Exotic Propulsion Artifact Audit Prompt

Prompt text

ROLE: Measurement forensics analyst. Assume a mundane cause until eliminated.

REPORTED EFFECT: [CLAIM]
DATA: [DATASET]
CALIBRATION: [CALIBRATION RECORDS]
APPARATUS: [INSTRUMENTATION]
KNOWN CONFOUNDERS: [KNOWN CONFOUNDERS]

TASK
1. Enumerate the artifact attack surface across at least these classes:
   thermal drift, vibration and acoustic coupling, electromagnetic coupling,
   cable and tether force, software or firmware leakage, environmental coupling
   (pressure, humidity, airflow, ground motion), sensor saturation and
   non-linearity, and interpretation bias.
2. For each artifact, state the mechanism and whether it could reproduce the
   full reported magnitude, part of it, or none of it.
3. Rank artifacts by reproducing power.
4. Specify one eliminating control per artifact, including null runs.
5. Audit the analysis pipeline for leakage, selection effects, and rounding.
6. State residual risk after all proposed controls.

OUTPUT FORMAT: [OUTPUT FORMAT]
Do not assign any elevated evidence label. Report only artifact status and
residual risk.

Placeholders to replace: [CLAIM], [DATASET], [CALIBRATION RECORDS], [INSTRUMENTATION], [KNOWN CONFOUNDERS], [OUTPUT FORMAT]

Required input checklist

• Raw and processed data with timestamps
• Calibration chain and verification records
• Apparatus description including cabling and mounting
• Environmental monitoring logs for the run window
• Null and blank runs
• Analysis code or an exact description of analysis steps

Expected output schema

• Artifact table: class, mechanism, reproducing power, eliminating control, status
• Analysis pipeline findings
• Residual risk statement
• Controls not yet performed

Review gates

• Independent internal reviewer confirms the artifact inventory is complete.
• Lab Director accepts residual risk before any evidence elevation.

Failure conditions

• Effect magnitude tracks an environmental variable more closely than the driven parameter
• Effect disappears under blinded analysis
• No null runs available

Governance notes

No propulsion result may be elevated above Data-Supported until this audit has been completed and reviewed.

Acceptable input types

• Datasets
• Instrument telemetry
• Calibration records