synthesis-principle-extract

Generalize from specific examples to distill portable rules that apply across contexts and predict new situations. Use when: (1) asked to extract underlying principles or identify generalizable lessons from specific cases, (2) have multiple examples showing recurring patterns but no explicit rule explaining why the pattern holds, (3) need to create guidelines from experience that capture underlying truth rather than surface similarity, (4) applying lessons from past situations to new contexts and need to verify the principle actually transfers.