What is a Pattern-Seed?

A Pattern-Seed is a highly compressed version of a pattern (like a specific metaphor or question) that, when revisited, 'unfolds' back into the full problem-solving dynamic.

What is a 'Vasana' in the context of this skill?

A Vasana is a behavioral or thinking pattern that persists across unrelated contexts. This skill helps you notice these patterns so they can be captured and applied to future problems.

How does Vasana differ from a standard knowledge base?

While a knowledge base stores 'what' was learned, Vasana stores 'how' the understanding was reached, focusing on the interaction choreography and the mental shift that occurred.

Does this skill work automatically?

Yes, it uses passive monitoring to observe the conversation turns. If it detects a high-value pattern, it will suggest capturing it, but it always waits for user approval before recording.

When will the Vasana skill suggest capturing a pattern?

It triggers when it notices strong signals such as moving from a stuck state to a clear one, when a new system or framework emerges from the conversation, or when a specific thinking error repeats.

Vasana Pattern Discovery

Name: Vasana Pattern Discovery
Author: bogheorghiu

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Productivity & Workflow

Identifies and captures recurring cognitive and behavioral patterns that emerge during interactions to build a transferrable pattern library.

Vasana is a meta-cognitive tool for Claude Code designed to notice when patterns of thought or behavior persist across unrelated contexts. Unlike standard logging, it focuses on the 'choreography' of the interaction—how a perspective shift occurred or how a specific dialogue style led to a breakthrough. By identifying these 'vasanas' (lingering patterns), the skill allows you to externalize your cognitive process before it is lost. It monitors for high-value indicators like perspective shifts, boundary crossings, and recursive self-reference, suggesting when a moment is worth capturing into a three-tier system of snippets, patterns, and pattern-seeds for future use.

Key Features

01Automated suggestions for capturing 'interaction choreographies'

02Integration with relational memory to track connections between insights

03Three-tier archival system: Snippets (manifestation), Patterns (dynamics), and Seeds (compression)

04Passive monitoring for interaction shifts and emergent mental frameworks

05Cross-domain pattern detection beyond traditional categorical boundaries

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Use Cases

01Formalizing the 'interaction dance' that helps move a project from vague requirements to a clear technical specification

02Identifying and documenting recurring meta-cognitive errors or 'blind spots' during complex development tasks

03Capturing a specific troubleshooting framework that successfully solved problems across different programming languages

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add bogheorghiu/ex-cog vasana

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT