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+"""
+---
+title: Sovereign Thinking
+description: Pauses the agent to perform deep reasoning on complex problems using Gemini 3.1 Pro.
+conditions:
+  - Complex logic required
+  - High-stakes decision making
+  - Architecture or design tasks
+---
+"""
+
+from agent.gemini_adapter import GeminiAdapter
+
+def think(problem: str, effort: str = "medium") -> str:
+    """
+    Performs deep reasoning on a complex problem.
+    
+    Args:
+        problem: The complex problem or question to analyze.
+        effort: The reasoning effort ('low', 'medium', 'high', 'xhigh').
+    """
+    adapter = GeminiAdapter()
+    
+    budget_map = {
+        "low": 4000,
+        "medium": 16000,
+        "high": 32000,
+        "xhigh": 64000
+    }
+    
+    budget = budget_map.get(effort, 16000)
+    
+    result = adapter.generate(
+        model="gemini-3.1-pro-preview",
+        prompt=problem,
+        system_instruction="You are the internal reasoning engine of the Hermes Agent. Think deeply and provide a structured analysis.",
+        thinking=True,
+        thinking_budget=budget
+    )
+    
+    output = []
+    if result.get("thoughts"):
+        output.append("### Internal Monologue\n" + result["thoughts"])
+    
+    output.append("### Conclusion\n" + result["text"])
+    
+    return "\n\n".join(output)