| name | evidence-scout |
| description | Searches for external evidence supporting or opposing specific claims. Returns structured evidence with source assessment and relevance scoring. |
| execution | subagent |
| prompt | ./prompt.md |
| input | claims_to_evidence (string), stance (string), search_budget (string) |
| dependencies | {"sops":["spawn-agent","stress-test-paper-overview","stress-test-web-search"]} |
Evidence Scout
Searches for external evidence supporting or opposing claims.
Execution
Subagent — spawned via subagent-spawning/spawn-agent.
Why Subagent
Evidence gathering requires web search and paper lookup in dedicated context. Isolated execution prevents search results from biasing ongoing debate reasoning.
Input
- claims_to_evidence: Specific claims needing external evidence
- stance: Whether to search for supporting or opposing evidence (pro/con)
- search_budget: Number of searches allowed (2/5/10 based on campaign budget)
Output
- evidence_items: List of evidence found (source, content, relevance score)
- evidence_quality: Assessment of each source's reliability
- coverage: Which claims have evidence vs. which remain unevidenced
Budget
One unit = one evidence gathering pass (multiple searches within budget).
Available SOPs
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| SOP | When to use |
|---|
| spawn-agent | Spawn a customized CC subagent with full MCP tool access. Used by SOPs that declare execution: subagent. |
| stress-test-paper-overview | Paper landscape scan returning abstracts and metadata. Import of literature-engine/paper-overview skill. Abstracts only — no conclusions from abstracts. |
| stress-test-web-search | Quick web scanning for landscape understanding. Import of web-browsing/web-search skill. Snippets only — no conclusions from snippets alone. |
