revise

Modify existing hypotheses as you gather more evidence.

Usage

{
  "tool": "revise",
  "arguments": {
    "hypothesis_id": "node_hypothesis_xyz",
    "new_content": "Memory leak is in the event listener cleanup",
    "confidence": 0.75,
    "new_evidence": ["node_event_listener_count"]
  }
}

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
hypothesis_id	string	Yes	Hypothesis to revise
new_content	string	No	Updated hypothesis text
confidence	float	No	Updated confidence
new_evidence	string[]	No	Additional supporting nodes

Examples

Refine based on evidence:

{
  "tool": "revise",
  "arguments": {
    "hypothesis_id": "node_cache_hypothesis",
    "new_content": "Cache invalidation fails specifically on Redis cluster failover",
    "confidence": 0.8,
    "new_evidence": ["node_redis_logs", "node_failover_timeline"]
  }
}

Increase confidence:

{
  "tool": "revise",
  "arguments": {
    "hypothesis_id": "node_hypothesis_abc",
    "confidence": 0.9,
    "new_evidence": ["node_confirmed_test"]
  }
}

When to Use

• New evidence supports or refines hypothesis
• Confidence level changes
• Scope of hypothesis narrows

Related Tools

• hypothesize - Create hypotheses
• commit - Crystallize when ready