# Cartographic Zoom

> Generate country/city/street zoom levels: 1–2 sentences, 1–2 paragraphs, full deep-dive. Detect from query or offer zoom-in. Use when verbosity mismatch hurts UX. Scope boundary: stage layout → `stage-blocking-layout`.

- Skill: `catcorner22/cartographic-zoom` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add catcorner22/cartographic-zoom`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/catcorner22/cartographic-zoom/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: CatCorner22 (https://skillmd.com/u/catcorner22)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/catcorner22/cartographic-zoom

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# Cartographic zoom levels

**#14** · **Domain:** Cartography · **Category:** architecture · **Difficulty:** 🟡 Medium

## Core principle

Detail adapts to viewer scale — same data, different generalization.

## AI problem addressed

Single-zoom outputs guess wrong depth.

## Implementation

| Zoom | Format | When |
| Country | 1–2 sentences | Urgent / glance |
| City | 1–2 paragraphs | Standard |
| Street | Full analysis | Follow-up / deep |
Detect from urgency, format hints, or prior context.

## Boundaries

- Prototype as prompt scaffold (🟢) before full pipeline middleware (🟡/🔴)
- Category router: **`ai-transfer-architecture`**
- Catalog: **`ai-transfer-ecosystem-primer`**
- Runtime plugin id: `cartographic_zoom`