pattern-transfer

# Pattern Transfer ## Purpose / When to Activate Activate when: - The Discovery Agent identifies a problem that may have been solved in another domain - A structural similarity is noticed between a known pattern and a new problem context - A validated pattern could apply to a different domain (cross-pollination opportunity) This skill performs explicit cross-domain pattern transfer using structural alignment checking. It does NOT create new patterns (that is `post-mortem-learning` + `memory-ingest`). It discovers, validates, and proposes the transfer of existing patterns to new domains. **Theoretical foundation:** Gentner's Structure-Mapping Theory (1983) — analogical transfer succeeds when structural relationships (not surface features) are preserved across domains. Alexander's Pattern Language (1977) — patterns are reusable solutions with explicit applicability conditions and contraindications. **Status:** This skill is dormant until 3+ patterns exist in different domains in the pattern catalog. With fewer patterns, the transfer search space is too small for meaningful cross-domain discovery. --- ## Prerequisites Before activating: 1. The pattern catalog (`contexts/memory/patterns/`) must contain at least 2 patterns with `structural_tags` in their frontmatter. 2. The target problem must be describable in structural terms (not just surface-level symptoms). 3. The invoking agent must provide a `target_domain` that differs from the source pattern's domain. If the patt...