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Quickly generate and triage research ideas with constraint clarity and confidence ceilings.

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STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

Purpose

  • Produce a set of research ideas aligned to constraints and evaluation criteria.
  • Apply prompt-architect constraint extraction and explicit ceilings to each idea.
  • Keep structure-first artifacts for reuse and follow-up.

Trigger Conditions

  • Positive: brainstorming research directions, generating project briefs, seeding backlogs.
  • Negative: detailed execution planning (use interactive-planner) or prompt-only refinement.

Guardrails

  • HARD / SOFT / INFERRED constraints (domains, data access, compute, timelines) captured upfront.
  • Two-pass loop: initial ideation breadth → filter/refine with feasibility and evidence.
  • Confidence ceilings for feasibility/impact claims; do not oversell speculation.

Inputs

  • Goal statement and evaluation criteria (impact, novelty, feasibility).
  • Constraints and exclusions.
  • Timebox and output format.

Workflow

  1. Frame & Constraints: Record goals and constraint buckets; confirm INFERRED items.
  2. Generate Broad Set: Produce diverse ideas respecting HARD constraints.
  3. Refine & Score: Apply feasibility/impact/novelty scores with rationale and ceilings.
  4. Select & Next Steps: Recommend top options with immediate actions and risks.
  5. Store Artifacts: Save idea list and scoring for reuse; update examples/references if patterns emerge.

Validation & Quality Gates

  • Ideas respect HARD constraints; SOFT preferences reflected.
  • Rationale and confidence ceilings provided for scores.
  • Top picks include next steps and risks.

Response Template

**Constraints**
- HARD / SOFT / INFERRED.

**Ideas (scorecards)**
- Idea → impact/feasibility/novelty + rationale + confidence ceiling.

**Top Picks & Next Steps**
- ...

Confidence: 0.77 (ceiling: inference 0.70) - based on structured generation and scoring.

Confidence: 0.77 (ceiling: inference 0.70) - reflects ideation validated against constraints.