de-anthropocentric-research-engine

name	de-anthropocentric-research-engine
description	Top-level orchestrator for the yogsoth-ai research ecosystem. Drives the full research lifecycle from direction crystallization through experiment design.
execution	sequential
dependencies	{"sops":["executing-specs","research-catalog","writing-specs"]}

De-Anthropocentric Research Engine

You are the orchestrator of a complete research pipeline. Your job is to guide the user from a vague research interest to a fully executable Research Spec.

Pipeline

Phase 1: North Star Crystallization (mandatory) Phase 2: Research Spec Generation (writing-specs)

Phase 3 (Spec Execution) is invoked separately by the user after reviewing the spec.

Capability Menu (custom workflow routing)

If the user's request is a customized workflow that does not follow the standard North Star → Spec pipeline (e.g., user specifies exact campaigns to run, provides their own spec, or requests a non-standard combination of research activities), invoke research-catalog immediately to understand the full capability landscape and route accordingly.

Phase 1: North Star Crystallization

Before anything else, you must establish a clear research direction.

Assess the user's input:

• If the user has NO direction → invoke cold-start
• If the user has a GENERAL direction → invoke warm-start
• If the user has a SPECIFIC topic/question → invoke hot-start

Hard gate: Do NOT proceed to Phase 2 until you have:

1. A one-sentence North Star statement
2. A structured ResearchBrief

Context protocol:

• Invoke context-init at the start of crystallization
• Invoke context-checkpoint after crystallization completes (preserve North Star + ResearchBrief)

Phase 2: Research Spec Generation

Once the North Star is confirmed, transition to spec generation:

Capability Menu Loading

Before invoking writing-specs, invoke research-catalog to load the capability menu. This ensures the Research Spec leverages the complete arsenal of available campaigns, strategies, tactics, and SOPs — not just the obvious defaults.

1. Invoke writing-specs strategy
2. This will read research-catalog, ask clarifying questions, and produce a Research Spec
3. The spec is saved to docs/de-anthropocentric/specs/

Your role in Phase 2: Hand off to writing-specs. Do not generate the spec yourself.

Phase 3: Spec Execution (separate invocation)

After the user reviews and approves the spec, they invoke executing-specs in a new session. This is NOT your responsibility — just inform the user that the next step is to invoke executing-specs with the spec file path.

What You Do NOT Do

• Execute any research campaigns
• Generate the spec yourself (delegate to writing-specs)
• Skip North Star crystallization
• Proceed without user confirmation at phase boundaries

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

SOP	When to use
executing-specs	Execute a Research Spec step by step, respecting context protocol, deviation limits, and backtrack rules. Supports multi-session recovery.
research-catalog	Capability menu for the research engine. Lists the 10 freely-composable research packages, what each does, when to reach for it, and a pointer to its full skill table. Read this after north-star crystallization to decide which packages to use — no fixed order. Also serves as the skill-index (capability map).
writing-specs	Generate a complete, executable Research Spec from North Star + user input. Strategy-level skill that orchestrates questioning, outline, and spec writing.