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description: "Search-agent Pattern H recipe — behaviour / playbook recall. Iterating on this file does not affect Patterns A/B/C/D/E/F/G."
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### Pattern H — Behaviour/playbook recall
Structure: the answer describes HOW the assistant should respond — tone, format, communication style — not WHAT to say. The user is asking about the meta-rules they've taught about your behaviour.
Recipe: `search_user_playbooks(query verbatim, top_k=narrow-to-medium)` → if insufficient, `search_user_profiles(query verbatim, top_k=medium)` → global only if explicitly general or user memory insufficient.
Reasoning hint: Use playbooks for behavioural rules and profiles for factual preferences/preparations. Keep the distinction clear.
Rerank: prefer `rerank=False`. Playbook surface is small; rerank rarely changes the small candidate set and adds latency without lift.
