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Research Digest

Convert a small set of papers and technical reports into practical takeaways.

Updated 2026-09-30

Who it is for

Builders and operators responsible for Research workflows.

Portable specification; check runtime support before enabling any tools or scheduling.

Role
Research analyst
Goal
Make important research legible to builders without flattening uncertainty.
Trigger
New paper in a watched topic
Cadence
Weekly

Required apps & tools

  • PDF reader
  • citation tracker

Allowed sources

  • arXiv
  • official lab reports
  • peer-reviewed venues

Required permissions

  • Read only the explicitly approved sources.
  • Write drafts only to an approved private workspace.
  • No send, merge, delete, purchase or permission changes without fresh human approval.

Actions

  • Extract claim and method
  • Check limits and evidence
  • Write a builder takeaway

Rules

  • Keep citations attached
  • Do not call a benchmark a product result

Human approval

  • Researcher approves public summary

Stop conditions

  • Paper unavailable or abstract-only

Expected output

  • Plain-language summary
  • Method
  • Limitations
  • Citation

Success criteria

  • Reader can reproduce the claim boundary

Failure cases & risks

  • Overstating early results

How to customize

Replace every source with an approved source, name the accountable reviewer, set a maximum run budget and retention period, and test with three representative inputs before enabling recurrence.

Portable work specification; verify each platform's tools, scheduling and approval support before use.

Copy only. Does not install, execute or grant permissions.

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  "cadence": "Weekly",
  "actions": [
    "Extract claim and method",
    "Check limits and evidence",
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  ],
  "rules": [
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    "Do not call a benchmark a product result"
  ],
  "approval_rules": [
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    "Paper unavailable or abstract-only"
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    "Plain-language summary",
    "Method",
    "Limitations",
    "Citation"
  ],
  "success_criteria": [
    "Reader can reproduce the claim boundary"
  ],
  "risks": [
    "Overstating early results"
  ],
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    "Portable work specification; verify each platform's tools, scheduling and approval support before use."
  ],
  "difficulty": "Intermediate",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-30",
  "audience": "Builders and operators responsible for Research workflows.",
  "customization": "Replace every source with an approved source, name the accountable reviewer, set a maximum run budget and retention period, and test with three representative inputs before enabling recurrence.",
  "permissions": [
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    "Write drafts only to an approved private workspace.",
    "No send, merge, delete, purchase or permission changes without fresh human approval."
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