| name | impact-check |
| description | Assess whether the research problem/behavior is important — its potential value and reach. Use when user says "impact check", "check impact", or wants to judge whether an idea/behavior matters before committing. |
| argument-hint | ["idea-or-behavior-description"] |
| allowed-tools | WebSearch, WebFetch, Grep, Read, Glob, mcp__llm-chat__chat |
Impact Check Skill
Check whether a proposed idea studies an important problem/behavior — one worth committing effort to: $ARGUMENTS
What Counts as Impact
An idea is high-impact to the extent it does ANY of the following:
- solves an important problem;
- is likely to be widely used or cited by follow-up research;
- could change the direction of a research area;
- helps real applications, industry, society, or cross-disciplinary research;
- reveals an important phenomenon, even if the method is simple.
Constants
- REVIEWER_BACKEND =
llm-chat — External LLM reviewer via llm-chat MCP (model defers to LLM_MODEL env). Always ask the external reviewer for strict, high-rigor feedback.
Instructions
Given an idea / behavior description, systematically assess its importance:
Phase A: Extract the Impact-Bearing Claims
- Read the description and name the behavior/phenomenon or problem under study (not the method).
