# Seed Selection

> Validate and prioritize starting papers for snowball surveys. Evaluates which seeds will yield the richest citation traces based on citation count, recency, and network position.

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

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# Seed Selection

Validate and prioritize starting papers for snowball surveys.

## Execution

Subagent — spawned via subagent-spawning/spawn-agent skill.

## Why Subagent

Seed evaluation requires analyzing citation networks and making strategic judgments about which papers will yield the richest traces. Dedicated context for this analytical work.

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## Available SOPs

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

| SOP | When to use |
| --- | --- |
| spawn-agent | Spawn a customized CC subagent with full MCP tool access. Used by SOPs that declare execution: subagent. |

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