Agent skill · research science · aaaaqwq
Meta-Pattern Recognition
Spot patterns appearing in 3+ domains to find universal principles
Why this skill is useful
Provides a framework for identifying and applying universal principles across diverse domains, enhancing the AI's ability to recognize patterns it may not have previously connected.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 83 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Meta-Pattern Recognition Overview When the same pattern appears in 3+ domains, it's probably a universal principle worth extracting. Core principle: Find patterns in how patterns emerge. Quick Reference Pattern Appears In Abstract Form Where Else? ------------------- --------------- ------------- CPU/DB/HTTP/DNS caching Store frequently-accessed data closer LLM prompt caching, CDN Layering (network/storage/compute) Separate concerns into abstraction levels Architecture, organization Queuing (message/task/request) Decouple producer from consumer with buffer Event systems, async processing Pooling (connection/thread/object) Reuse expensive resources Memory management, resource governance Process 1. Spot repetition - See same shape in 3+ places 2. Extract abstract form - Describe independent of any domain 3. Identify variations - How does it adapt per domain? 4. Check applicability - Where else might this help? 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 You're Missing Meta-Patterns "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) Remember 3+ domains = likely universal Abstract form reveals new applications Variations show adaptation points Universal patterns are battle-tested
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aaaaqwq/sp-meta-pattern-recognition