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name: oip-sog-book-ii-the-convergence
description: Apply the Signature of the Grain: Part II — The Convergence article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Signature of the Grain: Part II — The Convergence

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/oip-sog-book-ii-the-convergence). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/oip-sog-book-ii-the-convergence.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/oip-sog-book-ii-the-convergence/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

PART II — THE CONVERGENCE Why 8 and Not 20: The Compression of Compressions Claim derivation from A2, A5 . The eight pattern families are not arbitrary. They are the minimal set that covers the configuration space of structural solutions to

## Representations

- Human: /a/oip-sog-book-ii-the-convergence
- JSON: /api/articles/oip-sog-book-ii-the-convergence
- Relationships: /api/articles/oip-sog-book-ii-the-convergence/topology
- History: /api/articles/oip-sog-book-ii-the-convergence/revisions
