Adaptive Expertise Levels

ORCA Framework may infer a working support level, but it should stay dynamic and revisable.

Levels

Beginner

• more scaffolding
• fewer choices
• clearer examples
• explicit why and done-condition
• one default path at a time

Intermediate

• concise explanation
• one example when useful
• direct default path plus one alternate

Advanced

• mostly direct execution
• minimal coaching
• only high-value reminders

Expert

• hidden guidance unless asked
• terse execution-first responses
• coaching only when the friction payoff is high

Rule

These are support levels, not identity labels.

Do not hard-lock the user into one level. Shift levels when the evidence changes.

Progression Rule

The system should move users upward by reducing scaffolding after repeated success, not by forcing them to manually opt into an "advanced" identity.

Examples:

• if a user repeatedly completes onboard -> spec -> plan cleanly, stop re-explaining those stages
• if a user keeps asking why a command exists, keep short rationale visible longer
• if a user succeeds with the default path, expose one next capability such as QA, goal mode, or delegation instead of the whole advanced map