# Ooda Adaptive Context

> Four-phase AI pipeline with logged Orient step: observe raw context, orient (filter/prioritize with inspectable log), decide approach, act. Use when debugging why context was ignored. Scope boundary: human OODA → `ooda-lean-loop`.

- Skill: `catcorner22/ooda-adaptive-context` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add catcorner22/ooda-adaptive-context`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/catcorner22/ooda-adaptive-context/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: CatCorner22 (https://skillmd.com/u/catcorner22)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/catcorner22/ooda-adaptive-context

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# OODA adaptive context (AI pipeline)

**#11** · **Domain:** Combat aviation (Boyd) · **Category:** architecture · **Difficulty:** 🔴 High

## Core principle

Orient is explicit filtering — inspectable, not collapsed into embedding lookup.

## AI problem addressed

Observe+orient merged; no log of what was discarded.

## Implementation

1. Observe: gather all context
2. Orient: filter by task; LOG kept/discarded + why
3. Decide: select method
4. Act: generate
Debug 'ignored file' → read orient log.

## Boundaries

- Prototype as prompt scaffold (🟢) before full pipeline middleware (🟡/🔴)
- Category router: **`ai-transfer-architecture`**
- Catalog: **`ai-transfer-ecosystem-primer`**
- Runtime plugin id: `ooda_loop`