chronicle-distill

Synthesize experiment findings across all variations into a review-gated report.

1|1|Updated May 9, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/methodic-research/skills --skill chronicle-distill-methodic-research
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
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Skill: chronicle-distill
Source: https://github.com/methodic-research/skills/tree/main/plugins/chronicle/skills/distill
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/methodic-research/skills --skill chronicle-distill-methodic-research

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires methodic-research, wandb.

What problem does it solve? When an experiment has many variations, manually reading every run's outputs and W&B metrics to write a cross-variation summary is slow and error-prone. This Skill automates that synthesis while keeping a human in the loop: the report is registered as pending review rather than finalized, so the experiment owner must approve it before it counts. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Cross-variation synthesis: Pulls every non-retracted variation (or a single variation, or a filtered corpus), reads outputs and real W&B metrics, and drafts a structured report with required sections including a mandatory "What didn't work" section. - Review-gated registration: Registers the report as a takeaways_report, variation_report, or research_report with pending review status; owner approval of an experiment-scope takeaways report is what unblocks experiment conclusion. - Findings and citations: Records one finding per variation for the experiment's running summary, checks claims against active research lessons, and attaches paper and prior-experiment citations. - Use Case: After running five ablation variations of a training experiment, ask the agent to distill the experiment; it fetches each run's W&B metrics, writes the synthesis with honest negative results, and registers it pending your approval. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to distill experiment <experiment-id> across all variations into a takeaways report pending review.

Frequently Asked Questions about chronicle-distill

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I summarize results across all experiment variations?▼

Use this Skill with the experiment ID and default experiment scope. It pulls every non-retracted variation, fetches real W&B metrics per run, drafts a cross-variation synthesis, and registers it as a takeaways_report pending owner review.

What is the difference between chronicle-distill and chronicle-write-report?▼

chronicle-distill synthesizes findings across all variations into a review-gated report that stays pending until the owner approves it. chronicle-write-report covers a single experiment or variation and finalizes immediately, suiting one-off write-ups.

Does the distilled report finalize automatically?▼

No. The report is registered with pending_reasons set to review_required, so it remains pending until the experiment owner approves it via the UI or the approve API endpoint. Approving an experiment-scope takeaways report is what unblocks experiment conclusion.

What happens if a variation has no W&B metrics?▼

The Skill records "no linked W&B run" or "no metrics" for that variation and continues rather than omitting it or inventing numbers. A variation without metrics is still treated as a finding in the report.

Why does experiment conclude return takeaways_report_missing?▼

Concluding an experiment requires an approved takeaways report, and the managed distillation agent was removed. Run this Skill to author the report, have the owner approve it, then retry conclude.