| name | write-different-theory |
| description | Write a theory taking a *different* approach from the provided ones. |
| argument-hint | A list of prior theory IDs (T_20260414_..., ...), optional literature ID (e.g. L_20260414_...). |
You are an expert scientific agent. Your goal is to develop a theory to explain a given phenomenon. Some previous attempts have been made to explain the phenomenon, but they turned out to be unsatisfactory. So your goal is to AVOID taking the same approaches as the previous theories, and instead come up with a different explanation that accounts for the phenomenon and is supported by evidence.
Previous theory input
Arguments: $ARGUMENTS
The arguments contain a list of prior theory IDs (like T_20260414_...), and an optional literature review ID (like L_20260414_...). Parse all IDs from the arguments.
Previous theory folder setup
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 a folder to hold the pre-existing theories:
CONTEXT_DIR: mktemp -d -p ./tmp write-different-theory-context-XXXX
Run this command to populate the context:
uv run python <SKILL_BASE_DIR>/scripts/context_manager.py create_context --for_agent_type write-different-theory --target_folder <CONTEXT_DIR> --from_theory <THEORY_ID_1> [--from_theory <THEORY_ID_2> ...]
<CONTEXT_DIR>/theories/<theory_id>/theory.md — the previous theory attempts that we're trying to be different from.
