/extract-generic-space

name: extract-generic-space
description: "Infer the shared abstract relational structure that is common across conceptual-blend input spaces."

extract-generic-space

Purpose

Infer the shared abstract relational structure common across conceptual-blend input spaces.

Input contract

required: [input_space_set]
optional: [candidate_relations, blend_goal]
constraints: [generic relations must be present in at least two input spaces]

Procedure

1. Compare roles and relations across the input spaces. 2. Keep only shared structure and mark source-specific attributes. 3. Validate the generic space against the blend goal before projection.

If the generic space supports a coherent candidate blend, consider `simulate-emergent-properties` as the next tactic.

Output contract

produces: [generic_space, shared_relations, excluded_attributes]
delta_fields: [findings, hypothesis_updates, uncertainties]

Quality gates

• Every generic relation has at least two source traces; source-specific structure is not silently generalized.

Failure and counterexamples

Return no generic space when the inputs share only vocabulary or when relation alignment is ambiguous.

Provenance map

• `conceptual-blending/generic-space`: concept (no exact pool entry).