Rigor Improve implementation leaf skill for auditable candidate implementation in deep learning research repositories. Use when the researcher explicitly authorizes exploratory work on an isolated branch or worktree to transplant modules, adapt a backbone, add LoRA or adapter layers, replace a head,

explore code Use this as the Rigor Improve implementation leaf skill. The installed slug remains explore code for compatibility. Use the shared operating principles in ../ai research reproduction/references/agent operating principles.md ; this skill should guide bounded candidate code work without over prescribing implementation details. When to apply When the researcher explicitly authorizes exploratory code changes on an isolated branch or worktree. When the task is source anchored module transplant, backbone adaptation, LoRA or adapter insertion, or low risk module combination. When summary level recording is sufficient and the result is a candidate, not a trusted conclusion. When not to apply When the request is for trusted baseline work, conservative debugging, or normal training execution. When the user did not explicitly authorize exploratory modifications. When the task is a broad refactor or a from scratch idea implementation. Clear boundaries This skill owns exploratory code modifications only. It must keep work isolated from the trusted baseline. Use ai research explore instead when the task spans both current research coordination and exploratory runs. It may hand off execution to minimal run and audit or run train . It should favor source anchored copying and minimal adaptation over freeform rewrites. It should record why a candidate change is meaningful, how to roll it back, and why it remains a candidate rather than a verified contribution. Output expectations explore outputs/CHANGESET.md explore outputs/SCIENTIFIC CHANGELOG.md explore outputs/COMPARABILITY REPORT.md explore outputs/TOP RUNS.md explore outputs/status.json Notes Use references/explore policy.md , ../ai research reproduction/references/research rigor principles.md , scripts/plan code changes.py , and scripts/write outputs.py .

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