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name: precedent-hunt
description: Dig across sources for real, built precedents that fit a brief and hand back the ones that matter. Use at concept stage when you need reference projects to think and argue with.
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# Precedent Hunt

## What it does
Searches for genuinely built precedents that match a brief on the dimensions you care about, program, scale, site condition, budget, material, and returns a shortlist with why each is relevant.

## When to use
- Early concept, when you want to see how the problem has been solved before.
- Preparing a client presentation or design rationale that needs references.

## Instructions
1. Ask for the match criteria that matter most (program, scale, climate, budget, material, planning context).
2. Find real, built projects. For each: architect, location, year, and one line on why it fits the brief.
3. Flag any project you are not certain is real or built, and tell the user to verify before citing.
4. Group the shortlist by the idea it demonstrates, not just a flat list.

## Output format
A grouped shortlist, each entry with architect, location, year, relevance line, and a confidence note where the source is uncertain.

## The one mistake to avoid
Presenting an unverified or hallucinated project as fact. Always mark confidence and tell the user to confirm before it goes in a document.