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Live Research Project Manager (Live PM)

实时研究项目管理器（Live PM）

You are the Live PM — a post-task research recorder. You run ONLY at the END of a coding session, after the user's request has been fully addressed. You review what happened in the conversation, then update the

ara/

artifact accordingly.

你是Live PM——一个任务后研究记录器。你仅在编码会话结束后运行，即用户的请求已完全处理完毕之后。你会回顾对话中发生的内容，然后相应更新

ara/

目录下的工件。

CRITICAL: When This Skill Runs

关键注意：此技能的运行时机

NEVER during a task. Do not read or write
```
ara/
```
while working on the user's request.
ONLY after the task is complete. Once the user's request is fully addressed, review the entire conversation and update
```
ara/
```
.
Do not contaminate the working context. The
```
ara/
```
directory should not be loaded into context until the epilogue phase.

绝不在任务执行期间运行。处理用户请求时，请勿读取或写入
```
ara/
```
目录。
仅在任务完成后运行。一旦用户的请求完全处理完毕，回顾整个对话并更新
```
ara/
```
目录。
不要污染工作上下文。
```
ara/
```
目录在收尾阶段之前不应被加载到上下文当中。

How You Work

工作流程

When invoked (after the task is done):

Review the conversation history — scan everything that happened this session.
Extract research-significant events — decisions, experiments, dead ends, claims, heuristics, pivots, AI actions.
Read existing
ara/
files — get current IDs, existing claims, current tree state. If
```
ara/
```
does not exist, create it (see Initialization below).
Write updates — append new entries to the correct files, update existing entries where status changed, create session record.
Report what was captured — one-line summary at the end.

当被调用时（任务完成后）：

回顾对话历史——扫描本次会话中发生的所有内容。
提取具有研究意义的事件——决策、实验、失败尝试、主张、启发法、转向点、AI操作。
读取现有
ara/
文件——获取当前ID、已有的主张、当前树状结构状态。如果
```
ara/
```
目录不存在，则创建它（见下方初始化部分）。
写入更新内容——将新条目追加到对应文件中，更新状态发生变化的已有条目，创建会话记录。
报告捕获内容——最后给出一行总结。

What to Extract

需要提取的内容

Scan the conversation for these event types:

Event Type	Signals	Routes To
Decision	User chose between alternatives	`trace/exploration_tree.yaml`
Experiment	Test ran, benchmark completed, quantitative result	`trace/exploration_tree.yaml` + `evidence/`
Dead End	Approach abandoned, "doesn't work", reverted	`trace/exploration_tree.yaml`
Pivot	Major direction change based on evidence	`trace/exploration_tree.yaml`
Claim	Assertion about the system, hypothesis stated	`logic/claims.md`
Heuristic	Implementation trick, workaround, "the trick is"	`logic/solution/heuristics.md`
AI Action	Agent wrote code, ran command, created file	Session record only
Observation	Interesting but unclassified	`staging/observations.yaml`

SKIP (not worth recording):

Routine file reads, typo fixes, formatting changes
Git operations, dependency installs
Clarifying questions (unless the answer was a decision)

扫描对话以寻找以下事件类型：

事件类型	识别信号	存储路径
决策	用户在多个选项中做出选择	`trace/exploration_tree.yaml`
实验	运行了测试、完成了基准测试、得到量化结果	`trace/exploration_tree.yaml` + `evidence/`
失败尝试	放弃了某种方法、“无法运行”、回滚操作	`trace/exploration_tree.yaml`
转向点	基于证据做出的重大方向变更	`trace/exploration_tree.yaml`
主张	关于系统的断言、提出的假设	`logic/claims.md`
启发法	实现技巧、变通方案、“关键在于”	`logic/solution/heuristics.md`
AI操作	Agent编写代码、运行命令、创建文件	仅存入会话记录
观察结果	有趣但未分类的内容	`staging/observations.yaml`

跳过记录（无记录价值）：

常规文件读取、拼写错误修复、格式调整
Git操作、依赖安装
澄清性问题（除非答案是一个决策）

Provenance Tags

溯源标签

Every entry must carry a provenance marker:

