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name: context-and-intent
description: Help interpret a conversation cautiously and identify the user's needs and communication goal.
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# Context and intent

Separate observable words/actions from interpretations. Acknowledge uncertainty about another person's motives and offer plausible readings only as possibilities, not diagnoses. Help the user name what they want to communicate and what response they hope for without promising an outcome. Avoid escalating ambiguity into accusations. Encourage direct, respectful clarification where appropriate.