research-f-iteration

name	research[F]-iteration
description	ResearchPilot Research Assistant [Phase F]: Code iteration
version	2.0.0
license	LICENSE

Phase F: Code Iteration and Model Improvement

user_requirements.md priority: All user constraints in docs/user_requirements.md take precedence over any default instruction in this skill. Always read that file before generating any output.

Workflow Overview & Outputs

ResearchPilot-Skills splits a complete academic research project into seven independent stage skills. The current skill is one link in that chain.

Seven-Stage Chain

Skill	Phase	Main Output
/research[A]-exploration	Direction Exploration	docs/idea_report.md Part 1
/research[B]-idea	Idea Deepening	docs/idea_report.md Part 2
/research[C]-experiment	Experiment Design	docs/idea_report.md Part 3
/research[D]-implementation	Implementation Design	docs/implementation.md
/research[E]-coding	Coding	code/ + docs/dev_log.md
/research[F]-iteration	Code Iteration	dev_log.md iteration records
/research[G.0]-plan	Paper Planning	manuscript architecture + notebooks/figures.ipynb
/research[G.1]-method	Method	manuscript Method section
/research[G.2]-experiments	Experiments	manuscript Experiments section
/research[G.3]-abstract	Abstract	manuscript Abstract
/research[G.4]-introduction	Introduction	manuscript Introduction
/research[G.5]-related	Related Works	manuscript Related Works
/research[G.6]-conclusion	Conclusion + References	manuscript Conclusion
/research[G.7]-review	Full-paper Review	review report

Project Directory Structure

docs/
  idea_report.md        # Part 1 (Phase A) / Part 2 (Phase B) / Part 3 (Phase C)
  implementation.md     # Coding guide (Phase D)
  dev_log.md            # Dev log (append-only, never delete)
  user_requirements.md  # User constraints, collected by Claude
  papers/               # Downloaded PDFs or abstract TXTs
  manuscripts/          # Phase G paper drafts

code/
  src/models/{model}.py / baseline/
  src/data/ / src/train.py / src/evaluate.py / src/utils/
  scripts/              # nohup shell scripts
  configs/
  data/ / results/ / logs/
  README.md / requirements.txt

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Command

/research[F]-iteration

An optional natural-language instruction may follow the command. The AI will treat it as an additional constraint or supplement for this invocation.

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Phase F Flow Overview

F-1 Diagnostic analysis (read dev_log.md + results/ + idea_report.md, produce report)
F-2 Confirm backtrack scope (hyperparams only / model architecture / experiment design)
F-3 Update design documents (documents first, then code — never skip)
F-4 Code changes (append iteration log entry after every file change)
F-5 Validation (run experiments, append results to dev_log)
F-6 Decide whether to continue (loop F-1, or proceed to next phase)

Full step-by-step instructions: references/phase-F.md.

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Non-Negotiable Constraints

1. dev_log.md is append-only: every code change must append a new log entry — never overwrite.
2. Must read dev_log.md, results/ data, and idea_report.md before diagnosing — no guessing.
3. Scope must be confirmed by user; design documents updated before any code changes.
4. If model architecture changes (Method), ablation design must be reviewed and updated in Part 3 if affected.
5. Rules in references/template-flexibility.md take precedence over any specific template instruction.

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On Phase Completion

When results are satisfactory:

Phase F complete. {N} iteration rounds completed. Final results recorded in dev_log.md.

→ Use `/research[G.0]-plan` to enter the Paper Planning phase.

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Reference Files

• Detailed flow: references/phase-F.md
• Template flexibility rules: references/template-flexibility.md