ds-lite

Routes bounded research and engineering actions while preserving project continuity across sessions.

2|Updated Jun 18, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/AlexenderSokolov/deepscientist-lite-codex-plugin --skill ds-lite-alexendersokolov
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: ds-lite
Source: https://github.com/AlexenderSokolov/deepscientist-lite-codex-plugin/tree/main/plugins/deepscientist-lite-core/skills/ds-lite
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/AlexenderSokolov/deepscientist-lite-codex-plugin --skill ds-lite-alexendersokolov

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Long research and engineering sessions lose context when conversations end: goals, experiment logs, evidence, and review results disappear, forcing the next session to start over. This Skill acts as a gateway that inspects a workspace, recovers its state, and routes exactly one bounded action so work can resume with auditable receipts. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Workspace inspection and routing: Detects PROJECT.md, work-unit.json, and state graphs, then routes to the right narrower action skill (intake, scout, idea, experiment, review, iterate, coordinate). - Bounded foreground autonomy: Runs approved multi-gate project advancement via an autonomy contract, writing progress receipts for every terminal gate without background daemons. - Handoff and evidence discipline: Creates validated handoff projections with redacted facts, enforces Start/Progress/End report labels, and blocks actions missing authorization or evidence. - Use Case: You return to a machine-learning research project after a week. The Skill reads the mission board, shows the active route, evidence gate, and next action, then resumes the approved experiment gate with a receipt trail. ## Quick Start Use $ds-lite to inspect this research workspace, explain why the plugin applies, and route exactly one bounded action.

Frequently Asked Questions about ds-lite

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

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How do I resume a research project after starting a new chat session?▼

Point the Skill at the project folder containing PROJECT.md and research/work-unit.json. It runs the state CLI to read the mission board, active route, and next action, then continues the approved work with progress receipts.

What is a bounded foreground action in a research workflow?▼

It is a single approved, finite-budget action executed in the foreground that always writes a progress receipt explaining what ran, the evidence, failure layer, and next step. It never creates daemons, queues, or background loops.

Can this gateway run background daemons or schedulers for long experiments?▼

No. The hard rules explicitly prohibit daemons, queues, schedulers, background loops, MCP services, and databases. Advancement is foreground, bounded, and receipt-producing, with auto-resume after interruptions.

What files must exist before the Skill recognizes a workspace?▼

It looks for PROJECT.md, STATUS.md, RESEARCH_MAP.md, research/work-unit.json, and research/state/graph.json. It will not infer a workspace from unrelated notes or ordinary task lists.

When should I not use this research continuity gateway?▼

Avoid it for general office tasks, personal todo management, translation, or unrelated content generation. It is designed only for research or engineering projects with authorized scope and auditable evidence gates.