SciDEX — Task: [Agora] Generalize debate targeting to any artifac

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Completion Notes

Auto-completed by supervisor after successful deploy to main

Git Commits (16)

[Exchange] Add usage-based quality signals to propagate_quality [task:agr-ad-03-USAGE]2026-04-25

Squash merge: orchestra/task/agr-ad-0-artifact-quality-profile-dashboard (2 commits)2026-04-25

[Verify] auto-trigger debates implementation verified [task:agr-ad-06-TRIG]2026-04-25

[Agora] Work log: auto-trigger debates implementation complete [task:agr-ad-06-TRIG]2026-04-25

[Agora] Auto-trigger debates for low-quality or conflicting artifacts2026-04-25

Squash merge: orchestra/task/agr-ad-0-artifact-evidence-accumulation-system (1 commits)2026-04-25

[Agora] Artifact evidence accumulation system [task:agr-ad-02-EVAC]2026-04-25

[Docs] Work log: merge gate placeholder fix [task:agr-ad-04-VDEB]2026-04-18

[Agora] Fix debate_sessions INSERT: 12 columns, 12 placeholders [task:agr-ad-04-VDEB]2026-04-18

[Agora] Version-aware debates — target version population + reduced-weight propagation2026-04-18

[Agora] Sync slot file for agr-ad-01-TARG [task:agr-ad-01-TARG]2026-04-15

[Agora] Update spec work log for generalized debate targeting [task:agr-ad-01-TARG]2026-04-15

Squash merge: orchestra/task/agr-ad-0-generalize-debate-targeting-to-any-artif (1 commits)2026-04-15

[Senate] Holistic prioritization run 2: quest fixes + 3 new CI tasks [task:b4c60959-0fe9-4cba-8893-c88013e85104]2026-04-06

[Senate] Holistic prioritization: 6 tasks created for uncovered P88-P95 quests [task:b4c60959-0fe9-4cba-8893-c88013e85104]2026-04-06

Spec File

Goal

Extend the debate system so that any artifact — not just knowledge gaps — can be the subject
of a structured multi-agent debate. A debate about an experiment might challenge its
methodology. A debate about a KG edge might question its evidence basis. A debate about
a model might scrutinize its assumptions.

Current State

debate_sessions has analysis_id (FK to analyses) and question (free text)
debate_type is gap_analysis by default
Debates produce hypotheses as output
No mechanism to target an arbitrary artifact

Acceptance Criteria

☐ Add target_artifact_id column to debate_sessions (nullable, FK to artifacts)

☐ Add debate_type values: artifact_review, methodology_challenge, evidence_assessment

☐ Debate creation accepts target_artifact_id parameter

☐ Debate personas adapt to artifact type:

- Experiment: Methodologist (design critique), Statistician (stats review), Replicator (replication check)
- KG edge: Evidence Auditor, Ontology Expert, Counter-example Finder
- Model: Assumption Challenger, Data Quality Reviewer, Generalizability Assessor
- Dataset: Provenance Auditor, Bias Detector, Schema Validator

☐ Debate output includes structured quality assessment of the target artifact

☐ Debate outcome creates supports/contradicts links from debate artifact to target

☐ API: POST /api/artifact/{id}/debate — initiate a debate about an artifact

☐ Debate sessions page shows artifact-targeted debates alongside gap debates

Approach

Migration: Add target_artifact_id column to debate_sessions

Extend debate creation in agent.py to accept artifact targets

Design artifact-type-specific persona templates

Build debate output parser that produces quality assessments

Create artifact links from debate outcomes

Add API endpoint and UI integration

Dependencies

None (foundation task for this quest)

Dependents

agr-ad-02-EVAC — Evidence accumulation consumes debate outcomes
agr-ad-04-VDEB — Version-aware debates extend this targeting

Work Log

2026-04-15 13:30 PT — Slot 0

Task verified complete via branch inspection and testing
Branch orchestra/task/agr-ad-0-generalize-debate-targeting-to-any-artif was squash-merged into main (commit 47203a82c)
All acceptance criteria implemented:

- target_artifact_id, target_artifact_type, target_artifact_version columns exist in debate_sessions
- New debate_types: methodology_challenge, evidence_assessment, artifact_review
- API /api/debate/trigger accepts artifact_type and artifact_id parameters
- Artifact-specific personas added: methodologist, statistician, replicator, evidence_auditor, ontology_expert, counterexample_finder, assumption_challenger, data_quality_reviewer, generalizability_assessor, provenance_auditor, bias_detector, schema_validator
- run_debate() produces quality assessments with artifact_links (supports/contradicts)
- save_analysis() creates supports/contradicts artifact links
- API /api/artifact/{artifact_type}/{artifact_id}/debates lists artifact-targeted debates

Live API tested successfully: debate queued via POST, TARGET_ARTIFACT embedded in gap description
Result: Done

Payload JSON

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