Weakness Classification

Weakness Classification

Classifies discovered weaknesses into severity tiers.

Execution

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

Why Subagent

Classification requires careful reasoning about impact scope and exploitability — dedicated context prevents bias from the discovery process.

Input

• raw_finding: The weakness finding with context from discovery
• artifact_context: The original artifact being validated

Output

• severity: fatal | major | minor | cosmetic
• category: type of weakness (logical, evidential, methodological, scope, assumption, implementation)
• justification: why this severity level
• exploitability: how easily this weakness could be exploited/triggered in practice

Classification Scheme

• fatal: Invalidates the core claim — artifact cannot be used as-is
• major: Significantly undermines validity but not fatal — requires substantial revision
• minor: Weakens periphery — addressable without fundamental changes
• cosmetic: Presentation/clarity issue only — does not affect validity

Budget

One unit = one classification. Called per finding.

Available SOPs

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