Infrastructure · Data Structures
Skeleton
Parallel outline-first topology
Definition
Mechanism
A Topology in which one root outline fans out into points that can be expanded concurrently: a single level of breadth with no edges between siblings. The shape is what buys latency — every point is independent, so expansion parallelises — and what costs depth, since no point can build on another's result. Names the structure only; the generate-then-expand procedure over it belongs to its consumers.
Invariants
- Independence: no point's expansion may depend on another point's expansion.
- Single level: the outline is one level of breadth — a point that itself fans out is a Topology of a different shape.
Risks
Failure modes
None stated.
Relationships
Builds on
References
Interface for reasoning structures
Used by
References
Mind
Parallel outline expansion (Macro for Think(Skeleton))
Reference
Data schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"outline"
],
"properties": {
"outline": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "High-level points to be expanded"
},
"expansions": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Map of outline point index to expanded content"
}
}
}