ant-expert

Identify actors, map networks, and trace translation phases in socio-technical systems.

24|7|Updated Nov 15, 2025
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Skill: ant-expert
Source: https://github.com/ptreezh/sscisubagent-skills/tree/main/skills/ant-expert
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ptreezh/sscisubagent-skills --skill ant-expert

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This skill helps you analyze how socio-technical networks form by identifying both human and non-human actors, mapping their relationships, and tracing the translation process from problem framing to mobilization.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Actor identification (human + non-human): Extracts and classifies participants and assesses agency to support ANT-style symmetric analysis.
  • Network analysis: Computes structural indicators (e.g., density, degree distribution, central nodes) to reveal key connections and roles.
  • Translation process tracking: Traces problematization, interessement, enrollment, and mobilization, including controversy and stabilization-oriented assessment.
  • Project planning integration: Uses planning-with-files to structure stages, progress tracking, and synthesis.

Use case example: Analyze how electric vehicle adoption emerges in China by identifying regulators, firms, consumers, standards, charging infrastructure, and technologies, then tracing how interests are aligned into coordinated action and which elements stabilize the network.

Quick Start

Ask the AI to perform a comprehensive ANT analysis for your case, including actors identification, network mapping, translation tracking across all four phases, and stability evaluation.

Frequently Asked Questions about ant-expert

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I map human and non-human actors in a socio-technical network?

To map actors in a socio-technical network, this skill identifies and classifies both human and non-human participants, assessing their agency to support symmetric actor-network theory analysis. It extracts participants and constructs relationship networks to reveal structural topology and central nodes.

What is actor-network theory translation process tracking?

Actor-network theory translation tracking traces how interests align into coordinated action across four phases: problematization, interessement, enrollment, and mobilization. It includes controversy identification and stabilization assessment to evaluate whether the heterogeneous network successfully forms.

How do I analyze network topology and centrality for innovation diffusion?

To analyze network topology for innovation diffusion, this skill computes structural indicators like density, degree distribution, and central nodes. These metrics reveal key connections, roles, and material-semiotic relations among heterogeneous actors in organizational ecosystems.

Can I use actor-network theory analysis for policy implementation research?

Yes, you can use actor-network theory analysis for policy implementation research. It applies to socio-technical scenarios by mapping regulators, standards, and technologies, tracing how interests align into coordinated action and assessing which elements stabilize the network.

What is the best way to structure a comprehensive ANT analysis workflow?

The best way to structure an ANT analysis workflow is using the integrated planning-with-files approach. This structures stages, tracks progress, and synthesizes outputs, generating actor mapping, network topology, translation timelines, and stability evaluation in one coordinated process.