cross-domain-discovery

name	cross-domain-discovery
description	Cross-Domain Discovery Campaign — find transferable mechanisms from unrelated fields via bisociation, analogical transfer, random stimulus, and forced bridging
execution	campaign
used-by	creative-ideation

Cross-Domain Discovery

Find transferable mechanisms from unrelated fields via bisociation, analogical transfer, random stimulus, and forced bridging.

Strategy Routing

Strategy	Signal Keywords
facet-bisociation	bisociation, two matrices, Koestler, collision, unrelated frames
analogical-transfer	analogy, structure-mapping, Gentner, source domain, relational similarity
random-stimulus-entry	random, stimulus, serendipity, unexpected entry, lateral input
forced-bridge-construction	force connection, bridge, unrelated technologies, deliberate link
design-by-analogy	DBA, problem reframe, analogical design, bio-inspired, nature-inspired

Manifest

Strategies

Strategy	Description
facet-bisociation	Bridge two unrelated thinking matrices via Koestler bisociation
analogical-transfer	Systematic structure-mapping from source to target domain (Gentner)
random-stimulus-entry	Random word/paper/concept as thinking entry point
forced-bridge-construction	Force connections between unrelated technologies
design-by-analogy	Complete DBA process: problem reframe → source search → map → transfer → adapt

Tactics

Tactic	Description
analogy-extraction	Extract transferable structural principles from source domains (shared)
domain-divergence	Scan and select maximally diverse source domains
bridge-validation	Validate analogy depth and transfer viability

SOPs

SOP	Description
abstraction-extraction	Extract abstract principles from concrete domain cases
structural-mapping	Map source→target structural correspondences
random-paper-entry	Select random paper facet as creative stimulus
forced-connection	Force connection between two unrelated concepts
transfer-adaptation	Adapt transferred principle to target problem constraints
analogy-quality-assessment	Assess analogy depth (surface/structural/systemic)
bisociation-network-construction	Build multi-domain bridging concept network
cross-domain-synthesis	Synthesize all cross-domain findings

Budget Table

Strategy	web-search	web-research	paper-overview	paper-search	paper-research
facet-bisociation	30	10	25	15	5
analogical-transfer	25	10	30	20	8
random-stimulus-entry	20	5	15	10	3
forced-bridge-construction	25	8	20	12	5
design-by-analogy	30	10	30	20	10

MCP Tools

Tool	Server	Purpose
brave_web_search	brave-search	General web search for cross-domain solutions
brave_llm_context	brave-search	Deep content extraction from web pages
apify/rag-web-browser	apify	Full page scraping for detailed content
get_paper_content	alphaxiv	Read academic paper content
discover_papers	alphaxiv	Find research papers in distant domains
relevanceSearch	semantic-scholar	Search academic literature across fields
paper	semantic-scholar	Get paper details
citations	semantic-scholar	Trace citation networks across domains

Context Management

• Each strategy tracks its own budget via State Ledger
• Strategies MUST NOT exceed allocated budget
• Campaign monitors cumulative spend across all strategies
• If a strategy exhausts budget before meeting yield, escalate to campaign level for reallocation
• Prefer paper-overview over paper-research for initial exploration (lower cost)
• Domain diversity is a campaign-level constraint: strategies should not overlap source domains

Available Tactics

Tactic	Role
analogy-extraction	Extract transferable structural principles (shared, from campaign 2)
domain-divergence	Ensure source domain diversity and maximize transfer potential
bridge-validation	Validate analogy depth before committing to transfer

Available SOPs

SOP	Role
abstraction-extraction	Extract abstract principles from concrete cases
structural-mapping	Map source→target structural correspondences
random-paper-entry	Random paper facet as creative stimulus
forced-connection	Force connection between unrelated concepts
transfer-adaptation	Adapt transferred principle to target constraints
analogy-quality-assessment	Assess analogy depth and transfer risk
bisociation-network-construction	Build multi-domain bridging network
cross-domain-synthesis	Synthesize all cross-domain findings into report