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Autonomous growth experimentation framework. Creates A/B/multivariate experiments with hypotheses, logs data points, runs statistical analysis (bootstrap CI + Mann-Whitney U), auto-promotes winners to a living playbook, and suggests next experiments. Use when creating or managing marketing experiments, logging data points, scoring experiments, or generating weekly scorecards.

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Growth Engine

Autonomous growth experimentation framework based on Karpathy's autoresearch pattern applied to marketing. Creates experiments with hypotheses, logs data points, runs statistical analysis (bootstrap CI + Mann-Whitney U), auto-promotes winners to a living playbook, and suggests next experiments. Supports batch mode (up to 10 variants simultaneously).

Usage

Use this skill when:

  • Creating or managing A/B or multivariate experiments for any marketing channel
  • Logging experiment data points after content is published or campaigns run
  • Scoring experiments to determine statistical winners
  • Checking the playbook for proven best practices before creating new content
  • Generating weekly scorecards across all channels
  • Monitoring campaign pacing and health

Do NOT use for:

  • One-off content creation (use the playbook output as input, but don't run the engine)
  • Non-experiment analytics or reporting
  • Campaign setup in external platforms (this tracks experiments, not campaign config)

Commands

Create an experiment

python3 experiment-engine.py create \
  --agent <agent_name> \
  --hypothesis "What you expect to happen" \
  --variable "<variable_name>" \
  --variants '["variant_a", "variant_b"]' \
  --metric "<primary_metric>" \
  --cycle-hours 24

Add --batch-mode for 3-10 variant tests. Add --min-samples N to override auto-detection.

Log a data point

python3 experiment-engine.py log \
  --agent <agent_name> \
  --experiment-id <EXP-ID> \
  --variant "<variant_name>" \
  --metrics '{"metric_name": value}'

Score an experiment

python3 experiment-engine.py score --agent <agent_name> --experiment-id <EXP-ID>

Statuses: running → trending → keep (winner) or discard (loser)

Winners auto-promote to the playbook. Requires p < 0.05 AND ≥ 15% lift.

List experiments

python3 experiment-engine.py list --agent <agent_name> [--status running|trending|keep|discard]

Check the playbook

python3 experiment-engine.py playbook --agent <agent_name>

Always check the playbook before creating new content to apply proven best practices.

Suggest next experiments

python3 experiment-engine.py suggest --agent <agent_name>

Generate weekly scorecard

python3 autogrowth-weekly-scorecard.py [--weeks N] [--output file.md]

Check campaign pacing

python3 pacing-alert.py [--json]

Exit code 0 = on pace, 1 = alerts present.

Workflow

  1. Before creating content: playbook → apply proven rules
  2. When publishing: log → record which variant was used and its metrics
  3. Periodically: score → check if experiments have reached statistical significance
  4. Weekly: autogrowth-weekly-scorecard.py → review all channels
  5. After completing experiments: suggest → pick the next variable to test

Configuration

Required Environment Variables

VariableDescription
GROWTH_ENGINE_DATA_DIRData directory (default: ./data/experiments)
GROWTH_ENGINE_AGENTSComma-separated agent names (default: content,email,linkedin,seo,blog)

Optional Tuning

VariableDefaultDescription
HIGH_VOLUME_AGENTScontent,emailAgents needing only 10 samples/variant
LOW_VOLUME_AGENTSseo,linkedin,blogAgents needing 30 samples/variant
P_WINNER0.05p-value threshold for winner
P_TREND0.10p-value threshold for trending
LIFT_WIN15.0Minimum % lift for keep decision
BOOTSTRAP_ITERATIONS1000Bootstrap resamples for CI
BATCH_MODE_MAX_VARIANTS10Max variants in batch mode

Pacing Alert Variables

VariableDescription
PIPELINE_API_URLPipeline/CRM API endpoint
PIPELINE_AUTH_TOKENBearer token for pipeline API
RECRUITING_API_URLRecruiting API endpoint
RECRUITING_AUTH_TOKENBearer token for recruiting API
EMAIL_API_URLEmail platform API base URL
EMAIL_AUTH_TOKENBearer token for email platform
OUTBOUND_CAMPAIGNSJSON: {"name": "campaign-id"}
RECRUITING_CAMPAIGNSJSON: {"name": "campaign-id"}
DAILY_LEAD_TARGETLeads/day target (default: 10)
WEEKLY_CANDIDATE_TARGETCandidates/week target (default: 400)

Dependencies

pip install numpy scipy