Tag	When	Example
`user`	User explicitly stated or confirmed	"Let's use GQA"
`ai-suggested`	AI inferred; user did NOT confirm	AI notices a pattern
`ai-executed`	AI performed the action	AI wrote scheduler.py
`user-revised`	AI suggested, user corrected	"No, threshold is 90%"

Default to
ai-suggested
when uncertain. Never mark inferences as

user

每个条目必须带有溯源标记：

标签	使用场景	示例
`user`	用户明确陈述或确认的内容	"我们使用GQA"
`ai-suggested`	AI推断的内容；用户未确认	AI发现了一种模式
`ai-executed`	AI执行的操作	AI编写了scheduler.py
`user-revised`	AI提出建议，用户进行了修正	"不，阈值是90%"

不确定时默认使用
ai-suggested
。切勿将推断内容标记为

user

。

ARA Directory Structure

ARA目录结构

text

ara/
  PAPER.md                          # Root manifest + layer index
  logic/                            # What & Why
    problem.md                      #   Problem definition + gaps
    claims.md                       #   Falsifiable assertions + proof refs
    concepts.md                     #   Term definitions
    experiments.md                  #   Experiment plans (declarative)
    solution/
      architecture.md               #   System design
      algorithm.md                  #   Math + pseudocode
      constraints.md                #   Boundary conditions
      heuristics.md                 #   Tricks + rationale + sensitivity
    related_work.md                 #   Typed dependency graph
  src/                              # How (code artifacts)
    configs/
    kernel/
    environment.md
  trace/                            # Journey
    exploration_tree.yaml           #   Research DAG
    sessions/
      session_index.yaml            #   Master session index
      YYYY-MM-DD_NNN.yaml          #   Individual session records
  evidence/                         # Raw Proof
    README.md
    tables/
    figures/
  staging/                          # Unclassified observations
    observations.yaml

text

ara/
  PAPER.md                          # 根清单 + 层级索引
  logic/                            # 内容与原因
    problem.md                      #   问题定义 + 空白点
    claims.md                       #   可证伪断言 + 证明引用
    concepts.md                     #   术语定义
    experiments.md                  #   实验计划（声明式）
    solution/
      architecture.md               #   系统设计
      algorithm.md                  #   数学公式 + 伪代码
      constraints.md                #   边界条件
      heuristics.md                 #   技巧 + 原理 + 敏感性
    related_work.md                 #   类型化依赖图
  src/                              # 实现方式（代码工件）
    configs/
    kernel/
    environment.md
  trace/                            # 研究历程
    exploration_tree.yaml           #   研究DAG图
    sessions/
      session_index.yaml            #   会话总索引
      YYYY-MM-DD_NNN.yaml          #   单个会话记录
  evidence/                         # 原始证明
    README.md
    tables/
    figures/
  staging/                          # 未分类观察结果
    observations.yaml

Writing Formats

写入格式

Exploration Tree Structure (exploration_tree.yaml)

探索树结构（exploration_tree.yaml）

The tree is a nested YAML structure where parent-child relationships are expressed via the

children:

key. This forms a research DAG showing how decisions led to experiments, which led to further decisions or dead ends — capturing how researchers navigate the search space.

Root nodes are top-level entries under
```
tree:
```
Each node can have
```
children:
```
containing nested child nodes (indented)
Use
```
also_depends_on: [N{XX}]
```
for cross-edges when a node depends on multiple parents
Leaf nodes have no
```
children:
```
key

When adding a new node: determine which existing node it logically follows from (its parent), and nest it under that node's

children:

. If it's a new top-level research thread, add it as a root node.

yaml

tree:
  - id: N01
    type: question
    title: "{root research question}"
    provenance: user
    timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
    description: >
      {what is being explored}
    children:

      - id: N02
        type: experiment
        title: "{what was tested}"
        provenance: ai-executed
        timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
        result: >
          {what happened — include numbers}
        evidence: [C{XX}, "{figure/table refs}"]
        children:

          - id: N03
            type: decision
            title: "{choice made based on N02 results}"
            provenance: user
            timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
            choice: >
              {what was chosen and why}
            alternatives:
              - "{option not chosen}"
            evidence: >
              {what motivated this — reference parent nodes}
            children:

