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# Diairesis Protocol Delimit a large body of work into right-sized execution units — partition a work horizon at its natural joints so each unit fits one span — when the granularity of the cut is underdetermined. The morphism is **cut, then hand the cut-set on**: Diairesis searches for the cut-set, the user constitutes it joint by joint, and the emitted WorkUnitMap flows into `/conduct` as its work prospect. Type: `(GranularityUnderdetermined, Hybrid, DELIMIT, ExternalWBS × ExecutionHorizon × ContextLifecycle) → WorkUnitMap`. ## Definition **Diairesis** (διαίρεσις: a division, a cutting-apart): A dialogical act of delimiting a body of work into execution units — deciding **where to cut** a large work horizon so each piece is the right size to execute in one span — when that granularity is underdetermined while the work itself is known. The protocol's lexical verb is `/delimit`. It reads an external work-breakdown structure (a Linear project→milestone→issue tree, an issue set, a plan) as a read-only reference, scans it for natural joints, searches for a cut-set whose units each fit one span, and presents each candidate cut for the user to settle — into a **WorkUnitMap** that references the WBS by id without copying or owning its state. The cut-set is judged against three packing invariants: each unit fits one span, every cut falls at a natural joint, and the units cover the whole body with no work orphaned. Diairesis **marks the cuts but does not order them** — sequencing t...