# Pi Autoresearch Foundation

> Use when porting an autonomous run→measure→keep/discard optimization loop for an LLM agent — JSONL-as-source-of-truth persistence, MAD noise-floor confidence scoring, git-worktree isolation with keep-commits/revert-discards, benchmark-script run-locking, backpressure checks, deterministic compaction summaries, self-resume gates, or file-backed live dashboards. Source code and direct tests are ground truth; references carry decisive excerpts and graph retrieval.

- Skill: `ryan-brosas/pi-autoresearch-foundation` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 30 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ryan-brosas/pi-autoresearch-foundation`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ryan-brosas/pi-autoresearch-foundation/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: ryan-brosas (https://skillmd.com/u/ryan-brosas)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ryan-brosas/pi-autoresearch-foundation

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# pi-autoresearch-harness: autonomous experiment-loop foundation

## Foundation contract

This is a cold, source-specific foundation, not an operational procedure. It is
historical, revision-pinned evidence rather than timeless guidance. Current
project source, tests, requirements, and runtime behavior outrank this
projection and decide what ships.

## Provenance and revision

- Source record: `pi-autoresearch`; portable upstream identity, license, coverage caveats, and retrieval history are preserved in the index.
- Recorded revision: `main@511760df8905c7b6e6bbd3a028de734becff69e6`.
- Full provenance, coverage caveats, boundaries, and preserved evidence:
  `references/index.md`.

## Topic map

- Representative topics: Persistence kernel; Statistics; Loop lifecycle;
  Benchmark execution; Git isolation; Agent-loop control; Extensibility
  surfaces; Observability.
- Scope and retrieval questions: `references/index.md#use-this-for`.
- Complete capsule chooser: `references/index.md#load-the-matching-source-dump`.
- Detailed grouped map: `references/index.md#capsule-map`.
- Source limitations and portability boundaries: `references/index.md#boundaries`.

## Retrieval

Open the index, choose one capsule matching the active question, and load only
that capsule. Revalidate its cited source and revision before relying on it. Do
not bulk-load the inventory, treat historical claims as current truth, or apply
this foundation as a procedure.