Algorithm Design Planner

Convert a validated research idea into a concrete method design that can be implemented, ablated, evaluated, and explained in a paper.

Use this skill when:

• an idea has passed early validation and needs an actual algorithm
• a method, loss, architecture, inference procedure, or training recipe is underspecified
• the user needs a method design document before coding
• a project needs assumptions, failure modes, ablations, and implementation boundaries
• early results suggest revising the algorithm rather than only rerunning experiments
• a paper's method section is hard to write because the method itself is not precise

Do not use this skill to launch experiments. Pair it with experiment-design-planner after the design is specific enough to test.

Pair this skill with:

• research-project-memory when the design changes claims, assumptions, risks, actions, or worktree purpose
• research-idea-validator before this skill if the idea itself may not be worth pursuing