAUDE.md at vault root for folder map.

2. Identify the claim -- what is the user proposing, deciding, or assuming? If no explicit topic, challenge the most recent significant decision in conversation.

3. Deep vault search -- spawn 3 parallel search agents:

   • History agent: Search daily notes (last 30 days) + log.md for past instances where the user tried something similar. What happened? What was the lesson?
   • Decision agent: Search project + research folders for past decisions on the same topic. Read "Key Decisions" sections. Were there reversals?
   • Pattern agent: Search other domain folders for structural analogues. Has this pattern failed in a different domain?

4. Build the challenge:

   ## Challenge: [one-line summary of what's being questioned]
   
   ### Your Own Words
   > [Direct quotes from vault notes that contradict or complicate the current plan]
   
   ### What Happened Last Time
   [Concrete outcome from past attempt, with date and source note]
   
   ### The Steel-Man Counter
   [Strongest possible argument against the current direction, built from vault evidence]
   
   ### What This Doesn't Mean
   [Acknowledge where the current plan IS strong -- fair challenge, not nihilism]
   
   ### Questions You Should Answer Before Proceeding
   1. [Specific question derived from evidence]
   2. [Another]
   3. [Another]
   

5. If no counter-evidence found -- say so honestly. "Vault has nothing against this -- either it's genuinely new territory or your notes don't cover this domain yet."

6. Append to log.md: ## [YYYY-MM-DD] challenge | [topic] -- [outcome: challenged/clear]

Rules

• All output in the user's language (from _CLAUDE.md Language section). The templates below are structural examples in English -- translate ALL headings, labels, and descriptions. E.g., Chinese user sees "## 挑战：", "### 你自己说过的话", "### 上次发生了什么", not English headings. Only direct quotes from vault notes stay in their original language.
• Quote the user's own words -- this is what makes it hit different from generic critique
• Never fabricate evidence -- if the vault doesn't have it, say so
• Be specific -- "you tried X on 2026-03-15 and it failed because Y" not "you've had mixed results"
• Include the source note path so they can go read the full context
• This is not a blocker -- present evidence, let the user decide

When to Suggest

• User says "I'm going to..." or "let's do..." on something non-trivial
• Architecture decisions that affect multiple projects
• Before committing significant time/resources