Purpose

Convert a raw mathematical modeling contest problem into a structured task specification.

This skill focuses on reading and decomposing the problem. It extracts what the contest is asking for, what objects are being studied, what data and constraints are available, what outputs are required, and how the subquestions depend on each other.

This skill does not classify the final problem type, select models, write code, or draft paper sections.

When to use

Use this skill:

• After a new contest problem statement is provided.
• When problem text, PDF content, Word content, screenshots, or attachment descriptions need to be converted into a structured task brief.
• Before problem classification, method selection, code generation, or paper writing.
• When the team disagrees about what the problem is asking.
• When the current workflow lacks a validated problem parse artifact.

Preconditions