eddowding/meta-pattern-recognition
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Spot patterns appearing in 3+ domains to find universal principles.
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Updated Apr 4, 2026
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SKILL.md
- name:
- meta-pattern-recognition
- description:
- Spot patterns appearing in 3+ domains to find universal principles.
- last_updated:
- 2026-01-10
- tools_required:
- []
- agent_type:
- main_agent
Meta-Pattern Recognition
Find patterns in how patterns emerge.
[GOAL]
Extract universal principles from patterns appearing across multiple domains.
[CONTEXT]
Core principle: When the same pattern appears in 3+ domains, it's probably universal.
Use when:
- Noticing the same pattern in 3+ different places
- Experiencing déjà vu in problem-solving
- "Haven't we done something like this?"
- Reinventing wheels across domains
[PROCESS]
- Spot repetition - See same shape in 3+ places
- Extract abstract form - Describe independent of any domain
- Identify variations - How does it adapt per domain?
- Check applicability - Where else might this help?
[EXAMPLES]
| Pattern Appears In | Abstract Form | Where Else? | |-------------------|---------------|-------------| | CPU/DB/HTTP/DNS caching | Store frequently-accessed data closer | LLM prompt caching, CDN | | Network/storage/compute layering | Separate concerns into abstraction levels | Architecture, organization | | Message/task/request queuing | Decouple producer from consumer with buffer | Event systems, async | | Connection/thread/object pooling | Reuse expensive resources | Memory management |
[WORKED EXAMPLE]
Pattern spotted: Rate limiting in API throttling, traffic shaping, circuit breakers, admission control
Abstract form: Bound resource consumption to prevent exhaustion
Variation points: What resource, what limit, what happens when exceeded
New application: LLM token budgets (same pattern - prevent context window exhaustion)
[RED FLAGS]
- "This problem is unique" (probably not)
- Multiple teams independently solving "different" problems identically
- Reinventing wheels across domains
- "Haven't we done something like this?" (yes - find it)
[IMPORTANT]
- 3+ domains = likely universal
- Abstract form reveals new applications
- Variations show adaptation points
- Universal patterns are battle-tested
See Also
- [[when-stuck]] - Dispatch to right technique
- [[simplification-cascades]] - Find unifying abstractions
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