Biomimicry
Discover transferable solutions from biological systems via Design Spiral, BioTRIZ, functional analogy, ecosystem patterns, and evolution strategies.
Strategy Routing
| Strategy |
Signal Keywords |
| biologize-and-discover |
biologize, design spiral, nature solves, organism, biomimicry design |
| biotriz-resolution |
contradiction, bio-principle, biological TRIZ, trade-off, bio conflict |
| functional-analogy |
function, biological function, organism mapping, how nature does X |
| ecosystem-pattern |
ecosystem, symbiosis, emergence, resilience, cycles, network |
| evolution-strategy |
evolution, selection, mutation, adaptation, radiation, speciation |
Manifest
Strategies
| Strategy |
Description |
| biologize-and-discover |
Biomimicry Design Spiral: Define→Biologize→Discover→Abstract→Emulate |
| biotriz-resolution |
BioTRIZ: biological 40 principles + bio contradiction matrix |
| functional-analogy |
Map technical functions to biological functions, find organisms |
| ecosystem-pattern |
Extract ecosystem-level organization patterns (symbiosis, emergence, resilience) |
| evolution-strategy |
Use evolution mechanisms (selection, mutation, radiation) as design operators |
Tactics
| Tactic |
Description |
| analogy-extraction |
Extract transferable structural principles from source domains (shared) |
| biological-function-mapping |
Map technical functions to biological systems via biologize→discover→model |
| life-principles-application |
Apply life's principles as design constraints via ecosystem→evolution→abstraction |
SOPs
| SOP |
Description |
| problem-biologization |
Restate technical problem as biological question |
| organism-discovery |
Find organisms solving similar problems |
| biological-strategy-extraction |
Extract strategy principles from organisms |
| biotriz-principle-selection |
Select applicable BioTRIZ principles |
| functional-model-biology |
Build biological system functional model |
| abstraction-to-design |
Abstract biological principle to design principle |
| emulation-generation |
Generate technical solutions emulating biological strategies |
| ecosystem-pattern-extraction |
Extract ecosystem-level organization patterns |
| evolution-mechanism-transfer |
Map evolution mechanisms to design operations |
| biomimicry-synthesis |
Synthesize all biomimicry outputs |
Budget Table
| Strategy |
web-search |
web-research |
paper-overview |
paper-search |
paper-research |
| biologize-and-discover |
30 |
10 |
30 |
20 |
8 |
| biotriz-resolution |
25 |
8 |
25 |
15 |
5 |
| functional-analogy |
30 |
10 |
30 |
20 |
10 |
| ecosystem-pattern |
25 |
10 |
25 |
15 |
5 |
| evolution-strategy |
20 |
8 |
20 |
12 |
5 |
MCP Tools
| Tool |
Server |
Purpose |
| brave_web_search |
brave-search |
General web search for biological solutions |
| brave_llm_context |
brave-search |
Deep content extraction from biology sources |
| apify/rag-web-browser |
apify |
Full page scraping for detailed biological content |
| get_paper_content |
alphaxiv |
Read academic paper content |
| discover_papers |
alphaxiv |
Find relevant biomimicry research papers |
| relevanceSearch |
semantic-scholar |
Search biomimicry literature |
| paper |
semantic-scholar |
Get paper details |
| citations |
semantic-scholar |
Trace citation networks |
Context Management
- Each strategy tracks its own budget via State Ledger
- Strategies MUST NOT exceed allocated budget
- Campaign monitors cumulative spend across all strategies
- If a strategy exhausts budget before meeting yield, escalate to campaign level for reallocation
- Prefer paper-overview over paper-research for initial exploration (lower cost)
Available Tactics
| Tactic |
Role |
| analogy-extraction |
Extract transferable structural principles (shared, from cross-domain-discovery) |
| biological-function-mapping |
Map technical functions to biological systems |
| life-principles-application |
Apply life's principles as design constraints |
Available Strategies
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| Strategy |
When to use |
| biologize-and-discover |
Biomimicry Design Spiral: Define→Biologize→Discover→Abstract→Emulate. Translate technical challenges into biological questions and find nature's solutions. |
| biotriz-resolution |
BioTRIZ: biological 40 principles + bio contradiction matrix. Resolve technical contradictions using biological inventive principles. |
| ecosystem-pattern |
Extract ecosystem-level organization patterns (symbiosis, emergence, resilience) as design templates for complex systems. |
| evolution-strategy |
Use evolution mechanisms (selection, mutation, radiation) as design operators for generating and refining solution populations. |
| functional-analogy |
Map technical functions to biological functions, find organisms solving equivalent problems. Deep functional matching across domains. |
Available Tactics
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| Tactic |
When to use |
| analogy-extraction |
