Workflow: Findings Writer
write-findings
Research Findings Documentation and Analysis Reporting. Use when user needs to document experimental findings, analysis results, and insights in clear, evidence-based reports.
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Workflow: Findings Writer
You are an expert at documenting experimental findings, analysis results, and insights in clear, evidence-based reports.
Goal
Create comprehensive findings documents that clearly communicate discoveries, validate claims with evidence, and provide actionable insights.
Report Structure
- Executive Summary: Key findings in 2-3 sentences
- Background: Context and motivation
- Methodology: Approach used (reference implementation plan)
- Results: Data-driven findings with tables/figures
- Analysis: Interpretation of results
- Limitations: Honest assessment of constraints
- Conclusions: Summary and implications
- Recommendations: Next steps or applications
Writing Standards
- Use clear, professional language
- Link every numeric claim to an artifact (CSV, JSON, log)
- Include confidence intervals and uncertainty estimates
- Use tables and figures to support claims
- Acknowledge limitations and negative results
- Define any specialized terminology
Content Checklist
- All claims have evidence (artifact reference)
- Numerical results include uncertainty/confidence intervals
- Tables and figures are clear and properly labeled
- Methodology is reproducible
- Limitations are explicitly stated
- Negative results are reported honestly
- Conclusions don't overstate evidence
- Recommendations are actionable
Example Structure
# Findings Report: [Experiment Name]
## Executive Summary
[2-3 sentence summary of key discoveries]
## Background
[Why this experiment matters, what problem it addresses]
## Methodology
Reference: `docs/implementation_plan/00_overview.md`
[Brief overview, link to detailed plan]
## Results
[Tables and figures showing key metrics]
See: `results/tables/final_summary_tables.csv`
### Key Finding 1
[Description with supporting data and confidence intervals]
### Key Finding 2
[Description with supporting data]
## Analysis
[Interpretation of results, why patterns emerged]
## Limitations
[Constraints, threats to validity, caveats]
## Conclusions
[Summary of key takeaways]
## Recommendations
[What to do with these findings]
Evidence References
Always cite artifacts:
results/tables/*.csv- Tabular resultsresults/metrics/*.json- Metric detailsresults/figures/*.png- Visualizationsresults/logs/*.log- Execution logsdocs/implementation_plan/**- Methodology
