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Explain how systems, protocols, or architectures actually work under the hood and surface non-obvious implications and failure modes.
Arcana equips an agent to perform deep, mechanistic analyses of technical systems: protocols, architectures, or software behaviors. Instead of repeating documentation, the skill focuses on what the system actually does, why it behaves that way, and what edge cases or failure modes arise from its implementation. Typical deliverables are a mechanistic explanation, non-obvious implications, and a confidence note separating documented facts from inference.
Use Arcana when you need a deeper understanding than surface-level docs provide — debugging subtle failures, assessing risk from implementation details, or explaining protocol behavior to engineers. It is appropriate for architecture reviews, downtime root-cause analysis, or security-impact assessments.
Best used with agent frameworks that support rich reasoning and code/context analysis (Hermes/Claude-style agents, OpenClaw-integrated assistants).
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