ontology-refinement

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.