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R0053/2026-03-31-02/C001 — Self-Audit

ROBIS 4-Domain Audit

Domain 1: Eligibility Criteria

Rating: Low risk

Criterion Assessment
Defined what counts as "published" before searching Yes — publicly accessible without authentication
Defined what counts as "complete" before searching Partially — "complete" is subjective; defined as having structured sections implementing named analytical standards
Defined what counts as "full analytical rigor framework" No — this term is inherently ambiguous and was not precisely defined before searching

Notes: The ambiguity in "full analytical rigor framework" is a limitation of the claim itself, not of the search process. The criteria did not shift after seeing results.

Domain 2: Search Comprehensiveness

Rating: Some concerns

Criterion Assessment
Multiple search strategies used Yes — searched for Choe specifically and for competing frameworks separately
Searches designed to test each hypothesis Yes — S01 tested existence (H1/H3), S02 tested uniqueness (H1/H2)
All results dispositioned Yes — 20 results returned, all dispositioned
Source diversity achieved Partial — Substack, FindSkill.ai, arXiv, OpenPraxis

Notes: 2 searches with 20 total results. The search for competing frameworks could have been broader — additional searches for GitHub-hosted prompts, academic prompt repositories, or commercial AI research tools would strengthen the assessment.

Domain 3: Evaluation Consistency

Rating: Low risk

Criterion Assessment
All sources scored using same framework Yes
Evidence typed consistently Yes
ACH matrix applied Yes
Diagnosticity analysis performed Yes

Notes: Consistent evaluation framework applied across all sources.

Domain 4: Synthesis Fairness

Rating: Low risk

Criterion Assessment
All hypotheses given fair hearing Yes — H1 was genuinely tested, not just dismissed
Contradictory evidence surfaced Yes — competing frameworks surfaced to test exclusivity
Confidence calibrated to evidence Yes — Medium confidence reflects genuine uncertainty about completeness of competing frameworks
Gaps acknowledged Yes — inability to survey all published prompts acknowledged

Notes: The assessment fairly represents the tension between Choe's genuine contribution and the exclusivity claim's fragility.

Domain 5: Source-Back Verification

Rating: Low risk

Source Claim in Assessment Source Actually Says Match?
SRC01 Choe published 7-section ICD 203 prompt Choe's article describes Executive Summary, Source Ledger, Baseline Fact Pattern, Analytic Assessment, ACH, Intel Gaps, Source Credibility Audit Yes
SRC01 Prompt publicly accessible "an article that's now free" Yes
SRC03 Deep Research Framework includes quality guardrails "quality guardrails that instruct AI on standards" Yes

Discrepancies found: 0

Corrections applied: None needed

Unresolved flags: None

Notes: All claims in the assessment trace accurately to source content.

Overall Assessment

Overall risk of bias: Low risk

The main limitation is search breadth — a comprehensive survey of all published AI research prompts would require more extensive searching than was performed. However, the finding of even a few competing frameworks is sufficient to undermine the exclusivity claim.

Researcher Bias Check

  • Confirmation bias risk: The claim originates from the methodology's own attribution, creating incentive to confirm it. Mitigated by actively searching for competing frameworks.
  • Anchoring bias risk: Low — the claim's three components were decomposed and tested independently.
  • No researcher profile provided: Cannot check for declared biases. This gap is noted.