cdeust 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 readagents/genius/<agent>.mdin 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 standard team agent (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".