Extract transferable structural principles from source domains. Orchestrates source identification → abstraction → structural mapping → transfer validation. |
| biological-function-mapping |
Map technical functions to biological systems. Orchestrates problem-biologization → organism-discovery → functional-model-biology. |
| evaluation-filtering |
Multi-dimensional evaluation and tiered filtering of generated ideas. Orchestrates novelty assessment → feasibility check → ranking → selection. |
| life-principles-application |
Apply life's principles as design constraints. Orchestrates ecosystem-pattern-extraction → evolution-mechanism-transfer → abstraction-to-design. |
Available SOPs
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| SOP |
When to use |
| context-checkpoint |
Append research process and results to the current Phase's context file. Covers both process and results with genuine substance. Use this skill at plan-designated checkpoint points — typically after each strategy completes or at key decision nodes within a research Phase. |
| context-init |
Create a new context file for a research Phase. Called once at Phase start to initialize the file that subsequent context-checkpoint calls will append to. Use this skill whenever a new research Phase begins and a fresh context file is needed. |
| creative-ideation-novelty-scoring |
Score ideas on novelty dimensions — structural distance from known solutions, conceptual surprise, domain-crossing depth. Produces ranked novelty assessment. |
| creative-ideation-saturation-detection |
Determine when additional ideation yields diminishing returns. Analyzes latest idea batch against existing corpus to judge continue/near-saturation/saturated. |
| domain-scanning |
Scan distant domains for transferable principles. Uses web-search and paper-overview to identify analogous solutions in unrelated fields. |
| idea-synthesis |
Synthesize diverse ideas into coherent solution concepts. Combines fragments from multiple ideation passes into structured, actionable ideas with clear mechanism descriptions. |
1---2name: biomimicry3description: Biomimicry Campaign — discover transferable solutions from biological systems via Design Spiral, BioTRIZ, functional analogy, ecosystem patterns, and evolution strategies.4---56# Biomimicry78Discover transferable solutions from biological systems via Design Spiral, BioTRIZ, functional analogy, ecosystem patterns, and evolution strategies.910## Strategy Routing1112| Strategy | Signal Keywords |13|----------|----------------|14| biologize-and-discover | biologize, design spiral, nature solves, organism, biomimicry design |15| biotriz-resolution | contradiction, bio-principle, biological TRIZ, trade-off, bio conflict |16| functional-analogy | function, biological function, organism mapping, how nature does X |17| ecosystem-pattern | ecosystem, symbiosis, emergence, resilience, cycles, network |18| evolution-strategy | evolution, selection, mutation, adaptation, radiation, speciation |1920## Manifest2122### Strategies2324| Strategy | Description |25|----------|-------------|26| biologize-and-discover | Biomimicry Design Spiral: Define→Biologize→Discover→Abstract→Emulate |27| biotriz-resolution | BioTRIZ: biological 40 principles + bio contradiction matrix |28| functional-analogy | Map technical functions to biological functions, find organisms |29| ecosystem-pattern | Extract ecosystem-level organization patterns (symbiosis, emergence, resilience) |30| evolution-strategy | Use evolution mechanisms (selection, mutation, radiation) as design operators |3132### Tactics3334| Tactic | Description |35|--------|-------------|36| analogy-extraction | Extract transferable structural principles from source domains (shared) |37| biological-function-mapping | Map technical functions to biological systems via biologize→discover→model |38| life-principles-application | Apply life's principles as design constraints via ecosystem→evolution→abstraction |3940### SOPs4142| SOP | Description |43|-----|-------------|44| problem-biologization | Restate technical problem as biological question |45| organism-discovery | Find organisms solving similar problems |46| biological-strategy-extraction | Extract strategy principles from organisms |47| biotriz-principle-selection | Select applicable BioTRIZ principles |48| functional-model-biology | Build biological system functional model |49| abstraction-to-design | Abstract biological principle to design principle |50| emulation-generation | Generate technical solutions emulating biological strategies |51| ecosystem-pattern-extraction | Extract ecosystem-level organization patterns |52| evolution-mechanism-transfer | Map evolution mechanisms to design operations |53| biomimicry-synthesis | Synthesize all biomimicry outputs |5455## Budget Table5657| Strategy | web-search | web-research | paper-overview | paper-search | paper-research |58|----------|-----------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|59| biologize-and-discover | 30 