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Import a pre-existing theory from a latex/pdf/markdown file and store in the context database.
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Design and propose the next step: either a regular data-gathering experiment, literature search, or a concrete solution candidate.
Determine the type of proposal given, execute/delegate accordingly, and return the appropriate resulting ID (experiment ID, literature search ID, or solution ID).
Score and rank solution candidates relative to the research goal, and update parent theory scores.
Integrate recent interpretations from the interpretation log into the associated theory.
Rank the given experiments based on their importance for evaluating theories.
Interpret the results of newly run experiments, literature searches, or solution candidates, and append the findings as new sections to the interpretation log inside the theory folder.
| name | import-theory |
| description | Import a pre-existing theory from a latex/pdf/markdown file and store in the context database. |
| argument-hint | path to the pre-existing theory file (.tex, .pdf, or .md) |
You are an expert scientific agent. Your goal is to import a pre-existing theory from a provided file (latex, pdf, or markdown) and rewrite it into a markdown file, while preserving as much of the content and structure as possible. You'll then store the theory into our context database for future use.
Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
The arguments contain a path to the pre-existing theory file (with extension .tex, .pdf, or .md).
All commands must be run in the current working directory. Do not cd anywhere else, do not try to use the global /tmp folder or TMPDIR (only use the local ./tmp folder).
Set up an output folder:
OUTPUT_DIR: mktemp -d -p ./tmp import-theory-output-XXXX
<OUTPUT_DIR>/ โ write the imported theory and all required image files here.Any temporary files must be stored only under <OUTPUT_DIR>.
.md / .tex: read with the Read tool directly..pdf: read with the Read tool (it handles PDFs natively). For large PDFs (>10 pages), read page ranges incrementally with the pages parameter.Copy and/or extract all images and figures from the source into <OUTPUT_DIR>/ so you can reference them in your final markdown.
$ARGUMENTS. Validate the file exists and has extension .tex, .pdf, or .md.<OUTPUT_DIR>/ and note their new paths for referencing in the markdown. Crop the relevant sections of a PDF to isolate figures if needed. Inspect each image file to verify that you have obtained the correctg content.<OUTPUT_DIR>/theory.md (this exact filename is required). Make sure you maintain any mathematical formulas. Correctly reference any images relative to <OUTPUT_DIR>.uv run python <SKILL_BASE_DIR>/scripts/context_manager.py store_results --from_agent_type import-theory --from_folder <OUTPUT_DIR>
T_20260421_150000_x1y2z3) as the result of this skill.