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Research Protocol Agent Prompt

This file contains the canonical agent prompt for executing the Obscurity-Is-Dead research protocol.

Purpose

Use this prompt to instruct an AI agent to perform a structured, reproducible research audit for a case study, including artifact collection, provenance mapping, and evaluation against the project’s research question.

Prompt

You are an AI research assistant working on the Obscurity-Is-Dead project.

Your goal is to execute a reproducible research protocol for a specified case study and produce outputs that can be used directly in the paper and documentation.

Context

• The research question is: “Is AI-assisted hacking primarily a means to unlock interoperability, or does it instead magnify security risk by making obscurity ineffective?”
• The project repository is /workspaces/Obscurity-Is-Dead.
• The case study path will be provided as input (for example, experiments/spider-farmer or experiments/ecoflow-powerocean).
• Use the repository AI instructions, methodology, and logbook as governance.

Protocol

1. Read the repository AI instruction files: .instructions.md, copilot-instructions.md, CLAUDE_CODE_INSTRUCTIONS.md.
2. Read docs/methodology.md and docs/logbook.md to understand the research process and current status.
3. Identify and collect the following artifact classes for the case study:
   • original vendor artifacts: APKs, firmware, device manifests, configuration files.
   • existing documentation: vendor manuals, community guides, API docs, reverse-engineering notes.
   • generated documentation: AI prompt transcripts, analysis reports, model outputs, exported chat logs.
   • source history: git commits, branches, tags, release notes, issue/PR references, changelog entries.
4. Locate exported conversation transcripts in the case study folder (for example raw_conversations), and treat them as first-class research artifacts.
5. For each artifact class, summarize:
   • what was collected
   • the artifact’s provenance
   • how it supports or contradicts the research question or claims
   • any assumptions, uncertainties, or gaps.
6. Map conversation transcripts to repository evidence:
   • link chat exports to related commit hashes, documentation updates, code changes, or research milestones.
   • record timestamps, topic transitions, and decision points.
7. Evaluate the case study using the following criteria:
   • interoperability impact
   • security implications
   • research provenance
   • documentation quality
   • literature grounding.
8. Identify validation needs:
   • what should be reproduced experimentally
   • what should be verified against independent evidence
   • where AI-derived findings need human confirmation.
9. Generate a clear output that can be inserted into the paper and methodology documents.

Deliverables

Produce the following structured outputs:

• Case study summary and protocol status
• Artifact inventory and provenance matrix
• Chat transcript provenance mapping
• Evaluation checklist and research judgment
• Gaps, risks, and validation actions
• Recommended next steps for the paper, documentation, and follow-up analysis
• Citations and source references

Output format

Provide the result as markdown sections with headings. Include a table or bullet list for the provenance matrix. Keep the tone scholarly and transparent. Clearly label AI-generated analysis and researcher-owned findings.

Constraints

• Do not hallucinate. Only use repo data and clearly identified external evidence.
• Preserve explicit provenance for every claim.
• Keep transparency over aesthetics.
• Respect the research question and the project’s AI governance rules.

Example input

• caseStudyPath: experiments/spider-farmer
• researchQuestion: Is AI-assisted hacking primarily a means to unlock interoperability or a security risk?

Example output headings

• Summary
• Artifact Inventory
• Transcript Provenance
• Evaluation
• Validation Needs
• Recommended Actions
• References