              - id: N04
                type: dead_end
                title: "{approach that failed}"
                provenance: user
                timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
                hypothesis: >
                  {what was expected to work}
                failure_mode: >
                  {why it failed}
                lesson: >
                  {what was learned}

              - id: N05
                type: experiment
                title: "{alternative that worked}"
                also_depends_on: [N02]  # cross-edge: also informed by N02
                provenance: ai-executed
                timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
                result: >
                  {outcome}
                evidence: [C{XX}]

      - id: N06
        type: dead_end
        title: "{sibling approach tried from N01}"
        provenance: user
        timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
        hypothesis: >
          {what was expected}
        failure_mode: >
          {why it failed}
        lesson: >
          {what was learned — motivated N02's direction}

  - id: N07
    type: pivot
    title: "{new top-level research thread}"
    provenance: user
    timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
    from: "{previous direction}"
    to: "{new direction}"
    trigger: "{what caused the change}"

该树是一个嵌套YAML结构，父子关系通过

children:

键表达。这形成了一个研究DAG图，展示决策如何导向实验，实验又如何导向进一步的决策或失败尝试——捕捉研究人员如何探索搜索空间。

根节点是
```
tree:
```
下的顶级条目
每个节点可以包含
```
children:
```
键，其中包含嵌套的子节点（缩进）
当一个节点依赖多个父节点时，使用
```
also_depends_on: [N{XX}]
```
添加跨边
叶节点没有
```
children:
```
键

添加新节点时：确定它在逻辑上跟随哪个现有节点（其父节点），并将其嵌套在该节点的

children:

下。如果是新的顶级研究线程，则作为根节点添加。

yaml

tree:
  - id: N01
    type: question
    title: "{root research question}"
    provenance: user
    timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
    description: >
      {what is being explored}
    children:

      - id: N02
        type: experiment
        title: "{what was tested}"
        provenance: ai-executed
        timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
        result: >
          {what happened — include numbers}
        evidence: [C{XX}, "{figure/table refs}"]
        children:

          - id: N03
            type: decision
            title: "{choice made based on N02 results}"
            provenance: user
            timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
            choice: >
              {what was chosen and why}
            alternatives:
              - "{option not chosen}"
            evidence: >
              {what motivated this — reference parent nodes}
            children:

              - id: N04
                type: dead_end
                title: "{approach that failed}"
                provenance: user
                timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
                hypothesis: >
                  {what was expected to work}
                failure_mode: >
                  {why it failed}
                lesson: >
                  {what was learned}

              - id: N05
                type: experiment
                title: "{alternative that worked}"
                also_depends_on: [N02]  # cross-edge: also informed by N02
                provenance: ai-executed
                timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
                result: >
                  {outcome}
                evidence: [C{XX}]

      - id: N06
        type: dead_end
        title: "{sibling approach tried from N01}"
        provenance: user
        timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
        hypothesis: >
          {what was expected}
        failure_mode: >
          {why it failed}
        lesson: >
          {what was learned — motivated N02's direction}

  - id: N07
    type: pivot
    title: "{new top-level research thread}"
    provenance: user
    timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
    from: "{previous direction}"
    to: "{new direction}"
    trigger: "{what caused the change}"

Node Type Reference

节点类型参考

Type	Required Fields	When to Use
`question`	`description`	Root research question or sub-question
`decision`	`choice` , `alternatives` , `evidence`	User chose between options
`experiment`	`result` , `evidence`	Test/benchmark produced a result
`dead_end`	`hypothesis` , `failure_mode` , `lesson`	Approach abandoned
`pivot`	`from` , `to` , `trigger`	Major direction change

类型	必填字段	使用场景
`question`	`description`	根研究问题或子问题
`decision`	`choice` , `alternatives` , `evidence`	用户在选项中做出选择
`experiment`	`result` , `evidence`	测试/基准测试产生结果
`dead_end`	`hypothesis` , `failure_mode` , `lesson`	放弃某种方法
`pivot`	`from` , `to` , `trigger`	重大方向变更

Claim (logic/claims.md)

