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Function cockpit

Research & Development

Agents run research operations. Scientists own hypotheses and conclusions.

Autonomy0% / 74%

Phase: Phase 2 — Supervised execution

Connect scientific programs to resources, evidence and decision gates: retrieval, scheduling, data integrity, simulation and reproducibility are agent work; hypothesis selection, safety and scientific conclusions remain human.

Trust score

0

Touchless

0%

Human review

0%

Override rate

0%

Capacity released

20-35% research-operating capacity (no presumption that success rates improve)

Accountable human

Chief Scientific Officer

CoS agent: R&D Chief of Staff

The orchestrator and the desks reporting to it

Chief of staff org

One orchestrator, four desks, zero org-chart theater

The chief of staff agent holds the queue and the priorities. Underneath it sit four desks, each with a narrow mandate and an autonomy ceiling it cannot quietly raise on its own.

Accountable human

Chief Scientific Officer

Signs for outcomes, holds the kill switches, answers to the board

Chief of staff agent

R&D Chief of Staff

Connects scientific programs to resources, evidence and decision gates while preventing administrative throughput from being mistaken for scientific validity.

A3Active214 tasks / 24h · 93% success

Origination desk

Finds the work before anyone files a ticket.

2

  • Evidence Scout

    A3

    Retrieves scientific, technical and patent material with full citation provenance and licensing status.

    Active91% conf · 5% override

  • Hypothesis Mapper

    A2

    Organizes competing explanations, evidence strength and contradictions without selecting a preferred truth.

    Active78% conf · 18% override

Execution desk

Does the work inside its autonomy ceiling.

4

  • Experiment Designer

    A2

    Proposes protocols, power calculations and resource requirements where an approved method already exists.

    In review82% conf · 17% override

  • Lab Scheduler

    A3

    Coordinates equipment, samples, reagents and personnel against the authorized experiment queue.

    Active93% conf · 4% override

  • Data Steward

    A4

    Verifies dataset lineage, permissions, licensing and integrity before any analytical use.

    Active95% conf · 3% override

  • Simulation Agent

    A3

    Runs authorized models and parameter sweeps within an approved compute and cost envelope.

    Active88% conf · 9% override

Realization desk

Closes the loop and books the outcome.

2

  • Invention Agent

    A2

    Captures novelty evidence, contributor records and disclosure timelines for candidate inventions.

    Active86% conf · 8% override

  • Portfolio Agent

    A3

    Tracks milestones, dependencies, option value and stage-gate readiness across the research portfolio.

    Active87% conf · 7% override

Oversight desk

Watches the watchers and trips the brakes.

1

  • Reproducibility Agent

    A4

    Checks methods, code, environment and traceability so that any reported result can be re-derived.

    Active94% conf · 6% override

How the hierarchy behaves under pressure

Conflict

Two desks want the same resource. The chief of staff arbitrates against the stated priority order and logs the trade-off.

Ceiling hit

An execution agent reaches its limit, stops, and packages the evidence for the named approver rather than guessing.

Drift

The oversight desk watches quality trend lines and can demote an agent a rung without waiting for a quarterly review.