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Topic mastery is diagnosed using a structured three-level flow: Retrieval, Connection, and Application. This process enforces strict PASS/FAIL criteria, preventing vague claims by requiring explicit evidence of knowledge across all levels.

Assess learning by progressing sequentially through Retrieval, Connection, and Application stages. This diagnostic process provides explicit feedback at each level, enforcing strict criteria to verify genuine mastery and prevent partial credit or shortcuts.

Start a mastery diagnostic by specifying the topic. The process runs pre-checks on your mastery.md and ToC to tailor the diagnostic path, then guides you sequentially through Retrieval, Connection, and Application levels with explicit PASS/FAIL criteria.

Yes, the study coaching diagnostic requires prerequisite files like mastery.md and a ToC. The process begins by reading these files during pre-checks to tailor the diagnostic path and establish prerequisites before assessing your topic mastery.

Strict PASS/FAIL criteria are enforced to prevent partial credit or shortcuts during the learning diagnostic. This guardrail ensures you cannot proceed without explicit evidence of knowledge, verifying true topic mastery across all three levels.

After passing the mastery checks, the process automatically updates your mastery.md and spaced-queue. This progression ensures your learning plan is adjusted based on the diagnostic results, providing explicit feedback and next steps.