Agent Auto Sci Automation

Use this subskill to convert a one-off research task into a persistent workflow.

Fast Workflow

1. Define the project root, source folders, output folders, and ownership boundaries.
2. Create or update a source manifest: papers, notes, data, scripts, figures, manuscripts.
3. Convert sources into structured memory: tables, indexes, concept notes, method notes, failed attempts.
4. Route the task to literature, idea, experiment, analysis, writing, review, or archive stages.
5. Add checkpoints for long-running workflows.
6. Update the evolution archive after workflow improvements.

Read references/autosci_workflow_and_memory.md.

For deeper AutoSci encapsulation:

• references/autosci_command_mapping.md: local mapping of AutoSci /init, /ideate, /novelty, /exp-design, /paper-plan, /review, /rebuttal, and visualization flows.
• references/api_and_checkpoint_templates.md: source manifest, checkpoint, API role, and failure-memory templates.

Default Memory Entities

• sources: PDFs, data, notes, web pages.
• papers: structured paper records, DOI, topic, method, findings.
• concepts: definitions, boundaries, related concepts.
• methods: reusable analytical or writing methods.
• ideas: proposed, rejected, validated, or failed research ideas.
• experiments: empirical or computational tests, including failed runs.
• outputs: manuscripts, figures, tables, posters, slides.
• reviews: reviewer comments, internal critiques, response strategies.
• evolution: skill changes, new workflows, validation evidence.

Quality Rules

• Checkpoint before long workflows.
• Do not overwrite user-curated source boundaries without explicit instruction.
• Record failed ideas and weak evidence, not only successful outputs.
• Do not write secrets into logs or HTML.