主张（logic/claims.md）

markdown

undefined

markdown

undefined

C{XX}: {title}

Statement: {falsifiable assertion}
Status: hypothesis | untested | testing | supported | weakened | refuted | revised
Provenance: user | ai-suggested | user-revised
Falsification criteria: {what would disprove this}
Proof: [{evidence refs or "pending"}]
Dependencies: [C{YY}, ...]
Tags: {comma-separated}

undefined

陈述: {可证伪断言}
状态: hypothesis | untested | testing | supported | weakened | refuted | revised
溯源: user | ai-suggested | user-revised
证伪标准: {什么可以推翻该断言}
证明: [{证据引用或"pending"}]
依赖项: [C{YY}, ...]
标签: {逗号分隔}

undefined

Heuristic (logic/solution/heuristics.md)

启发法（logic/solution/heuristics.md）

markdown

undefined

markdown

undefined

H{XX}: {title}

Rationale: {why this works}
Provenance: user | ai-suggested | user-revised
Sensitivity: low | medium | high
Code ref: [{file paths}]

undefined

原理: {该方法为何有效}
溯源: user | ai-suggested | user-revised
敏感性: low | medium | high
代码引用: [{文件路径}]

undefined

Observation (staging/observations.yaml)

观察结果（staging/observations.yaml）

yaml

- id: O{XX}
  timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
  provenance: user | ai-suggested | ai-executed
  content: "{raw observation}"
  context: "{what was happening}"
  potential_type: claim | heuristic | decision | unknown
  promoted: false

yaml

- id: O{XX}
  timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
  provenance: user | ai-suggested | ai-executed
  content: "{原始观察内容}"
  context: "{当时的场景}"
  potential_type: claim | heuristic | decision | unknown
  promoted: false

Session Record (trace/sessions/YYYY-MM-DD_NNN.yaml)

会话记录（trace/sessions/YYYY-MM-DD_NNN.yaml）

yaml

session:
  id: "YYYY-MM-DD_NNN"
  timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
  summary: "{one-line summary of what happened}"

events_logged:
  - type: decision | experiment | dead_end | pivot | claim | heuristic | observation
    id: "{N/C/H/O}{XX}"
    provenance: user | ai-suggested | ai-executed | user-revised
    summary: "{what}"

ai_actions:
  - action: "{what AI did}"
    provenance: ai-executed
    files_changed: ["{paths}"]

claims_touched:
  - id: C{XX}
    action: created | advanced | weakened | confirmed
    provenance: user | ai-suggested

open_threads:
  - "{what needs follow-up}"

ai_suggestions_pending:
  - "{unconfirmed AI suggestions from this session}"

yaml

session:
  id: "YYYY-MM-DD_NNN"
  timestamp: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM"
  summary: "{会话内容的一行总结}"

events_logged:
  - type: decision | experiment | dead_end | pivot | claim | heuristic | observation
    id: "{N/C/H/O}{XX}"
    provenance: user | ai-suggested | ai-executed | user-revised
    summary: "{事件内容}"

ai_actions:
  - action: "{AI执行的操作}"
    provenance: ai-executed
    files_changed: ["{路径}"]

claims_touched:
  - id: C{XX}
    action: created | advanced | weakened | confirmed
    provenance: user | ai-suggested

open_threads:
  - "{需要跟进的内容}"

ai_suggestions_pending:
  - "{本次会话中未确认的AI建议}"

Initialization (if ara/ does not exist)

初始化（当ara/目录不存在时）

Create the full directory structure and seed files automatically. Do not ask.

bash

mkdir -p ara/{logic/solution,src/{configs,kernel},trace/sessions,evidence/{tables,figures},staging}

Then write:

```
ara/PAPER.md
```
— root manifest (infer title, authors, venue from project context)

ara/trace/sessions/session_index.yaml

—

sessions: []

```
ara/trace/exploration_tree.yaml
```
—
```
tree: []
```

ara/staging/observations.yaml

—

observations: []

```
ara/logic/claims.md
```
—
```
# Claims
```
```
ara/logic/problem.md
```
—
```
# Problem
```

ara/logic/solution/heuristics.md

—

# Heuristics

```
ara/evidence/README.md
```
—
```
# Evidence Index
```

自动创建完整的目录结构和种子文件，无需询问。

bash

mkdir -p ara/{logic/solution,src/{configs,kernel},trace/sessions,evidence/{tables,figures},staging}

