What is a Möbius twist in data navigation?

A Möbius twist occurs when a navigation path requires traversing the same logical data location from two different orientations simultaneously, leading to logical ambiguity or infinite loops.

Does this work with circular references?

Yes, it specifically identifies re-entry points into data structures that would create non-orientable surfaces and rejects those paths as invalid.

Is there a runtime overhead for using this filter?

No, the filtering process happens during the validation and compilation phase. Once a navigator is validated as topologically sound, it runs with zero additional overhead.

How does this skill improve performance?

It performs validation before paths are compiled or cached. This 'early rejection' prevents the system from attempting to execute invalid or recursive logic, saving runtime resources.

Möbius Path Filtering

Name: Möbius Path Filtering
Author: plurigrid

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Validates and filters data navigation paths using non-orientable topological constraints to prevent infinite cycles and ambiguous traversals.

Möbius Path Filtering is a specialized topological validation layer designed to enhance data navigation reliability within complex structures. By applying non-orientable constraints, it identifies and rejects paths that would require a navigator to traverse the same logical position from conflicting orientations—a phenomenon known as a 'Möbius twist.' This skill ensures that complex nested structures and circular references are handled deterministically, preventing expensive runtime errors and infinite loops by validating path logic before compilation begins.

Key Features

01Integrates with Specter-style navigation for pre-cache validation

02Provides early rejection of invalid paths before navigator compilation

03Enforces non-backtracking properties for guaranteed deterministic traversal

04Detects and eliminates non-orientable 'Möbius twist' paths in data structures

057 GitHub stars

06Identifies cycles and circular references in nested JSON or Dict objects

Use Cases

01Optimizing path compilation by filtering invalid navigation candidates at the pre-cache stage

02Ensuring unambiguous key transformations in deeply nested hierarchical data

03Preventing infinite loops when traversing circular or self-referential data structures

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add plurigrid/asi möbius-path-filtering

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

Key Features

01Integrates with Specter-style navigation for pre-cache validation

02Provides early rejection of invalid paths before navigator compilation

03Enforces non-backtracking properties for guaranteed deterministic traversal

04Detects and eliminates non-orientable 'Möbius twist' paths in data structures

057 GitHub stars

06Identifies cycles and circular references in nested JSON or Dict objects

Use Cases

01Optimizing path compilation by filtering invalid navigation candidates at the pre-cache stage

02Ensuring unambiguous key transformations in deeply nested hierarchical data

03Preventing infinite loops when traversing circular or self-referential data structures

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add plurigrid/asi möbius-path-filtering

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT