Operator Reference Card

Nine operators for clearer exchange.

Flow
Initiates aligned session. Sets intentional context. |⌾︎| Open
Soft completion. Unit concluded, continuity preserved. |.| Soft completion
Full closure. Exchange terminates. |o| Close
State
Received. Thread remains open. |v| Received
Pause. Deliberate suspension. Not abandoned. |...| Pause
Refusal. Boundary held. Do not negotiate. |×| Refuse
Intent
Provide. Output only. No framing unless asked. |^| Provide
Genuine question. Direct answer required. |?| Question
Proceed. One action. Then stop. |+| Act
Example exchange, core operators
|⌾︎|openTopic: evaluation
|^|provideHere are the three proposals.
|.|complete
|?|questionWhat should we evaluate?

Operators appear on their own line and mark the role of the surrounding text. Most operators introduce the role of the text that follows. The Complete operator (|.|) concludes the current exchange unit while preserving continuity.

Type |⌾| at any point to refocus the conversation, it signals a fresh opening and counters drift.

AXIS works in both directions. The more operators both sides share, the sharper the exchange.

Operator pairs, common combinations
|^| + |.|, give material, then mark it complete
|⌾| + |o|, open fresh, close when done (saves tokens)
|+| + |×|, do this, don’t do that
|?| + |...|, genuine question, take your time
Suggested shortcuts
;; → |⌾|    ;. → |.|    ;q → |?|    ;a → |+|
;g → |^|    ;r → |v|    ;p → |...|    ;c → |o|    ;x → |×|
Session management

|⌾| opens fresh context. |o| closes it. A session running for hours costs 30× more per response than a fresh one. Close and reopen for each distinct task.

Key distinctions
|.| vs |o|
|.| pauses with continuity preserved. |o| ends the exchange entirely.
|v| vs |.|
|v| acknowledges without closing anything. |.| concludes the current unit.
|^| vs |+|
|^| transmits material, output only. |+| requests one concrete action.
|...| vs silence
|...| signals a deliberate suspension. The exchange is on hold, not abandoned.

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