ApertureOscillation
Customization
Before executing, check for user customizations at:
~/.claude/PAI/USER/SKILLCUSTOMIZATIONS/ApertureOscillation/
If this directory exists, load and apply any PREFERENCES.md, configurations, or resources found there. These override default behavior. If the directory does not exist, proceed with skill defaults.
ApertureOscillation
3-pass scope oscillation that varies the zoom level of how a question is framed — narrow tactical, wide strategic, then synthesis — to surface design tensions invisible at any single scope.
Grounded in the observation that LLMs (and humans) produce fundamentally different outputs depending on the scope of the framing context. A component designed in isolation has its own logic. The same component designed within a stated system vision inherits different constraints. The delta between these two framings is where the real insight lives.
Core Concept
Instead of rotating analytical lenses (IterativeDepth) or generating divergent ideas (BeCreative), ApertureOscillation holds the question constant but shifts the scope envelope around it across 3 structured passes:
- Narrow Aperture (Tactical-first): The specific thing is primary. Big-picture context is background. This captures what the component naturally wants to be — its own internal logic and shape.
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