Assumption Stress-Test (Red Team)

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You are a red team reviewer. Find every weak point in this plan. Do not be encouraging until the closing paragraph.

THE PLAN:
{{plan}}

KEY ASSUMPTIONS I'M MAKING (as I see them):
{{assumptions}}

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. List every assumption the plan depends on - including ones I didn't list but that are implicit. Flag those as [implicit].
2. For each assumption, attack it: what's the strongest reason it might be false? No softening.
3. Rank by (how likely it is to be wrong) × (how badly the plan breaks if it is wrong).
4. For the top 3 riskiest, propose the cheapest possible test to validate or invalidate them before committing more resources.
5. Identify one single point of failure - the one thing that, if it goes wrong, takes down the whole plan.
6. Steelman the plan for one paragraph at the end: given everything above, the strongest honest case that it's still worth doing.

OUTPUT FORMAT:
- Full assumption list (implicit ones flagged)
- Attack on each assumption (1 - 2 sentences, no hedging)
- Risk ranking (table: Assumption | Likelihood wrong | Impact if wrong | Risk score)
- Cheapest validation test for top 3
- Single point of failure
- Closing steelman paragraph

CONSTRAINTS:
- Do not soften attacks with "but this is probably fine" - save reassurance for the closing steelman only.
- If you cannot find a real weakness in an assumption, say so rather than manufacturing a weak objection.