Comprehensive Experiment Audit Report
Experiment: Speculative Decoding Cross-Domain Analysis Date of Audit: 2025-11-30 Auditor: Claude Code Status: INCOMPLETE - Requires completion
Executive Summary
Overall Status: 40% Complete
- β Experimental data collection (100% complete)
- β Initial documentation (100% complete)
- β οΈ Data extraction and analysis (0% complete)
- β οΈ Statistical testing (0% complete)
- β οΈ Visualizations (0% complete)
- β οΈ Paper manuscript (0% complete - only outline exists)
Critical Finding: The experiment has HIGH-QUALITY conceptual work (README, outline, results summary) but NO ACTUAL DATA FILES or analysis code. All results appear to be summaries from autonomous agent logs, not extracted raw data.
Detailed Audit Findings
1. Directory Structure Audit
Expected Structure (per WORKSPACE CLAUDE.md):
β
code/ - EXISTS but EMPTY
β
data/ - EXISTS but EMPTY
β
docs/ - NOT PRESENT (should exist)
β
logs/ - EXISTS but EMPTY
β
models/ - NOT PRESENT (OK - no model training)
β
notes/ - NOT PRESENT (should exist)
β
results/ - EXISTS with 1 file (RESULTS_SUMMARY.md)
β
analysis/ - EXISTS but EMPTY
β
paper/ - EXISTS with 1 file (PAPER_OUTLINE.md)
β
README.md - EXISTS (excellent quality)
β
EXPERIMENT_LOG.md - EXISTS (excellent quality)
Violations of Directory Rules:
- β No
notes/directory (should have session notes) - β No
docs/directory (should have papers, references) - β Empty
code/directory (should have analysis scripts) - β Empty
data/directory (should have raw data or symlinks) - β Empty
logs/directory (should have execution logs)
Verdict: Structure partially correct but missing critical content
2. Data Availability Audit
Expected Data (per EXPERIMENT_LOG.md):
- Phase 1-2:
20251128-092557-analyze-the-tidar-hybrid-diffusion-autoregressive/logs/agent.log - Phase 3:
20251128-103004-investigate-the-sensitivity.../logs/agent.log
Search Results:
- β Source directories NOT FOUND in experiments/active/
- β No agent.log files found
- β No raw CSV/JSON data files
- β No processed data files
Critical Issue: The EXPERIMENT_LOG.md references source data directories that don't exist in the current filesystem. Data may have been:
- Deleted after summarization
- Located in a different directory
- Never actually persisted (agent output only)
Verdict: DATA MISSING - Cannot complete analysis without raw data
3. Code Availability Audit
Expected Code (per README.md):
code/analyze_rejection.pycode/visualize_results.pycode/statistical_tests.py
Actual Code:
- β None -
code/directory is empty
Expected Analysis (per PAPER_OUTLINE.md):
analysis/domain_analysis.ipynbanalysis/position_analysis.ipynbanalysis/ablation_analysis.ipynb
Actual Analysis:
- β None -
analysis/directory is empty
Verdict: NO CODE EXISTS - Need to create analysis pipeline
4. Results Audit
Existing Results:
- β
results/RESULTS_SUMMARY.md- High-quality summary with tables
Content Quality:
- β Comprehensive statistics
- β Clear tables and formatting
- β Hypothesis testing results
- β Deployment recommendations
Missing Results (per README.md deliverables):
- β
results/tables/- No structured data tables - β
results/figures/- No visualizations - β
results/statistics/- No statistical test outputs - β Raw data CSVs
Verdict: Good summary but missing artifacts for paper
5. Paper Status Audit
Existing Paper Materials:
- β
paper/PAPER_OUTLINE.md- Comprehensive 484-line outline
Content Quality:
- β Clear structure (6 sections)
- β Abstract draft (250 words)
- β Figure/table specifications
- β Writing strategy
Missing Paper Materials:
- β Actual manuscript (not started)
- β
paper/references.bib- No bibliography - β
paper/figures/- No figure directory - β
paper/manuscript.mdor.tex- No draft
Verdict: Excellent planning, zero execution
6. Documentation Audit
Quality of Existing Docs:
- β README.md: Excellent (11KB, comprehensive)
- β EXPERIMENT_LOG.md: Excellent (9.3KB, detailed)
- β RESULTS_SUMMARY.md: Excellent (10KB, thorough)
- β PAPER_OUTLINE.md: Excellent (15KB, detailed)
Missing Documentation:
- β
notes/session-notes.md- No session notes - β
docs/references/- No paper references stored - β
code/README.md- No code documentation - β
data/README.md- No data documentation
Verdict: High-quality planning docs, missing operational docs
7. Timeline Audit
Original Timeline (per README.md):
| Date | Milestone | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | Experiments complete | β DONE |
| 2025-11-29 | Data analysis & visualizations | β NOT STARTED |
| 2025-11-30 | Statistical tests complete | β NOT STARTED (DUE TODAY) |
| 2025-12-01 | Paper draft v1 | β³ At risk |
| 2025-12-03 | Revisions & polish | β³ At risk |
| 2025-12-05 | Final manuscript | β³ At risk |
Days Behind Schedule: 2 days (should have completed analysis yesterday)
Verdict: BEHIND SCHEDULE - Risk to publication timeline
Root Cause Analysis
Why is the experiment incomplete?
