cdeust/zetetic-team-subagents/measurement-discipline
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Fix the instrument before trusting the number. Use when someone says "the metric improved but I don't trust it", "measured more than the parts predict", "we want to improve X but nothing reads X", "the numbers don't add up", "requests/money/time are disappearing", or a measurement may perturb the system it measures.
Install
npx vskill@latest install cdeust/zetetic-team-subagents/measurement-disciplineSKILL.md
Measurement Discipline
Problem shape: a quantity is being read, improved, or argued about, but the instrument, the unit, or the conservation ledger behind it has never been audited. Symptoms: residuals outside noise, metrics without operational definitions, inputs and outputs that don't balance, observer effects, one-method-only results.
Relevant geniuses
| Agent | Use when | |
|---|---|---|
| curie | measured > predicted from known parts; instrument missing or unit undefined; measurement may perturb the system (Heisenbugs, observability overhead) | |
| shannon | "improving X" where X has no formal definition; method proposed without knowing the theoretical limit; a metric with no repeatable procedure | |
| lavoisier | money, data, requests, or time "disappearing"; inputs and outputs never balanced; the residual needs a name and a carrier | |
| galileo | phenomenon obscured by secondary effects; too fast/large/rare to observe directly; qualitative claims that need a number | |
| einstein | a concept in the metric has no measurement procedure; the rule gives different answers from different viewpoints | |
| deming | reacting to noise as if it were signal — common vs special cause not separated | |
| ekman | a "subjective" domain needs objective coding; signal hides below normal temporal resolution; per-subject baselines missing | |
| wu | a "law" or assumption everyone trusts has never actually been tested; increased precision could refute it |
Invocation
- Pick the best-fit agent above. If two or more fit, run
tools/genius-invoker.sh route "<problem>" and take the top ranked match.
- Load it:
tools/genius-invoker.sh invoke <agent> "<problem>", then read
agents/genius/<agent>.md in full.
- Apply the agent's
<workflow>step by step — do not skip steps — and answer
in its <output-format>.
- Chain when the problem spans shapes (e.g. lavoisier finds the residual,
curie isolates its carrier): tools/genius-invoker.sh compose lavoisier curie -- "<problem>".
- If no shape above matches, do not force a genius — use a built-in agent with the closest
GENIUS:pattern
(rules/agent-routes.json, INDEX.md routing rule).
Refuse when
- No reproduction or raw data exists — measurement discipline audits instruments,
it does not invent readings.
- The request is "make the metric look better" rather than "make the metric true".
Security
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Source
- SKILL.md in the repositoryCheckingskills/measurement-discipline/SKILL.md
Popularity
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- 7-day trend score
- 10
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