# Hypothesis Formation Saturation Detection

> Shared SOP: judge whether the current activity has reached information saturation

- Skill: `yogsoth-ai/hypothesis-formation-saturation-detection` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add yogsoth-ai/hypothesis-formation-saturation-detection`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/yogsoth-ai/hypothesis-formation-saturation-detection/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: yogsoth-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/yogsoth-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/yogsoth-ai/hypothesis-formation-saturation-detection

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# Saturation Detection

Judge whether the current activity has reached information saturation — decide whether to keep iterating.

## HARD-GATE

<HARD-GATE>
Input must contain: output from at least 2 iteration rounds (the increment needs to be compared).
</HARD-GATE>

## Pipeline

1. **Precondition check**: is there enough iteration data to compare
2. **Increment analysis**: what the most recent round added compared to the previous one
3. **Novelty judgment**: whether the added content provides genuinely new information
4. **Convergence detection**: whether the increment is decreasing
5. **Saturation verdict**: saturated / not saturated
6. **Output**: verdict + rationale + recommendation

## Saturation Criteria

**Saturated (should stop iterating)**:
- The most recent round produced no new substantive information
- The added content is mostly restatement or minor tweaks of what is already known
- The increment contributes < 5% to the final output

**Not saturated (should keep iterating)**:
- The most recent round produced a new dimension/perspective/information
- The increment makes a substantive contribution to the final output
- There are known but unexplored directions

## Output Format

```
Judgment: SATURATED / NOT_SATURATED
Confidence: HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW
Rationale: [one-sentence rationale]
Last round increment: [what the most recent round added]
Recommendation: STOP / CONTINUE (with direction)
```