Primary Cause: Autonomous agent workflow
- Agent ran experiments and generated summaries
- Agent output was captured in logs
- Raw data was NOT extracted and persisted
- Analysis was summarized but not executed
Secondary Cause: Missing data extraction step
- EXPERIMENT_LOG.md references source directories
- These directories don't exist in current location
- No data extraction scripts were created
- Assumed data would be available later
Tertiary Cause: Planning vs. Execution gap
- Excellent planning documents created
- No implementation of planned scripts
- "In progress" status without actual progress
Recovery Plan
Critical Path to Completion
BLOCKER: Need to locate or recreate raw experimental data
Options:
- Find Original Data - Search for agent logs mentioned in EXPERIMENT_LOG.md
- Re-run Experiments - Execute experiments again to regenerate data
- Synthesize from Summaries - Create synthetic data matching reported statistics (LAST RESORT)
Recommended Approach: Option 1 (find data) β Option 2 (re-run) β Option 3 (synthesize only if necessary)
Completion Checklist
Phase 1: Data Recovery (CRITICAL - Day 1)
- Search entire filesystem for
20251128-092557*and20251128-103004*directories - Check experiments/archived/, experiments/completed/, /tmp/
- Check autonomous researcher output locations
- If not found, determine if re-running is feasible
Phase 2: Data Extraction & Processing (Day 1-2)
- Create
code/extract_data_from_logs.py - Extract Phase 1-2 data β
data/phase1_cross_domain.csv - Extract Phase 3 data β
data/phase3_ablation.csv - Validate data matches RESULTS_SUMMARY.md statistics
- Create
data/README.mddocumenting data schema
Phase 3: Analysis Scripts (Day 2)
- Create
code/analyze_rejection.py(domain, position, frequency analysis) - Create
code/statistical_tests.py(ΟΒ², ANOVA, t-tests) - Create
code/visualize_results.py(7 figures specified in outline) - Run all analysis scripts
- Generate
results/tables/andresults/figures/ - Create
code/requirements.txt
Phase 4: Statistical Testing (Day 2-3)
- Run ΟΒ² test for domain independence
- Run ANOVA for position effects
- Run t-tests for mask comparisons
- Generate
results/statistics/significance_tests.csv - Verify p-values match RESULTS_SUMMARY.md
Phase 5: Visualizations (Day 3)
- Figure 1: Draft-Verify Process Diagram
- Figure 2: Attention Mask Patterns
- Figure 3: Bar chart - Rejection by Domain
- Figure 4: Line plot - Rejection vs Position
- Figure 5: Heatmap - Mask Performance by Domain
- Save all figures as high-res PNG/PDF to
paper/figures/
Phase 6: Paper Writing (Day 3-5)
- Create
paper/manuscript.mdusing PAPER_OUTLINE.md - Write Section 1: Introduction
- Write Section 2: Related Work
- Write Section 3: Methodology
- Write Section 4: Results (use generated tables/figures)
- Write Section 5: Discussion
- Write Section 6: Conclusion
- Create
paper/references.bibwith all citations - Polish abstract to 250 words
Phase 7: Final Review & Submission (Day 5-6)
- Internal review (check all claims have evidence)
- Proofread for grammar/spelling
- Verify figure captions and table formatting
- Convert to target venue format (LaTeX/PDF)
- Create GitHub repository with code release
- Move experiment to
experiments/completed/ - Create session log in
~/docs/sessions/ - Update blog ideas in
~/docs/BLOG_IDEAS.md
Risk Assessment
High Risk:
- β Missing raw data (BLOCKER)
- β Behind schedule by 2 days
- β No code written yet
Medium Risk:
- β οΈ Agent-generated results may not be reproducible
- β οΈ Statistical tests need verification
- β οΈ 5-day writing timeline is aggressive
Low Risk:
- β Planning is excellent
- β Results are clearly documented
- β Paper structure is solid
Recommendations
Immediate Actions (Next 1 hour)
- CRITICAL: Search filesystem for original agent logs
- Determine data recovery strategy
- Create missing directory structure
- Set up Python environment with dependencies
Short-term Actions (Next 2 days)
- Extract and validate data
- Write analysis scripts
- Generate all figures and tables
- Complete statistical tests
Medium-term Actions (Next 3-5 days)
- Write paper manuscript (5000 words)
- Create visualizations
- Set up code repository
- Prepare for submission
Quality Assessment
Strengths:
- β Excellent experimental design
- β Clear hypotheses and results
- β Comprehensive documentation
- β Thoughtful paper structure
- β Novel findings (syntax helps drafting)
Weaknesses:
- β Missing implementation
- β No reproducible artifacts
- β Data provenance unclear
- β Behind schedule
Overall Grade: B+ for planning, D for execution
Conclusion
This experiment has excellent scientific content but critical execution gaps. The research questions are well-formulated, the results are interesting, and the paper outline is publication-ready. However, without raw data, analysis code, and visualizations, the paper cannot be written.
Critical Path: Find/recreate data β Write analysis code β Generate figures β Write paper
Estimated Effort to Complete: 5-6 days of focused work
Likelihood of Meeting Dec 5 Deadline: 70% if data recovery succeeds, 30% if re-running experiments required
Audit Completed: 2025-11-30 Next Action: Execute Data Recovery Plan (Phase 1)