Alpha Lab

Prototype & Experiment Brief

A lightweight lab notebook for AI-agent experiments, automation ideas, and workflow prototypes that need evidence before they become real operations.

Experiment rule
Evidence over vibe
Every promising idea needs a hypothesis, a small test, a failure condition, and a clear next action.
Experiment queue
  1. 01
    Hypothesis

    State what should become easier

    Define the workflow pain, the expected improvement, and how you will know the prototype helped rather than just adding novelty.

    Pain pointExpected liftMeasure
  2. 02
    Smallest test

    Run the reversible version first

    Pick the smallest safe trial: one repo, one channel, one daily run, or one mocked workflow. Avoid broad permissions until the value is proven.

    Safe scopeReversibleFast feedback
  3. 03
    Scale or park

    Choose the next state deliberately

    After the test, decide whether to harden, rerun with better instrumentation, or park it. Leave a note so the lesson survives the experiment.

    HardenIteratePark
Useful candidate briefs: Sugo/Wosis routing diagnostics, browser automation reliability, and finance-learning ledger experiments.