concept-decomposition

Research

Tactic for breaking compound concepts into atomic parts — split over-broad concepts, identify sub-components, create child pages.

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Concept Decomposition

Break compound or over-broad concepts into their atomic constituents. A concept that means too many things should become multiple focused concepts connected by edges.

Available SOPs

wiki-search — find existing sub-concepts
concept-page-creation — create new atomic concept pages
edge-batch-creation — connect parent to children
alias-resolution — ensure no naming conflicts

Guiding Principles

Atomic means testable. If you can't write a one-sentence definition, the concept is too broad.
Preserve the parent. Decomposition creates children; the parent becomes a container (component_of edges).
Stop at utility. Don't decompose below the level where distinctions matter for the research.

Minimum Yield

Available SOPs

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

SOP	When to use
alias-resolution	SOP for detecting and resolving concept aliases — merge duplicate pages, redirect edges.
concept-page-creation	SOP for creating a new concept page with proper frontmatter, content, and initial edges.
edge-batch-creation	SOP for creating multiple edges in a batch — efficient bulk relationship creation.