{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-23",
 "id": "ordinary-s-falsify-the-problem--check-input-mismatch-before-blaming-model",
 "repo": "ordinary-s/falsify-the-problem",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/ordinary-s/falsify-the-problem",
 "repo_slug": "ordinary-s-falsify-the-problem",
 "title": "Check for an input mismatch before blaming the model",
 "page_title": "How to check for an input mismatch before blaming the model with Falsify the Problem",
 "summary": "Test whether training and evaluation inputs differ before attributing poor results to model capacity.",
 "who": "A machine learning researcher whose experiment underperformed and who is about to increase model size.",
 "problem": "Teams often assume the model lacks capability when preprocessing differences may explain the result.",
 "outcome": "A verdict on whether the model capability framing survives, with a named test comparing the same saved inputs through both preprocessing paths.",
 "steps": [
  "Open a terminal in the root of your project.",
  "`mkdir -p .agents/skills`",
  "`git clone https://github.com/ordinary-s/falsify-the-problem.git .agents/skills/falsify-the-problem`",
  "In your agent, invoke the Falsify the Problem skill by name.",
  "Describe the underperforming experiment and ask the skill to test the input path before any change to model capacity."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Use the falsify-the-problem skill on this experiment: <the experiment, the saved inputs, and the training and evaluation preprocessing code>. Test whether an input-path mismatch contributes before attributing the result to model capability. Verify that the output names the single primary discriminating test used in each round.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The skill can only compare inputs it can access, so results depend on the saved data and code you share with the host agent.",
 "category": "Work and operations",
 "tags": [
  "Work and operations"
 ],
 "lang": "",
 "requirements": [
  "Git installed on your machine",
  "A terminal for the install commands, separate from the agent prompt",
  "A host agent that supports Agent Skills or reusable Markdown instructions, such as Codex"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.8,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/ordinary-s-falsify-the-problem/check-input-mismatch-before-blaming-model/",
 "md": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/ordinary-s-falsify-the-problem/check-input-mismatch-before-blaming-model/index.md",
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