Metamorphosis Stages

Force larva (brainstorm) → pupa (structure) → adult (polish) as separate artifacts. Use instead of polishing a first dump. Scope boundary — annealing lock temperatures → `glass-annealing-hardening`; faceting angles → `gemstone-faceting-refinement`.

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Metamorphosis staged drafts

#40 · Domain: Developmental biology · Category: extension · Difficulty: 🟡 Medium

Core principle

The adult is not a prettier larva — each instar has different work.

AI problem addressed

One-pass generation tries to invent, outline, and polish together.

Implementation

Larva: raw points, no headings Pupa: section the points Adult: strip scaffolding notes, keep structure Do not skip a stage on long work.

Boundaries

  • Prototype as prompt scaffold (🟢) before full pipeline middleware (🟡/🔴)
  • Category router: ai-transfer-extension
  • Catalog: ai-transfer-ecosystem-primer
  • Runtime plugin id: metamorphosis

CatCorner22/Cursor_Skills/tree/main/skills/ai-transfer/metamorphosis-stages commit f36d70f49b

Frequently asked questions

npx skillmds@latest add catcorner22/metamorphosis-stages