research-document RFR-C96AE1C0
Map boundary conditions and failure regimes: Before implementation
RFR-C96AE1C0 — Map boundary conditions and failure regimes: Before implementation
Research opportunity
Map boundary conditions and failure regimes for the claims or recommendations in “Before implementation.”
Background
The originating artifact is accepted by the repository publishing inventory with status “active (inferred from publishable inventory).” Its Before implementation section provides the immediate evidence boundary.
Evidence trace
- Origin document: agent-context/UI-DECISION-CHECKLIST.md
- Section:
Before implementation - Specific assumption challenged: The source's treatment in “Before implementation” is sufficiently supported for its intended scope.
- Supporting evidence excerpt: “- What is the primary user task? - What must be recognized immediately? - What requires deliberate verification? - What is the intended reading and action order? - Which relationships must remain visible? - What are the consequences of misunderstanding or error? - Which existing product and design-system constraints a…”
- Reason this opportunity exists: The conditions under which the documented recommendation weakens, reverses, or creates a competing cost.
Unknowns
- The conditions under which the documented recommendation weakens, reverses, or creates a competing cost.
Dependencies
Suggested REP and methodology
- Suggested REP:
REP-BEFORE-IMPLEMENTATION-BOUNDARY - Methodology: Use a factorial stress test across task, user, context, device, and consequence variables; model interactions rather than relying on aggregate means.
- Expected outputs: Boundary-condition matrix, failure taxonomy, interaction model, and revised scope statement.
- Success criteria: At least one credible failure regime is tested and the valid operating envelope is quantitatively described.
- Recommended agent:
experimentation-research-agent - Estimated effort: Medium
- Expected knowledge gained: The conditions under which the documented recommendation weakens, reverses, or creates a competing cost.
Evaluation
| Dimension | Score (1–5) |
|---|---|
| Knowledge gain | 4 |
| Potential impact | 5 |
| Cross-project reuse | 5 |
| Scientific importance | 5 |
| Dependency cost | 5 |
| Implementation difficulty | 4 |
| Frontier score | 491 |
Confidence in this opportunity: moderate. Status: Open.