Atom of Thoughts (AoT) reasoning - decompose complex problems into atomic units with confidence tracking and backtracking. For genuinely complex reasoning, not everyday questions. Triggers on: atomise, complex reasoning, decompose problem, structured thinking, verify hypothesis.
85
Quality
87%
Does it follow best practices?
Impact
73%
2.28xAverage score across 3 eval scenarios
Passed
No known issues
AoT output structure and atom fields
Phase 0 restatement
33%
100%
Premises extracted
0%
62%
Approach sketch
0%
50%
DECOMPOSE step present
16%
100%
Atom structure fields
0%
100%
Correct atom types
0%
100%
Hypothesis confidence cap
0%
25%
Confidence propagation
0%
62%
VERIFY step present
0%
71%
CONTRACT step present
0%
100%
KEY CHAIN present
0%
100%
ANSWER section
33%
100%
CONFIDENCE with explanation
66%
100%
RISKS section
100%
100%
Without context: $0.2378 · 1m 26s · 13 turns · 20 in / 3,970 out tokens
With context: $0.4718 · 2m 29s · 21 turns · 24 in / 7,509 out tokens
Confidence adjustment and backtracking
Multiple hypotheses decomposed
100%
100%
Hypothesis confidence cap
12%
100%
Verification steps present
62%
100%
Partial verification reduces confidence
33%
33%
Refuted path shows major reduction
55%
0%
Backtracking demonstrated
0%
0%
No forced conclusion
88%
100%
Adversarial verification style
87%
100%
CONTRACT after backtrack
0%
0%
ATOMS table present
0%
57%
RISKS section present
71%
100%
ANSWER and CONFIDENCE present
60%
70%
Without context: $0.2310 · 1m 33s · 11 turns · 16 in / 4,313 out tokens
With context: $0.6984 · 4m 14s · 20 turns · 27 in / 13,682 out tokens
Depth modes and domain verification style
Deep atom tree (7+ levels or high atom count)
25%
100%
Confidence threshold for conclusion >=0.85
100%
100%
Tradeoff analysis in verification
100%
100%
Feasibility checks present
87%
100%
Contract summaries <= 2 sentences
0%
0%
Multiple CONTRACT sections
0%
0%
Confidence is heuristic disclaimer
0%
55%
EVALUATE step documented
0%
62%
Confidence propagation from parents
12%
75%
KEY CHAIN present
0%
100%
RISKS / invalidation section
100%
100%
Atom types correctly labeled
0%
100%
Atoms table with all fields
0%
100%
Without context: $0.2859 · 1m 59s · 13 turns · 18 in / 5,466 out tokens
With context: $0.6850 · 3m 52s · 22 turns · 27 in / 12,695 out tokens
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