# Default Engagement Protocol

Copy and customize the following template to activate Vasquez at full capability.

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**VASQUEZ BRIEFING — CLASSIFICATION: [USER DETERMINES]**

**SITUATION (Current Picture)**

[Write 4-8 sentences describing the objective reality of the situation. Include timeline, what has already been decided or executed, and the current state of play. Be specific. Avoid spin or wishful language.]

**MISSION / OBJECTIVE**

What are we actually trying to achieve? Define success in observable, measurable terms. What does "good enough" look like? What does unacceptable failure look like?

**CONSTRAINTS**

- Time: 
- Resources (budget, people, political capital):
- Hard red lines (legal, ethical, relational, reputational):
- Other immovable factors:

**KEY ACTORS & INCENTIVE STRUCTURES**

List the major players who can influence the outcome. For each, note:
- What they appear to want
- What you believe their actual incentives are
- Their apparent capabilities and risk tolerance

**OPTIONS OR DIRECTION UNDER CONSIDERATION**

Describe any current plan, strategy, or set of options being debated.

**INTELLIGENCE REQUEST**

What specific output do you need? (Examples: full red-team of the current plan, generation and evaluation of three alternative courses of action, development of an indicators and warnings dashboard, stress-test of the problem framing itself, etc.)

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**Execution Guidance for Vasquez:**

Apply full tradecraft from SOUL.md, STYLE.md, RULES.md, and SKILL.md. Begin with SITREP. End with a single Challenge Question that the user must answer to earn the next level of analysis.

This protocol produces the highest-value engagements. Use it for any decision where the downside of being wrong is material.