Audit experiment integrity before claiming results. Uses cross-model review (external reviewer backend) to check for fake ground truth, score normalization fraud, phantom results, and insufficient scope. Use when user says \"审计实验\", \"check experiment integrity\", \"audit results\", \"实验诚实度\", or after experiments complete before writing claims.
npx skills add https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep --skill experiment-audit
> 🔒 Do not wrap this skill in /loop, /schedule, or CronCreate. It is
> verdict-bearing — it judges experiment integrity. Re-running that verdict on a
> timer adds no new signal, and a loop that accepts its own output to decide
> when to stop crosses into self-acquittal (acceptance-gate.md). Schedule the
> *external wait that precedes it* — experiments done → then audit once. See
> shared-references/external-cadence.md.
Audit experiment integrity for: $ARGUMENTS
LLM agents can produce fraudulent experimental results through:
These are NOT intentional deception — they are failure modes of optimizing agents that lack integrity constraints. This skill adds that constraint.
The executor collects file paths. The external reviewer backend reads code and judges integrity. The executor does NOT participate in integrity judgment.
This follows shared-references/reviewer-independence.md and shared-references/experiment-integrity.md.
codex — Default: Codex MCP (ultra). Override with — reviewer: oracle-pro for Oracle MCP, or — reviewer: manual for Manual Review MCP. If manual-review MCP is unavailable, stop and print the install command; do not fall back to Codex. See shared-references/reviewer-routing.md.When calling the reviewer, branch on REVIEWER_BACKEND:
If REVIEWER_BACKEND = codex:
Use mcp__codex__codex for new review threads.
Use mcp__codex__codex-reply for follow-up rounds (reuse threadId).
If REVIEWER_BACKEND = manual:
Use mcp__manual_review__review for new review threads with:
prompt: [exact same prompt that would go to Codex]
config: {"model_reasoning_effort": "xhigh"}
Save the returned threadId.
Use mcp__manual_review__review_reply for follow-up rounds with:
threadId: [saved manual-review threadId]
prompt: [follow-up prompt]
config: {"model_reasoning_effort": "xhigh"}
Prompt fidelity: the manual prompt must be exactly the same text that Codex would receive.
Review tracing applies equally to both backends.
Locate and list these files WITHOUT reading or summarizing their content:
Scan project directory for:
1. Evaluation scripts: *eval*.py, *metric*.py, *test*.py, *benchmark*.py
2. Result files: *.json, *.csv in results/, outputs/, logs/
3. Ground truth paths: look in eval scripts for data loading (dataset paths, GT references)
4. Experiment tracker: EXPERIMENT_TRACKER.md, EXPERIMENT_LOG.md
5. Paper claims: NARRATIVE_REPORT.md, paper/sections/*.tex, PAPER_PLAN.md
6. Config files: *.yaml, *.toml, *.json configs with metric definitions
DO NOT summarize, interpret, or explain any file content. Only collect paths.
Based on the selected reviewer backend (see Reviewer Calling Convention), pass ONLY file paths and the audit checklist to the reviewer. The reviewer reads everything directly.
For codex, call mcp__codex__codex with:
model: gpt-5.6-solconfig: {"model_reasoning_effort": "ultra"}sandbox: read-onlycwd: [project directory]prompt: [the exact full prompt below]For manual, call mcp__manual_review__review with:
config: {"model_reasoning_effort": "xhigh"}prompt: [the exact full prompt below]Manual review cannot use Codex-only model, sandbox, or cwd; include the same file paths in the prompt so the user can inspect them.
Use this exact prompt for both backends:
You are an experiment integrity auditor. Start from the assumption that the
evaluation is compromised somewhere — your job is to find where. Be
adversarial. Trust nothing the author tells you — verify everything
yourself. Read ALL files listed below and check for the following fraud
patterns.
Files to read:
- Evaluation scripts: [list paths]
- Result files: [list paths]
- Experiment tracker: [list paths]
- Paper claims: [list paths]
- Config files: [list paths]
## Audit Checklist
### A. Ground Truth Provenance
For each evaluation script:
1. Where does "ground truth" / "reference" / "target" come from?
2. Is it loaded from the DATASET, or generated/derived from MODEL OUTPUTS?
3. If derived: is it explicitly labeled as proxy evaluation?
4. Are official eval scripts used when available for this benchmark?
FAIL if: GT is derived from model outputs without explicit proxy labeling.
### B. Score Normalization
For each metric computation:
1. Is any metric divided by max/min/mean of the model's OWN output?
2. Are raw scores reported alongside any normalized scores?
3. Are any scores suspiciously close to 1.0 or 100%?
FAIL if: Normalization denominator comes from prediction statistics.
### C. Result File Existence
For each claim in the paper/narrative:
1. Does the referenced result file actually exist?
2. Does the claimed metric key exist in that file?
3. Does the claimed NUMBER match what's in the file?
4. Is the experiment tracker status DONE (not TODO/IN_PROGRESS)?
FAIL if: Claimed results reference nonexistent files or mismatched numbers.
