zwicky-box-construction

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Classic Zwicky box: parameter identification → value enumeration → matrix construction

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Zwicky Box Construction

Classic Zwicky morphological box: identify parameters, enumerate values, construct matrix, generate combinations.

State Ledger

Resource	Target	%
web-search	25	0%
web-research	8	0%
paper-overview	25	0%
paper-search	15	0%
paper-research	5	0%

HARD-GATE

Cannot exit strategy until ≥80% of each budget line is consumed OR yield targets are met with justification for remaining budget.

Available Tactics

Tactic	Role
combination-mapping	Enumerate parameter × value combinations
consistency-checking	Filter inconsistent combinations

Available SOPs

SOP	Role
value-enumeration	Enumerate 3-5 values per parameter
matrix-construction	Build the morphological matrix
path-generation	Generate combination paths
morphological-synthesis	Synthesize final output

Execution Guidance

Parameter identification: Use parameter-identification SOP to extract orthogonal dimensions
Value enumeration: Run value-enumeration SOP for each parameter (3-5 values including extremes)
Matrix construction: Build n-dimensional matrix via matrix-construction SOP
Combination generation: Generate paths through the matrix via path-generation
Synthesis: Produce structured output via morphological-synthesis

Available SOPs

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

SOP	When to use
matrix-construction	Build n-dimensional morphological matrix
morphological-synthesis	Synthesize all morphological exploration outputs
path-generation	Generate combination paths through consistent space
value-enumeration	Enumerate 3-5 values per parameter including extremes