Tension Mining

---
name: tension-mining
description: Identify opposing forces that keep gaps open. Uses evaporating cloud to expose hidden assumptions behind conflicts and polarity mapping for unresolvable tensions.
used-by: insight
---

# 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.