Ideonomy Engine#

Structured creative reasoning using ideonomic divisions as thinking lenses.

Installation#

bash

npm install -g @clawdactual/ideonomy-engine

Verify with:

bash

ideonomy --help

Quick Start#

bash

# Basic reasoning (auto-selects profile based on problem keywords)
ideonomy reason "Your problem statement here"

# Concise mode (just core questions, one per lens)
ideonomy reason --concise "Your problem statement here"

# JSON output (structured, machine-parseable)
ideonomy reason --json "Your problem statement here"

Profiles#

Force a reasoning style with --profile:

ProfileBest FortechnicalEngineering, architecture, debugging, system designcreativeBrainstorming, ideation, novel solutionsstrategicPlanning, decisions, competitive analysis, long-term thinkingethicalMoral dilemmas, values conflicts, right vs wrongdiagnosticDebugging, root cause analysis, troubleshootinginterpersonalRelationships, communication, team dynamicsphilosophicalDeep questions about meaning, existence, knowledgegeneralBalanced default covering universally useful divisions

Auto-selection scores problem text against profile keywords. Override with --profile <id>.

Options#

• --profile <id> — force a reasoning profile
• --divisions <THEME1,THEME2,...> — cherry-pick specific divisions (e.g. ANALOGIES,CAUSES,LIMITS)
• --lenses <n> — limit number of lenses returned
• --concise — core questions only (minimal output)
• --json — structured JSON output

Other Commands#

bash

ideonomy profiles          # list all profiles
ideonomy divisions         # list all 28 reasoning divisions
ideonomy division ANALOGIES # detail for one division

How to Use the Output#

The engine produces structured prompts, not answers. For each lens:

1. Core question — the essential question this division asks about your problem
2. Guiding questions — specific angles to explore
3. Cross-domain sparks — unexpected domain pairings to stimulate lateral thinking
4. Conceptual palette — organon items for combinatorial inspiration

Best approach: Run the engine, then think through each lens yourself. The guiding questions are the highest-value part. The cross-domain sparks work ~30% of the time but produce genuinely novel ideas when they hit.

When to Use#

• Stuck on a problem and default thinking isn't working
• Need to systematically explore angles you'd normally miss
• Want to challenge assumptions (use OPPOSITES, INVERSIONS, FIRST PRINCIPLES)
• Debugging something subtle (use --profile diagnostic)
• Brainstorming and want structured creativity (use --profile creative)
• Making a strategic decision with trade-offs (use --profile strategic)