Survey the Laboratory

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Survey the laboratory — scan all experiments for new runs and breakthroughs

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

No other account needed.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Survey the Laboratory skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by rlacombe/distillate in .claude/skills/survey/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Walk through every experiment in the lab, discover new runs, and report what's changed.

Call mcp__distillate__list_projects to get all tracked experiments
For each project with a valid path, call mcp__distillate__scan_project to discover new runs
For projects with active sessions, check status via mcp__distillate__manage_session with action="status"
Compare results across projects — identify which experiments are improving fastest
Report findings:
- New runs discovered (per project)
- Best metrics achieved and whether goals are met
- Active sessions and their progress
- Which experiments are stalled vs. making progress
Recommend next actions: continue promising experiments, steer stalled ones, or start fresh directions

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