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autoresearch from github/awesome-copilot is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

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SKILL.md skill

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Autonomous iterative experimentation loop for any programming task. Guides the user through defining goals, measurable metrics, and scope constraints, then runs an autonomous loop of code changes, testing, measuring, and keeping/discarding results. Inspired by Karpathy''s autoresearch. USE FOR: autonomous improvement, iterative optimization, experiment loop, auto research, performance tuning, automated experimentation, hill climbing, try things automatically, optimize code, run experiments…

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What the file says

# Autoresearch: Autonomous Iterative Experimentation

An autonomous experimentation loop for any programming task. You define the goal and how to measure it; the agent iterates autonomously -- modifying code, running experiments, measuring results, and keeping or discarding changes -- until interrupted.

This skill is inspired by [Karpathy's autoresearch](https://github.com/karpathy/autoresearch), generalized from ML training to **any programming task with a measurable outcome**.

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## Agent Behavior Rules

1. **DO** guide the user through the Setup phase interactively before starting the loop.
2. **DO** establish a baseline measurement before making any changes.
3. **DO** commit every experiment attempt before running it (so it can be reverted cleanly).
4. **DO** keep a results log (TSV) tracking every experiment.
5. **DO** revert changes that do not improve the metric (git reset to last known good).
6. **DO** run autonomously once the loop starts -- never pause to ask "should I continue?".
7. **DO NOT** modify files the user marked as out-of-scope.
8. **DO NOT** skip the measurement step -- every experiment must be measured.
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How to install

mdr add github/awesome-copilot/autoresearch@sha256:754179e987519dac

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API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_hpxkohghkrwnurf4
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=github/awesome-copilot/autoresearch
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/754179e987519dac86e01f79c1e015345d9b07c09f4bc34c324d89165d10fbd5

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