| name | bscost-net |
| description | Plan and execute internet-assisted backside net cost modeling for signal and clock nets, then evaluate stability and correlation against HPWL baselines across multiple designs. Use when users ask to improve/validate backside cost models, choose benchmark designs, compare model vs HPWL, or prepare publishable model-evaluation evidence. |
BS Cost Net
Use this skill to move model work from single-design intuition to reproducible, multi-design evidence.
Background Knowledge Links
This skill should stay linked to:
- KB workflow and comparison-policy context for backside cost-model evaluation.
- Local paper-derived evidence or benchmark notes when choosing benchmark classes and publishable evidence framing.
eda-context-accessor when current KB or tool context needs to be refreshed before benchmark or evaluation design.
If the planned benchmark set or evaluation claim conflicts with current KB or paper-derived background knowledge, keep that conflict explicit and route KB feedback instead of silently proceeding.
Mandatory artifacts
contract.md/tsv and bucketed.md/tsv
- design list + source links + commits
- one summary stating whether model is stably better than HPWL
Operational References
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references/background-knowledge-links.md when deciding which KB notes, paper-derived artifacts, and benchmark assumptions are authoritative for the current study.
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references/benchmark_candidates.md when selecting the benchmark panel or deciding whether the current panel is too narrow.
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references/web_research_protocol.md when network-backed benchmark expansion or provenance checking is required.
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references/model_plan.md when designing signal-net and clock-net modeling tracks and aligned output fields.
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references/evaluation-protocol.md when setting Gate-0/Gate-1 evaluation structure, HPWL comparison, or stability-panel reporting.
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references/promotion-gate.md when deciding whether the model remains in shadow mode or is eligible for active optimization.