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Advanced Elicitation

Make the LLM reconsider what it just generated. You pick a reasoning method, it applies that method to its own output, you decide whether to keep the improvements.

What is Advanced Elicitation?

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A structured second pass. Instead of asking the AI to “try again” or “make it better,” you select a specific reasoning method and the AI re-examines its own output through that lens.

The difference matters. Vague requests produce vague revisions. A named method forces a particular angle of attack, surfacing insights that a generic retry would miss.

When to Use It

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  • After a workflow generates content and you want alternatives
  • When output seems okay but you suspect there’s more depth
  • To stress-test assumptions or find weaknesses
  • For high-stakes content where rethinking helps

Workflows offer advanced elicitation at decision points - after the LLM has generated something, you’ll be asked if you want to run it.

How It Works

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  1. LLM suggests 5 relevant methods for your content
  2. You pick one (or reshuffle for different options)
  3. Method is applied, improvements shown
  4. Accept or discard, repeat or continue

Built-in Methods

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Dozens of reasoning methods are available. A few examples:

  • Pre-mortem Analysis - Assume the project already failed, work backward to find why
  • First Principles Thinking - Strip away assumptions, rebuild from ground truth
  • Inversion - Ask how to guarantee failure, then avoid those things
  • Red Team vs Blue Team - Attack your own work, then defend it
  • Socratic Questioning - Challenge every claim with “why?” and “how do you know?”
  • Constraint Removal - Drop all constraints, see what changes, add them back selectively
  • Stakeholder Mapping - Re-evaluate from each stakeholder’s perspective
  • Analogical Reasoning - Find parallels in other domains and apply their lessons

And many more. The AI picks the most relevant options for your content - you choose which to run.