| name | axis-extraction |
| description | Tactic for systematically extracting axes of variation from literature — identify how practitioners compare approaches. |
| execution | tactic |
| used-by | dimensional-analysis, dimension-discovery, combination-mapping, gap-prioritization |
Axis Extraction
Systematically extract axes of variation from literature. Look for how authors compare methods, what trade-offs they discuss, what design choices they highlight.
Available SOPs
- dimension-page-creation — create pages for identified dimensions
- axis-validation — verify axes are independent and meaningful
- wiki-search — check for existing dimension coverage
Guiding Principles
- Comparison reveals axes. When authors say "method A is X while method B is Y", X-Y is likely a dimension.
- Trade-offs are dimensions. "You can have speed or accuracy" reveals the speed-accuracy dimension.
- Taxonomies are pre-built axes. Existing classifications in the field are validated dimensions.
- Independence test. If changing one axis always changes another, they're not independent.
Minimum Yield
≥2 candidate axes identified per invocation with independence assessment.
