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Next Steps
Rewire Current Status Disclaimer
The rewire.md file in its current form is a working prototype, not a production release. The architecture, harness logic, and seven-dimension framework are functional and have been tested in private sessions.
But before the file can be made publicly available on GitHub, on the website, in the hands of strangers, it needs more rounds of testing and refinement.
User Testing Plan
The next phase involves structured user testing across three primary use cases:
Adult children navigating distance: The original use case. Sessions tested in English and Mandarin to identify where the harness adapts well across language and where the prompts need cultural recalibration.
Parents of adult children: Testing whether the file translates in both directions. Specifically, whether a parent reading the file experiences the same level of self-recognition as their child.
Cross-cultural families: Second-generation immigrants and bicultural households, where the translation gap is layered with cultural straddling. Testing whether the seven dimensions hold up when the "language of care" is literally two different languages.
Each test session will be observed for moments where the AI breaks the harness; where it slips into giving advice, naming feelings, or rushing to resolution. Those moments become the data for refinement.
Troubleshooting the File
The current version of /rewire.md will continue to be revised based on testing.
Specifically:
Tightening the prompt structure when the AI defaults to therapeutic language.
Refining the closing reflection so it consistently draws from the user's own words, not the AI's interpretation.
Adding cultural fluency markers — phrases, references, and contextual signals that allow the harness to recalibrate across different family origin.
Strengthening the safeguards around crisis language, particularly when users surface something that crosses into trauma territory mid-session.
Public Release
Once the file is stable across the three primary use cases, it will be released publicly through GitHub and the Rewire website. The release plan includes a versioning system — v1.0 for the initial public release, with iterative updates as more testing data comes in.
Long-Term Vision
The /rewire command, currently part of the design vision, requires technical infrastructure that doesn't yet exist in consumer-facing AI tools. As LLM platforms continue to mature, the command will become possible. Until then, users can begin a new session by re-attaching the file.