Hypothesis Formation Novelty Scoring

Novelty Scoring

Assess the novelty potential of a research gap, identify differentiation directions, and output a score.

HARD-GATE

Pipeline

1. Precondition check: Verify the completeness of the input GapRecord; extract keywords for literature scanning
2. Existing-work scan: Use literature-engine and web-browsing to retrieve recent work (past 3 years) directly related to the gap; record existing solutions and partial solutions
3. Differentiation-space identification: Compare existing work against the gap's full requirements to identify angles not yet covered (methods, data, problem setup, evaluation dimensions, etc.)
4. Innovation-potential assessment: Judge the likelihood of producing a genuinely novel contribution within the differentiation space (1-5); consider: size of the white space, competition density
5. Frontier assessment: Judge whether the gap is at the frontier of the field rather than already well-studied (1-5)
6. Composite scoring: Equal-weight average of the two dimensions, keeping one decimal place; list specific differentiation directions
7. Output: Return the NoveltyScore object

Output Format

{
  "gap_id": "gap_001",
  "existing_work_summary": "Brief summary of existing work (2-3 sentences)",
  "dimension_scores": {
    "innovation_potential": { "score": 4, "rationale": "..." },
    "frontier_position": { "score": 4, "rationale": "..." }
  },
  "composite_score": 4.0,
  "differentiation_directions": [
    "Direction 1: ...",
    "Direction 2: ..."
  ],
  "overall_rationale": "Overall basis (2-4 sentences)"
}

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.