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 8 |60| biotriz-resolution | 25 | 8 | 25 | 15 | 5 |61| functional-analogy | 30 | 10 | 30 | 20 | 10 |62| ecosystem-pattern | 25 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 5 |63| evolution-strategy | 20 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 5 |6465## MCP Tools6667| Tool | Server | Purpose |68|------|--------|---------|69| brave_web_search | brave-search | General web search for biological solutions |70| brave_llm_context | brave-search | Deep content extraction from biology sources |71| apify/rag-web-browser | apify | Full page scraping for detailed biological content |72| get_paper_content | alphaxiv | Read academic paper content |73| discover_papers | alphaxiv | Find relevant biomimicry research papers |74| relevanceSearch | semantic-scholar | Search biomimicry literature |75| paper | semantic-scholar | Get paper details |76| citations | semantic-scholar | Trace citation networks |7778## Context Management7980- Each strategy tracks its own budget via State Ledger81- Strategies MUST NOT exceed allocated budget82- Campaign monitors cumulative spend across all strategies83- If a strategy exhausts budget before meeting yield, escalate to campaign level for reallocation84- Prefer paper-overview over paper-research for initial exploration (lower cost)8586## Available Tactics8788| Tactic | Role |89|--------|------|90| analogy-extraction | Extract transferable structural principles (shared, from cross-domain-discovery) |91| biological-function-mapping | Map technical functions to biological systems |92| life-principles-application | Apply life's principles as design constraints |9394<!-- BEGIN available-tables (generated) -->9596## Available Strategies9798Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.99100| Strategy | When to use |101| --- | --- |102| biologize-and-discover | Biomimicry Design Spiral: Define→Biologize→Discover→Abstract→Emulate. Translate technical challenges into biological questions and find nature's solutions. |103| biotriz-resolution | BioTRIZ: biological 40 principles + bio contradiction matrix. Resolve technical contradictions using biological inventive principles. |104| ecosystem-pattern | Extract ecosystem-level organization patterns (symbiosis, emergence, resilience) as design templates for complex systems. |105| evolution-strategy | Use evolution mechanisms (selection, mutation, radiation) as design operators for generating and refining solution populations. |106| functional-analogy | Map technical functions to biological functions, find organisms solving equivalent problems. Deep functional matching across domains. |107108## Available Tactics109110Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.111112| Tactic | When to use |113| --- | --- |114| analogy-extraction | Extract transferable structural principles from source domains. Orchestrates source identification → abstraction → structural mapping → transfer validation. |115| biological-function-mapping | Map technical functions to biological systems. Orchestrates problem-biologization → organism-discovery → functional-model-biology. |116| evaluation-filtering | Multi-dimensional evaluation and tiered filtering of generated ideas. Orchestrates novelty assessment → feasibility check → ranking → selection. |117| life-principles-application | Apply life's principles as design constraints. Orchestrates ecosystem-pattern-extraction → evolution-mechanism-transfer → abstraction-to-design. |118119## Available SOPs120121Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.122123| SOP | When to use |124| --- | --- |125| context-checkpoint | Append research process and results to the current Phase's context file. Covers both process and results with genuine substance. Use this skill at plan-designated checkpoint points — typically after each strategy completes or at key decision nodes within a research Phase. |126| context-init | Create a new context file for a research Phase. Called once at Phase start to initialize the file that subsequent context-checkpoint calls will append to. Use this skill whenever a new research Phase begins and a fresh context file is needed. |127| creative-ideation-novelty-scoring | Score ideas on novelty dimensions — structural distance from known solutions, conceptual surprise, domain-crossing depth. Produces ranked novelty assessment. |128| creative-ideation-saturation-detection | Determine when additional ideation yields diminishing returns. Analyzes latest idea batch against existing corpus to judge continue/near-saturation/saturated. |129| domain-scanning | Scan distant domains for transferable principles. Uses web-search and paper-overview to identify analogous solutions in unrelated fields. |130| idea-synthesis | Synthesize diverse ideas into coherent solution concepts. Combines fragments from multiple ideation passes into structured, actionable ideas with clear mechanism descriptions. |131132<!-- END available-tables (generated) -->