reasoning-analogical
Transfer knowledge from source domains to novel target situations through structural mapping. Use when facing new markets, products, or situations where past experience provides relevant patterns. Produces adapted solutions with explicit mappings and context adjustments.
Profile →npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill reasoning-analogical --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Analogical Reasoning Transfer structured knowledge across domains. The logic of pattern recognition and adaptation. ## Type Signature ``` Analogical : Source → StructuralMap → Target → Adaptation Where: Source : PriorExperience × Relevance → SourceDomain StructuralMap : SourceDomain → (Objects × Relations × Constraints) Target : StructuralMap × NewContext → MappedStructure Adaptation : MappedStructure × ContextDifferences → AdaptedSolution ``` ## When to Use **Use analogical when:** - Entering new market with experience in similar markets - Building new product with experience in similar products - Facing novel situation with structural similarity to past cases - Need to transfer playbooks across contexts - "This is like..." patterns in thinking **Don't use when:** - Cause-effect chain is known → Use Causal - Need to explain observation → Use Abductive - Competing positions to resolve → Use Dialectical ## Four-Stage Process ### Stage 1: Source Retrieval **Purpose:** Identify relevant prior experience with documented outcomes. **Source Selection Criteria:** | Criterion | Question | Weight | |-----------|----------|--------| | **Structural similarity** | Same type of problem/situat
- Type Signature
- When to Use
- Four-Stage Process
- Stage 1: Source Retrieval
- Stage 2: Structural Mapping
- Stage 3: Target Application
- Stage 4: Adaptation
- Quality Gates
- Common Failure Modes
- Output Contract
- Example Execution
What does the reasoning-analogical skill do?
Transfer knowledge from source domains to novel target situations through structural mapping. Use when facing new markets, products, or situations where past experience provides relevant patterns. Produces adapted solutions with explicit mappings and context adjustments.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill reasoning-analogical --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.