autoresearch
Skill2 starsChanged 54 days agoApache-2.0View on GitHub
Autonomous iteration loop: modify, verify, keep/discard against any metric
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- thistleknot/skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
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- taixuann/development-spacetheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- TidalPaladin/skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- usecompai/compound-operations-modeltheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
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aaronjmarsSkillaeon-update
Pull framework updates from the upstream Aeon repo into this instance - 3-way merges canon's new commits into a PR, never clobbering operator config.
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auto-workflow
Two-mode aeon.yml workflow builder - analyze inspects URLs and emits a tiered, signal-verified skill-enablement plan plus an aeon.yml diff; enable flips slugs to enabled:true and opens a PR.
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The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
2 rules. 0 are common, 1 is distinctive, and 1 is very specific to this project.
0
Common
Most of the 96 edited versions we read keep these.
1
Distinctive
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
1
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Distinctive: line 12
Never push, publish, or deploy without explicit user approval.
- Very specific: line 14
All results logged to autoresearch/{subcommand}-{YYMMDD}-{HHMM}/ directory.
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 96 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
Autoresearch — Autonomous Goal-directed Iteration
Safety Invariants (all subcommands)
- Never push, publish, or deploy without explicit user approval.
- Bounded by default. Override with
Iterations: unlimited. - All results logged to
autoresearch/{subcommand}-{YYMMDD}-{HHMM}/directory. - Chain handoff via
handoff.json. Evals reads*-results.tsv.
Dispatch (bare $autoresearch)
Parse the invocation in this order:
| Condition | Mode |
Metric: or Verify: present | Classic — existing metric loop, unchanged |
| Free-form natural-language goal, no metric/verify | Plan — derive a reviewable metric and verification command; do not start an autonomous loop yet |
| Nothing | Setup wizard — interactive config builder |
--classic flag | Force Classic regardless of goal text |
Print a banner on every invocation: [autoresearch] mode: classic | plan | wizard.
Subcommands
| Command | Does | Default Iterations |
$autoresearch | Iterate against a metric: modify → verify → keep/discard | 25 |
$autoresearch plan | Convert a goal into validated Scope, Metric, Verify config | N/A |
$autoresearch debug | Hunt bugs: hypothesize → test → falsify → repeat | 15 |
$autoresearch fix | Crush errors one-by-one until zero remain | 20 |
$autoresearch security | STRIDE + OWASP audit with red-team personas | 15 |
$autoresearch ship | Ship through 8 phases: checklist → dry-run → deploy → verify | N/A |
$autoresearch scenario | Generate edge cases across 12 dimensions | 20 |
$autoresearch predict | 5 expert personas debate before implementation | N/A |
$autoresearch learn | Scout codebase → generate docs or wiki → validate → fix loop | 10 |
$autoresearch reason | Adversarial debate with blind judges until convergence | 8 |
$autoresearch probe | 8 personas interrogate requirements until saturation | 15 |
$autoresearch improve | Research ICP challenges, discover improvements, generate PRDs | 15 |
$autoresearch evals | Analyze iteration results: trends, plateaus, regressions | N/A |
$autoresearch regression | Regression stability gate: baseline vs candidate, verdict STABLE/UNSTABLE | N/A |
Universal Flags
| Flag | Applies To | Purpose |
Iterations: N | All looping | Set iteration count |
Iterations: unlimited | All looping | Opt-in unbounded |
--evals | All looping | Mid-loop checkpoints + final summary |
--evals-interval N | All looping | Override checkpoint frequency |
--chain <targets> | All | Sequential handoff after completion |
--<subcommand> | All | Shorthand for --chain <subcommand> |
--classic | Bare $autoresearch | Force Classic metric-loop mode |
Natural-language goals
For a plain-language goal, load plan.md and produce a concrete Metric: and Verify: configuration for user review. Start the Classic loop only after those fields are explicit. This package does not currently include an executable cross-subcommand orchestrator.
references/orchestrator-routing.md records a future routing design. Treat it as design material only: do not invoke the commands described there and do not claim that automatic goal classification, state routing, or plateau detection is available.
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