| name | ontology-refinement |
| description | Strategy for iterative ontology improvement — merge duplicates, fill gaps, update confidence, prune dead branches. |
| execution | strategy |
| used-by | ontology-building |
Ontology Refinement
Iteratively improve the ontology. Merge near-duplicates, fill identified gaps, update confidence scores based on new evidence, prune concepts that proved irrelevant.
Guiding Focus
Refinement is where ontologies become useful. The first pass is always rough — refinement makes it precise. Be willing to delete concepts that don't earn their place.
Available Tactics
- concept-decomposition — split over-broad concepts
- consistency-checking — verify refinements don't introduce conflicts
Budget Slice
| Metric | S | M | L |
|---|
| Merges performed | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Gaps filled | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| Confidence updates | 5 | 15 | 30 |
State Ledger Template
| Metric | Target | Current | Status |
|---------------------|--------|---------|--------|
| Merges performed | X | 0 | ⬜ |
| Gaps filled | X | 0 | ⬜ |
| Confidence updates | X | 0 | ⬜ |
Cannot exit until 80% of budget met. Print state ledger before each iteration decision.
