# Resource Constraint

> Are resources sufficient? — Quantify compute, data, time, human, and financial resource constraints

- Skill: `yogsoth-ai/resource-constraint` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add yogsoth-ai/resource-constraint`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/yogsoth-ai/resource-constraint/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/resource-constraint

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# Strategy: Resource Constraint

## Methodology

Systematic resource feasibility assessment:
- **Demand modeling**: What does the experiment need?
- **Supply inventory**: What do we actually have?
- **Gap analysis**: Where does demand exceed supply?
- **Critical chain**: Which resource constraints lie on the critical path?
- **Buffer sizing**: How much slack do we need?

Resource categories:
| Category | Examples |
|----------|----------|
| Compute | GPU hours, CPU cores, memory, storage |
| Data | Training samples, labeled data, access rights |
| Time | Calendar time, researcher hours, review cycles |
| Human | Expertise, headcount, availability |
| Financial | Budget, cost per experiment, opportunity cost |

## Execution Flow

1. **Quantify Resources** → call `resource-quantification` SOP
   - Input: experiment plan, resource inventory
   - Output: demand/supply/gap table per category

2. **Identify Critical Chain** → call `critical-chain-identification` SOP
   - Input: task list with resource assignments
   - Output: critical chain with resource contention points

3. **Size Buffers** → call `buffer-sizing` SOP
   - Input: critical chain, task duration estimates
   - Output: project/feeding/resource buffer recommendations

4. **Rank Sensitivity** → invoke `sensitivity-ranking` tactic
   - Determine which resource gap is most binding

5. **Report** → synthesize feasibility assessment
   - Go/No-Go/Conditional recommendation

## Budget Gate

| Resource | Budget | Notes |
|----------|--------|-------|
| Subagent calls | ≤6 | 3 SOPs + synthesis |
| Iterations | ≤2 | Re-quantify if estimates change |
| Output size | ≤3000 tokens | Gap table + recommendation |

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## Available Tactics

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

| Tactic | When to use |
| --- | --- |
| sensitivity-ranking | Rank constraints by sensitivity — which ones most impact the outcome if they shift |

## Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

| SOP | When to use |
| --- | --- |
| buffer-sizing | Calculate project, feeding, and resource buffers — shared with implementation-planning |
| critical-chain-identification | Identify the critical chain — longest path considering resource contention |
| resource-quantification | Quantify resource demand vs supply vs gap for each resource category |

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