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Run structured What-If scenario analysis with multi-branch possibility exploration. Use this skill when the user asks speculative questions like "what if...",…
What-If Oracle — Possibility Space Explorer
A structured system for exploring uncertain futures through rigorous multi-branch scenario analysis. Instead of one prediction, the Oracle maps the full possibility space — branching timelines where each path has its own logic, probability, and consequences.
Based on the What-If Statement paradigm: the idea that speculative questions ("What if X?") are not idle daydreaming but a fundamental computing operation — the mind's way of simulating futures before committing resources to one.
Published research: The What-If Statement (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18736841) | IDNA Consolidation v2 (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18807387)
Core Principle: 0·IF·1
Every scenario analysis has three elements:
0 — The unexpressed state (what hasn't happened yet, the potential)
1 — The expressed state (what IS, the current reality)
IF — The conditional bond (the decision, event, or change that transforms 0 into 1)
The quality of the analysis depends on the precision of the IF. A vague "what if things go wrong?" produces vague results. A precise "what if our primary supplier raises prices 30% in Q3?" produces actionable intelligence.
How to Run the Oracledon't have the plugin yet? install it then click "run inline in claude" again.