vintlin/zettelkasten/wiki-rank

Wiki Rank

Use this skill for concept-level reduction. Do not use it for routine source extraction, ordinary unresolved generation leftovers, or repository-wide auditing.

Input And Output

• Input: one theme concept, domain concept, or proposed parent-question concept
• Optional context: the minimum neighboring theme notes, argument notes, or permanent notes needed to distinguish the concept
• Output: a concise analysis file in outputs/analysis/ unless the user asks for a different path

Core Question

The task is not to list key points. The task is to find the smallest set of independent generators that can regenerate the observed phenomena of the concept.

Four Tests

All four must pass:

1. generation

The generators can explain the major observed phenomena of the concept.

1. minimality

Remove any one generator and something important becomes unexplained.

1. independence

The generators can vary independently in real cases.

1. predictive coverage

The generators can explain likely phenomena beyond the initial list.

Workflow

1. Name the concept.

State what concept is being reduced and what is not being judged yet.

1. List the main phenomena.

Keep this short. Only include the recurring phenomena that the concept must explain.

1. Propose candidate generators.

Compress the concept until the remaining generators still explain the phenomena.

1. Run the four tests.

If one fails, revise the generators.

1. Distinguish the concept from adjacent concepts.

Explain where the nearest existing themes or parent questions differ at the generator level.

1. Derive boundary implications.

State what naturally belongs inside the concept boundary and what should stay outside.

Use Order In This Repository

Use wiki-rank before structural decisions when the concept itself is unclear.

1. wiki-rank

Use first when reviewing an old theme concept, proposing a new theme concept, or deciding whether two neighboring themes are actually different concepts.

1. wiki-review

Use second to convert the rank result into a concrete decision: merge, split, rename, defer, or define argument range.

1. wiki-generation or direct wiki edits

Use last only after the concept boundary is clear.

Do not insert wiki-rank into the normal source-analysis -> wiki-generation path unless the source is explicitly forcing a theme-concept review.

Output Style

• Prefer short markdown prose over templates unless the user asks otherwise.
• Keep the analysis concept-first, not file-first.
• Do not drift into a long essay if a tighter explanation is enough.
• If the result is being used for theme review, end with:
• the concept's generators
• the nearest contrasting concept
• the implied boundary
• the likely argument range