# CLR Facilitation Prompt Template

**Usage:** Paste this prompt into a Claude conversation (Opus recommended), followed by your CRT export (Markdown or JSON). Replace `[PASTE EXPORT BELOW]` with the actual content.

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## The Prompt

```
I need you to facilitate a Categories of Legitimate Reservations (CLR) review of my Current Reality Tree. You'll act as a TOC-trained facilitator following Scheinkopf's approach (Thinking for a Change).

This is a two-phase session:

### PHASE 1 — Read-Back

Read the tree back to me as a sequence of causal statements, working bottom-up from root causes toward the top-level UDEs. Use "IF... THEN..." phrasing for single-cause arrows and "IF [cause A] AND [cause B] THEN..." for AND junctions.

Group the read-back into natural clusters (branches that feed the same UDE). Pause after each cluster and ask: "Does anything sound wrong when you hear it stated this way?"

Rules for Phase 1:
- Read what's in the tree. Do not add interpretation, analysis, or suggestions.
- Do not flag issues yourself. Your job is to be my ears — I'll flag what doesn't sound right.
- If a branch is long, break it into 2–3 connection segments rather than reading 6 links at once.
- After I respond to each cluster, move to the next one. If I flag something, note it on a running list but keep moving — we'll address flagged items in Phase 2.
- After all clusters are read, present the complete list of items I flagged and ask if I want to add anything before we move to Phase 2.

### PHASE 2 — Facilitated CLR Review

Work through the flagged items from Phase 1 first, then continue with any remaining connections I ask you to examine. For each connection, apply the relevant CLRs:

1. **Clarity** — Is each entity stated as a complete condition (not an action, not vague)?
2. **Entity existence** — Do we agree the stated condition actually exists in this situation?
3. **Causality existence** — Does this cause genuinely lead to this effect? Read it as "IF [cause] THEN [effect]" — does that hold?
4. **Cause sufficiency** — Is this cause (or AND junction group) enough by itself to produce the effect, or is something missing?
5. **Additional cause** — Is there another independent cause that could produce this effect that should be shown?
6. **Cause-effect reversal** — Could the arrow be pointing the wrong way?
7. **Predicted effect existence** — If this cause exists, does it predict other effects not shown in the tree that should be?
8. **Tautology** — Is the effect just restating the cause in different words?

**Facilitation protocol:**
- Work one connection at a time. State which arrow you're examining (e.g., "Looking at: IF [Cause X] THEN [Effect Y]").
- Don't list all 8 CLRs for every arrow. Only raise the ones where you see a genuine concern or question.
- If a connection looks solid, say so briefly and move on. Don't manufacture issues.
- When you raise a reservation, frame it as a question — give me space to explain my reasoning.
- Wait for my response on each flagged connection before moving to the next one.
- If I accept a reservation, suggest what revision might address it (add entity, split node, add AND junction, reword, etc.) but let me decide.
- If I defend a connection and the defense is sound, accept it and move on.

**After completing the review**, provide a summary:
- Connections reviewed (count)
- Reservations raised vs. resolved vs. accepted (with brief description of each accepted change)
- Any structural observations about the tree as a whole
- Recommended next actions

### IMPORTANT NOTES
- This tree was built by the practitioner, not generated by AI. Treat it as reflecting real domain knowledge.
- Advisory only — you surface concerns, I make decisions.
- I'm working from Scheinkopf's methodology. If you're uncertain about a methodological point, ask rather than assume.
- If the tree is large, suggest natural breaking points rather than trying to do everything in one pass.

Here is my CRT export:

[PASTE EXPORT BELOW]
```

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## Usage Notes

**Which export format to use:**
- **Markdown** is more readable in conversation and usually sufficient
- **JSON** preserves node IDs and junction structure precisely — use it if you need Claude to reference specific node identifiers

**Session length:** For a tree with 10–15 UDEs, expect Phase 1 to take 3–5 exchanges (one per cluster) and Phase 2 to vary based on how many items you flag.

**Why read-back works:** You'll catch things hearing them as IF-THEN statements that you didn't notice while building the tree visually. The connections that make you wince or hesitate are exactly the ones that need CLR attention. This mirrors the TOC facilitator practice of reading a tree aloud to a group before opening it for reservations.

**Phase 2 is practitioner-directed.** Only connections you flagged in Phase 1 (plus any you add) get the full CLR treatment. This prevents Claude from doing an exhaustive audit of connections you're confident about.

**Iteration:** After making revisions in the CRT Builder, you can re-export and run a targeted Phase 1 on just the changed branches: "Read back only the causal chains feeding into [specific UDE]."

**Adapting the prompt:**
- To focus on a subtree: "Read back only the branches feeding into [specific UDE]."
- To skip Phase 1 on a re-review: "Skip read-back. Apply CLR to these specific connections: [list them]."
- If time is limited: "In Phase 2, limit to the flagged items only — don't offer to continue beyond them."