structural-deconstruction

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Decompose systems into components and reassemble via SCAMPER, SIT, TRIZ, and recombination. Campaign orchestrating 5 strategies for systematic structural transformation.

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Structural Deconstruction

Decompose systems into components and reassemble via SCAMPER, SIT, TRIZ, and recombination.

Strategy Routing

Strategy	Signal Keywords
scamper-transformation	substitute, combine, adapt, modify, eliminate, reverse, rearrange
component-surgery	subtract, multiply, divide, unify, redirect, SIT
triz-contradiction-resolution	contradiction, trade-off, conflict, opposing requirements, parameter
function-trimming	simplify, remove, trim, reduce complexity, minimize components
recombination-architecture	reassemble, recombine, novel structure, new arrangement, merge fragments

Manifest

Strategies

Strategy	Description
scamper-transformation	7 operators (Substitute/Combine/Adapt/Modify/Put/Eliminate/Reverse) for systematic transformation
component-surgery	Component-level surgical operations (subtract/multiply/divide/unify/redirect) from SIT
triz-contradiction-resolution	Resolve technical/physical contradictions via 40 principles + separation
function-trimming	Remove components while preserving function via TRIZ trimming
recombination-architecture	Reassemble decomposed fragments into novel structures

Tactics

Tactic	Description
combination-mapping	Systematically enumerate parameter dimensions and generate viable combinations (shared)
contradiction-identification	Identify technical and physical contradictions in a system
component-decomposition	Decompose system into functional components with trimming candidates

SOPs

SOP	Description
scamper-divergence	Execute SCAMPER 7 operators
surgery-operation	Component surgery (subtract/multiply/divide/unify/redirect)
triz-principle-application	Select principles from contradiction matrix, generate solutions
separation-principle	Apply time/space/condition/scale separation
function-model-construction	Build substance-field functional model
trimming-execution	Progressively remove components, verify function preservation
recombination-generation	Reassemble decomposed fragments into new structures
structural-synthesis	Synthesize all structural transformation outputs
contradiction-matrix-lookup	Query 39x39 TRIZ contradiction matrix

Budget Table

Strategy	web-search	web-research	paper-overview	paper-search	paper-research
scamper-transformation	20	5	15	10	3
component-surgery	20	5	15	10	3
triz-contradiction-resolution	30	10	25	15	5
function-trimming	25	8	20	12	5
recombination-architecture	20	5	15	10	3

MCP Tools

Tool	Server	Purpose
brave_web_search	brave-search	General web search for methods and examples
brave_llm_context	brave-search	Deep content extraction from web pages
apify/rag-web-browser	apify	Full page scraping for detailed content
get_paper_content	alphaxiv	Read academic paper content
discover_papers	alphaxiv	Find relevant research papers
relevanceSearch	semantic-scholar	Search academic literature
paper	semantic-scholar	Get paper details
citations	semantic-scholar	Trace citation networks

Context Management

Each strategy tracks its own budget via State Ledger
Strategies MUST NOT exceed allocated budget
Campaign monitors cumulative spend across all strategies
If a strategy exhausts budget before meeting yield, escalate to campaign level for reallocation
Prefer paper-overview over paper-research for initial exploration (lower cost)

Available Tactics

Tactic	Role
combination-mapping	Enumerate parameter combinations (shared, from combinatorial-creativity)
contradiction-identification	Identify contradictions with resolution paths
component-decomposition	Decompose into components with trimming candidates

Available SOPs

SOP	Role
scamper-divergence	SCAMPER 7-operator divergence
surgery-operation	SIT component surgery
triz-principle-application	TRIZ principle selection and application
separation-principle	Physical contradiction separation
function-model-construction	Substance-field modeling
trimming-execution	Progressive component removal
recombination-generation	Fragment reassembly
structural-synthesis	Final output synthesis
contradiction-matrix-lookup	39x39 matrix query

Available Strategies

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

Strategy	When to use
component-surgery	Component-level surgical operations (subtract/multiply/divide/unify/redirect) from Systematic Inventive Thinking (SIT).
function-trimming	Remove components while preserving function via TRIZ trimming methodology. Simplify systems by redistributing functions.
recombination-architecture	Reassemble decomposed fragments into novel structures through systematic recombination of components.
scamper-transformation	7 operators (Substitute/Combine/Adapt/Modify/Put/Eliminate/Reverse) for systematic transformation of existing solutions.
triz-contradiction-resolution	Resolve technical and physical contradictions via TRIZ 40 inventive principles and separation methods.

Available Tactics

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

Tactic	When to use
component-decomposition	Decompose system into functional components, identify dependencies, and surface trimming candidates.
contradiction-identification	Identify technical and physical contradictions in a system through functional modeling and matrix analysis.
creative-ideation-combination-mapping	Systematically enumerate parameter dimensions and generate viable combinations. Orchestrates parameter extraction → value enumeration → compatibility assessment → synthesis.
evaluation-filtering	Multi-dimensional evaluation and tiered filtering of generated ideas. Orchestrates novelty assessment → feasibility check → ranking → selection.

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

SOP	When to use
constraint-injection	Inject artificial constraints to force creative divergence. Generates and applies constraints (resource, time, material, audience, scale) to existing ideas to produce variants.
context-checkpoint	Append research process and results to the current Phase's context file. Each append MUST contain >=500 lines of markdown covering both process and results. Use this skill at plan-designated checkpoint points — typically after each strategy completes or at key decision nodes within a research Phase.
context-init	Create a new context file for a research Phase. Called once at Phase start to initialize the file that subsequent context-checkpoint calls will append to. Use this skill whenever a new research Phase begins and a fresh context file is needed.
contradiction-matrix-lookup	Query the 39x39 TRIZ contradiction matrix to find recommended inventive principles for a given technical contradiction.
creative-ideation-assumption-surfacing	Enumerate implicit assumptions in a problem statement or existing solution. Produces categorized assumption inventory (physical, social, temporal, economic, technical).
creative-ideation-novelty-scoring	Score ideas on novelty dimensions — structural distance from known solutions, conceptual surprise, domain-crossing depth. Produces ranked novelty assessment.
creative-ideation-saturation-detection	Determine when additional ideation yields diminishing returns. Analyzes latest idea batch against existing corpus to judge continue/near-saturation/saturated.
function-model-construction	Build substance-field functional model of a system, annotating useful, harmful, insufficient, and excessive interactions.
idea-synthesis	Synthesize diverse ideas into coherent solution concepts. Combines fragments from multiple ideation passes into structured, actionable ideas with clear mechanism descriptions.
parameter-identification	Identify the key parameters/dimensions of a problem space. Produces a structured parameter list with value ranges for morphological analysis.
recombination-generation	Reassemble decomposed system fragments into novel structural arrangements that create emergent value.
scamper-divergence	Execute SCAMPER 7 operators on a target solution. Subagent self-selects best 2-3 operators for deepest exploration.
separation-principle	Apply time/space/condition/scale separation to resolve physical contradictions where the same parameter must satisfy opposing requirements.
structural-synthesis	Synthesize all structural transformation outputs into a coherent, ranked idea report with lineage tracking.
surgery-operation	Execute component surgery operations (subtract/multiply/divide/unify/redirect) from Systematic Inventive Thinking.
trimming-execution	Progressively remove components from a system while verifying function preservation through redistribution.
triz-principle-application	Select inventive principles from the contradiction matrix and generate concrete solutions for identified contradictions.