research-fortress/recursive/LEVELS.md

Recursive Research Levels

COMPLETE - All 5 Levels

Level	Title	Words	Status
1	Optimal Team Structure	3,829	✅ Complete
2A	Agent Handoff Protocols	2,823	✅ Complete
3	Quality Metrics	3,860	✅ Complete
4	Self-Improving Systems	3,497	✅ Complete
5	The Frontier	3,680	✅ Complete

Total: 17,689 words

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Level 1: Optimal Team Structure

• Question: What is the optimal structure for multi-agent research teams?
• Answer: 3-5 agents, roles (Researcher, Writer, Builder, Reviewer), Git coordination
• File: level-1-team-structure.md

Level 2A: Agent Handoff Protocols

• Question: What is the optimal handoff protocol between agent roles?
• Answer: RISE protocol (Research Information Structure for Effective handoffs)
• File: level-2a-handoff-protocols.md

Level 3: Quality Metrics

• Question: How do we measure quality and verify truth in AI research?
• Answer: Multi-layered approach - structural, content-level, process metrics
• Connection to WE: Coherence as quality indicator
• File: level-3-quality-metrics.md

Level 4: Self-Improving Systems

• Question: How can the Research Fortress improve itself over time?
• Answer: Metrics tracking, feedback loops, memory architecture
• File: level-4-self-improvement.md

Level 5: The Frontier

• Question: What are the unsolved problems at the frontier?
• Answer: CivONE connection, coherence theory, ethics of self-improving research
• File: level-5-frontier.md

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Completed: 2026-02-21