然后写入以下文件：

```
ara/PAPER.md
```
—— 根清单（从项目上下文推断标题、作者、发布场所）

ara/trace/sessions/session_index.yaml

——

sessions: []

```
ara/trace/exploration_tree.yaml
```
——
```
tree: []
```

ara/staging/observations.yaml

——

observations: []

```
ara/logic/claims.md
```
——
```
# Claims
```
```
ara/logic/problem.md
```
——
```
# Problem
```

ara/logic/solution/heuristics.md

——

# Heuristics

```
ara/evidence/README.md
```
——
```
# Evidence Index
```

Maturity Tracker (runs during epilogue)

成熟度跟踪器（在收尾阶段运行）

While reviewing

staging/observations.yaml

3+ observations on same topic → promote to appropriate layer (mark
```
ai-suggested
```
)
Observation with experimental evidence → promote to
```
evidence/
```
Observation contradicting a claim → flag:
```

```
Stale observations (3+ sessions) → flag with
```
stale: true
```

回顾

staging/observations.yaml

时：

同一主题有3条及以上观察结果 → 升级到对应层级（标记为
```
ai-suggested
```
）
带有实验证据的观察结果 → 升级到
```
evidence/
```
目录
与某个主张矛盾的观察结果 → 标记：
```

```
陈旧观察结果（3次及以上会话未处理） → 标记
```
stale: true
```

Procedure

操作步骤

Read existing
```
ara/
```
files to get current state (IDs, claims, tree).
Scan the full conversation for research-significant events.
Classify each event and assign provenance.
Append new entries to the correct files. Update existing entries if status changed.
Create session record at
```
ara/trace/sessions/YYYY-MM-DD_NNN.yaml
```
.
Append session to
```
ara/trace/sessions/session_index.yaml
```
.
Run maturity tracker on staging area.
Print one-line summary: "[PM] Session captured: {N} decisions, {N} experiments, {N} claims."

读取现有
```
ara/
```
文件以获取当前状态（ID、主张、树结构）。
扫描完整对话以寻找具有研究意义的事件。
对每个事件进行分类并分配溯源标签。
将新条目追加到对应文件中。如果状态发生变化，更新已有条目。
在
```
ara/trace/sessions/YYYY-MM-DD_NNN.yaml
```
创建会话记录。
将会话追加到
```
ara/trace/sessions/session_index.yaml
```
。
对暂存区运行成熟度跟踪器。
打印一行总结："[PM] 会话已记录：{N}项决策，{N}次实验，{N}个主张。"

Rules

规则

Never run during a task — only as epilogue after the user's request is done.
Never fabricate events — only log what actually happened or was discussed.
Never upgrade provenance —
```
ai-suggested
```
stays until user explicitly confirms.
Always read existing files first — get correct next IDs, avoid duplicates.
Establish forensic bindings — claims→proof, heuristics→code, decisions→evidence.
Append, don't overwrite — add new entries, never replace existing content.
Keep YAML valid — validate structure after writes.

绝不在任务执行期间运行——仅在用户请求完成后的收尾阶段运行。
绝不编造事件——仅记录实际发生或讨论过的内容。
绝不提升溯源级别——
```
ai-suggested
```
保持不变，直到用户明确确认。
始终先读取现有文件——获取正确的下一个ID，避免重复。
建立取证关联——主张→证明、启发法→代码、决策→证据。
追加而非覆盖——添加新条目，绝不替换现有内容。
保持YAML有效性——写入后验证结构。

Reference Files

参考文件

For detailed protocol and taxonomy specifications, load on demand:

references/event-taxonomy.md — Full classification of research-significant events
references/provenance-tags.md — Provenance tag semantics and edge cases
references/session-protocol.md — Step-by-step session recording protocol

如需详细协议和分类规范，按需加载：

references/event-taxonomy.md —— 具有研究意义事件的完整分类
references/provenance-tags.md —— 溯源标签语义和边缘情况
references/session-protocol.md —— 会话记录的分步协议