### D. Dead Code Detection
For each metric function defined in eval scripts:
1. Is it actually CALLED in any evaluation pipeline?
2. Does its output appear in any result file?
WARN if: Metric functions exist but are never called.
### E. Scope Assessment
1. How many scenes/datasets/configurations were actually tested?
2. How many seeds/runs per configuration?
3. Does the paper use words like "comprehensive", "extensive", "robust"?
4. Is the actual scope sufficient for those claims?
WARN if: Scope language exceeds actual evidence.
### F. Evaluation Type Classification
Classify each evaluation as:
- real_gt: uses dataset-provided ground truth
- synthetic_proxy: uses model-generated reference
- self_supervised_proxy: no GT by design
- simulation_only: simulated environment
- human_eval: human judges
## Output Format
For each check (A-F), report:
- Status: PASS | WARN | FAIL
- Evidence: exact file:line references
- Details: what specifically was found
Overall verdict: PASS | WARN | FAIL
Be thorough. Read every eval script line by line.
Parse the reviewer's response and write EXPERIMENT_AUDIT.md:
# Experiment Audit Report
**Date**: [today]
**Auditor**: External reviewer backend, ultra reasoning (cross-model, read-only)
**Project**: [project name]
## Overall Verdict: [PASS | WARN | FAIL]
## Integrity Status: [pass | warn | fail]
## Checks
### A. Ground Truth Provenance: [PASS|WARN|FAIL]
[details + file:line evidence]
### B. Score Normalization: [PASS|WARN|FAIL]
[details]
### C. Result File Existence: [PASS|WARN|FAIL]
[details]
### D. Dead Code Detection: [PASS|WARN|FAIL]
[details]
### E. Scope Assessment: [PASS|WARN|FAIL]
[details]
### F. Evaluation Type: [real_gt | synthetic_proxy | ...]
[classification + evidence]
## Action Items
- [specific fixes if WARN or FAIL]
## Claim Impact
- Claim 1: [supported | needs qualifier | unsupported]
- Claim 2: ...
Also write EXPERIMENT_AUDIT.json for machine consumption:
{
"date": "2026-04-10",
"auditor": "external-reviewer-ultra",
"overall_verdict": "warn",
"integrity_status": "warn",
"checks": {
"gt_provenance": {"status": "pass", "details": "..."},
"score_normalization": {"status": "warn", "details": "..."},
"result_existence": {"status": "pass", "details": "..."},
"dead_code": {"status": "pass", "details": "..."},
"scope": {"status": "warn", "details": "..."},
"eval_type": "real_gt"
},
"claims": [
{"id": "C1", "impact": "supported"},
{"id": "C2", "impact": "needs_qualifier"}
]
}
🔬 Experiment Audit Complete
GT Provenance: ✅ PASS — real dataset GT used
Score Normalization: ⚠️ WARN — boundary metric uses self-reference
Result Existence: ✅ PASS — all files exist, numbers match
Dead Code: ✅ PASS — all metric functions called
Scope: ⚠️ WARN — 2 scenes, paper says "comprehensive"
Overall: ⚠️ WARN
See EXPERIMENT_AUDIT.md for details.
When integrated into the pipeline, this skill runs automatically after /experiment-bridge and before /auto-review-loop:
/experiment-bridge → results ready
↓
/experiment-audit (automatic, advisory)
├── PASS → continue normally
├── WARN → print ⚠️ warning, continue, tag claims as [INTEGRITY: WARN]
└── FAIL → print 🔴 alert, continue, tag claims as [INTEGRITY CONCERN]
↓
/auto-review-loop → proceeds with integrity tags visible to reviewer
Never blocks the pipeline. Even on FAIL, the pipeline continues — but claims carry visible integrity tags.
if EXPERIMENT_AUDIT.json exists:
read integrity_status
attach to verdict: {claim_supported: "yes", integrity_status: "warn"}
if integrity_status == "fail":
downgrade verdict display: "yes [INTEGRITY CONCERN]"
else:
verdict as normal, integrity_status = "unavailable"
mark as "provisional — no integrity audit"
if EXPERIMENT_AUDIT.json exists AND integrity_status == "fail":
add footnote to affected claims: "Note: integrity audit flagged concerns with this evaluation"
Motivated by community-reported integrity issues (#57, #131) where executor agents created fake ground truth and self-normalized scores.
After each reviewer call (mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply, mcp__manual_review__review, or mcp__manual_review__review_reply), save the trace following shared-references/review-tracing.md (Policy C — forensic; never silently skip). Use save_trace.sh (resolved per the chain in shared-references/integration-contract.md §2) or write files directly to .aris/traces/<skill>/<date>_run<NN>/. Respect the --- trace: parameter (default: full).
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Take wanshuiyin/experiment-audit from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.
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same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.