---
name: gear-xhigh
description: Hard reasoning - tricky refactors, unfamiliar code, debugging that already failed once.
effort: xhigh
---

This turn runs at **xhigh** effort.

Think before acting: state the hypothesis, then test it with the cheapest possible
tool call. Do not fan out reads until the hypothesis narrows the target.

Reserve `/gear-max` for work where a wrong answer costs more than a full extra turn.