# Tension Mining

> Identify opposing forces that keep gaps open. Uses evaporating cloud to expose hidden assumptions behind conflicts and polarity mapping for unresolvable tensions.

- Skill: `yogsoth-ai/tension-mining` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add yogsoth-ai/tension-mining`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/yogsoth-ai/tension-mining/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: yogsoth-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/yogsoth-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/yogsoth-ai/tension-mining

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# Tension Mining

Identify the opposing forces that keep a gap persistently open.

## When to Use

A gap persists despite awareness — need to understand what structural tensions prevent resolution.

## Budget

| Base SOP | Target | ±10% Range |
|----------|--------|------------|
| web-search | 20 | 18–22 |
| web-research | 10 | 9–11 |
| paper-overview | 30 | 27–33 |
| paper-search | 20 | 18–22 |
| paper-research | 10 | 9–11 |

## State Ledger

```
<HARD-GATE>
| SOP | Done | Target | % |
|-----|------|--------|---|
| web-search | ? | 20 | ? |
| web-research | ? | 10 | ? |
| paper-overview | ? | 30 | ? |
| paper-search | ? | 20 | ? |
| paper-research | ? | 10 | ? |
Budget Gate: OPEN/CLOSED (>=80% required to exit)
</HARD-GATE>
```

## Available Tactics

- dialectical-synthesis

## Available SOPs

**Import:** web-search, web-research, paper-overview, paper-search, paper-research
**Subagent:** evaporating-cloud, polarity-mapping

## Execution Guidance

Identify opposing forces that keep the gap open. Use evaporating cloud to expose hidden assumptions behind conflicts. Use polarity mapping for tensions that cannot be resolved (only managed).

## Output Format

Tension Report — identified tensions, evaporating clouds, polarity maps, resolution strategies.

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## Available Tactics

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

| Tactic | When to use |
| --- | --- |
| dialectical-synthesis | Hegelian thesis-antithesis-synthesis cycle — propose position, generate opposition, structured debate, synthesize transcending insight. Combines evaporating-cloud and polarity-mapping SOPs. |

## Available SOPs

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

| SOP | When to use |
| --- | --- |
| evaporating-cloud | Model conflicts as Goldratt's Evaporating Cloud — expose hidden assumptions behind opposing needs to dissolve the conflict. |
| polarity-mapping | Map unresolvable tensions as Johnson polarities — 4 quadrants (positive/negative of each pole), early warnings, action steps for managing rather than solving. |

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