novelty-check

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SKILL.md

Novelty Check Skill

Check whether a proposed method/idea has already been done in the literature: $ARGUMENTS

Constants

  • REVIEWER_MODEL = gpt-5.5 — Model used via Codex MCP. Must be an OpenAI model (e.g., gpt-5.5, o3, gpt-4o)

Instructions

Given a method description, systematically verify its novelty:

Phase A: Extract Key Claims

  1. Read the user's method description
  2. Identify 3-5 core technical claims that would need to be novel:
    • What is the method?
    • What problem does it solve?
    • What is the mechanism?
    • What makes it different from obvious baselines?
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