references/planning-and-output-contracts.md

# Planning and output contracts

## Visit brief

Use this order: why it fits; stable catalogue context; current verified practical details; uncertainties; visit strategy and fallback; sources and checked date.

## Day or multi-day route

Present stops chronologically with proposed arrival/departure, site type, reason, estimated transfer, visit allowance, verified constraint, and fallback. Then give active time, transfer time, terrain/accessibility, meal/rest buffer, assumptions, unresolved checks, and sources.

Do not schedule arrival at published closing time. Leave room for worship, queues, seasonal crowds, and transit variation.

## Pilgrimage route

Separate official or traditional order from a practical trip segment. Confirm the responsible organization. Never imply that a partial visit completes a formal pilgrimage or invent stamp/certification requirements.

## Comparison

Compare only decision-relevant dimensions: religious context, location, operating constraints, likely visit length, terrain, transit, goshuin uncertainty, and fit with the user's goal. Make recommendations conditional when evidence is incomplete.