Academic Paper Verification

A systematic skill for verifying the integrity and replicability of an academic research paper. This covers everything from individual coefficient checks to full end-to-end replication.

Overview

Verification proceeds in six phases. Each phase produces structured output. Do not skip phases - earlier phases feed into later ones.

Phase 1: Discovery       -> inventory of all project files, scripts, outputs, paper
Phase 2: Table Audit     -> cross-check every number in every table
Phase 3: Inline Claims   -> verify quantitative claims in paper body text
Phase 4: Code Review     -> audit R scripts for correctness, modeling decisions, data pipeline
Phase 5: Manifest Build  -> create verification_manifest.json linking claims to code
Phase 6: Replication     -> write and run tests/verify_replication.R, fix failures