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failure-taxonomy

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Catalog all failure modes in a domain, classify them systematically, and generate targeted solutions for each failure type.

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Failure Taxonomy

Catalog all failure modes, classify them into a taxonomy, and generate targeted solutions that address each specific failure type.

State Ledger

ResourceTargetCurrent%
web-search2500%
web-research1000%
paper-overview2500%
paper-search1500%
paper-research500%

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

TacticRole
gap-driven-generationGenerate solutions from identified failure gaps
evaluation-filteringScore and filter failure-targeted ideas

Available SOPs

SOPRole
failure-mode-catalogingSystematically catalog all failure modes
failure-driven-generationGenerate targeted solution per failure mode
coverage-gap-detectionDetect failure modes without existing solutions
enumeration-synthesisSynthesize failure analysis into idea report

Execution Guidance

  1. Catalog: Run failure-mode-cataloging to enumerate all failure modes
  2. Classify: Organize failures into taxonomy (type, severity, frequency)
  3. Gap-check: Run coverage-gap-detection to find unaddressed failures
  4. Generate: Run failure-driven-generation for each unaddressed failure
  5. Filter: Apply evaluation-filtering to rank solutions
  6. Synthesize: Produce structured report via enumeration-synthesis

Available Tactics

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

TacticWhen to use
gap-driven-generationGenerate solutions targeting specific coverage gaps — detect gaps, generate failure-driven solutions, and design factor-level experiments.

Available SOPs

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

SOPWhen to use
coverage-gap-detectionDetect uncovered regions in the solution space, producing a prioritized gap list.
creative-ideation-failure-mode-catalogingSystematically catalog all failure modes in a domain or method, producing a classified failure taxonomy.
enumeration-synthesisSynthesize all systematic enumeration outputs into a structured idea report with prioritized recommendations.
failure-driven-generationGenerate targeted solutions for each identified failure mode, ensuring every failure has at least one proposed mitigation.