| name | wickedness-assessment |
| description | Apply Rittel's 10 criteria to determine if the problem is tame, complex, or wicked, and adjust research strategy accordingly. |
| dependencies | {"sops":["wickedness-scoring"]} |
Wickedness Assessment
Determine the problem's nature — tame, complex, or wicked.
Budget
| Base SOP | Target | ±10% Range |
|---|
| web-search | 25 | 22–28 |
| web-research | 10 | 9–11 |
| paper-overview | 25 | 22–28 |
| paper-search | 15 | 13–17 |
| paper-research | 10 | 9–11 |
State Ledger
<HARD-GATE>
| SOP | Done | Target | % |
|-----|------|--------|---|
| web-search | ? | 25 | ? |
| web-research | ? | 10 | ? |
| paper-overview | ? | 25 | ? |
| paper-search | ? | 15 | ? |
| paper-research | ? | 10 | ? |
Budget Gate: OPEN/CLOSED (>=80% required to exit)
</HARD-GATE>
Available SOPs
Import: web-search, web-research, paper-overview, paper-search, paper-research
Subagent: wickedness-scoring
Execution Guidance
Apply Rittel's 10 criteria for wicked problems, score the research problem on each, determine if the problem is tame (solvable with standard methods), complex (requires systems thinking), or wicked (requires ongoing management, not solution). Adjust research strategy accordingly.
Available SOPs
Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.
| SOP | When to use |
|---|
| wickedness-scoring | Score a problem against Rittel's 10 criteria to determine if it is tame, complex, or wicked. |
