---
slug: "SkeletonOfThought"
name: "SkeletonOfThought"
type: "Reasoning"
layer: "Mind"
ref: "SkeletonOfThought#546f"
sema_id: "sema:SkeletonOfThought#mh:SHA-256:546fddc8b06269b0fbc3c38475df6e688242ac0f6d586bd597bf20655413f874"
tags: ["Mind","Reasoning"]
updated: 2026-11-11
mindscape: "bootstrap"
index_url: https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap.json
url: https://mindscape.world/bootstrap/SkeletonOfThought/
related: ["Decompose","Skeleton","Think","PatternSketch"]
---

# SkeletonOfThought

Parallel outline expansion (Macro for Think(Skeleton))

Layer: Mind · Category: Reasoning

## Mechanism

The canonical implementation of parallel reasoning. Instantiates the '[Think](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Think.md)' primitive with a '[Skeleton](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Skeleton.md)' topology. Generates an outline first (using [Decompose](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Decompose.md)), then expands all points in parallel to minimize latency. It implements the [Think](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Think.md) primitive by first generating a structural [Skeleton](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Skeleton.md) and then triggering parallel expansion.

## Invariants

- Structural Completeness: [Skeleton](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Skeleton.md) covers all required aspects; Point Independence: [Skeleton](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Skeleton.md) points can be expanded independently; Coherent Assembly: Final output reads as unified response

## Failure modes

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## Signature

- `Think(Skeleton)`

## Builds on

- [Decompose](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Decompose.md) (Mind; References)
- [Skeleton](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Skeleton.md) (Infrastructure; References)
- [Think](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/Think.md) (Mind; References)

## Used by

- [PatternSketch](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/PatternSketch.md) (Society; References)

## Identity

- Sema ID: `sema:SkeletonOfThought#mh:SHA-256:546fddc8b06269b0fbc3c38475df6e688242ac0f6d586bd597bf20655413f874`
- Ref: `SkeletonOfThought#546f`
- Supersedes:
  - `sema:SkeletonOfThought#mh:SHA-256:d99ac47fca9164a2de7b43196ce9c8455ab430b31b1c34928bddba952002cda4`
  - `sema:SkeletonOfThought#mh:SHA-256:d1de76d91f7ffcd0d27396b6b2e1cf638d5caab161280628d8254e00b5b6e60f`
  - `sema:SkeletonOfThought#mh:SHA-256:35d3671e38652973a5da46a25d33015b7b84e2321a65f5958a19b833d88c3dcc`

## Links

- [Pattern page](https://mindscape.world/bootstrap/SkeletonOfThought/)
- [View in the interactive graph](https://mindscape.world/bootstrap/#SkeletonOfThought)
- [JSON](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap/SkeletonOfThought.json)
- [Index of all patterns](https://mindscape.world/scapes/bootstrap.json)