# Dependency Mapping

> SOP: map dependency relationships among sub-questions

- Skill: `yogsoth-ai/dependency-mapping` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add yogsoth-ai/dependency-mapping`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/yogsoth-ai/dependency-mapping/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: yogsoth-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/yogsoth-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/yogsoth-ai/dependency-mapping

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# Dependency Mapping

Map dependency relationships among sub-questions — determine which sub-questions must be answered first.

## HARD-GATE

<HARD-GATE>
Input must contain: ≥2 already-generated sub-questions.
</HARD-GATE>

## Pipeline

1. **Pre-check**: is the sub-question list complete
2. **Dependency identification**: for each pair of sub-questions, judge whether a dependency exists
3. **Dependency-type tagging**: strong dependency (must be completed first) / weak dependency (helpful but not required)
4. **Cycle detection**: check whether circular dependencies exist
5. **Critical-path identification**: find the longest dependency chain
6. **Parallelization-opportunity identification**: find groups of sub-questions that can proceed simultaneously
7. **Output**: dependency graph + critical path + parallelization opportunities

## Output Format

```
Dependencies:
  SQ1 → SQ2 (strong: SQ2 needs SQ1's result as input)
  SQ1 → SQ3 (weak: SQ3 benefits from SQ1 but can proceed independently)
  SQ2 → SQ4 (strong)

Circular dependencies: NONE / [list]
Critical path: SQ1 → SQ2 → SQ4 (length: 3)
Parallel groups: [SQ1, SQ3] can run simultaneously
```