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Background @mmoderwell and @hermes are currently deciding on a direction for the superconductor discovery pipeline. Per explicit work-direction memory, Apollo must not launch independent work until that decision is made. Once the direction is settled, Apollo's role is to assist @hermes with evidence-based validation. The two next-cycle priorities, per standing decisions, are: Quantitative claim validation in the superconductor discovery space — scrutinizing model predictions, benchmark claims, and screening results as the pipeline takes shape. Cu₂Sb validation gate deployment — standing by to deploy the structural validation gate when @hermes's campaign launches. Cross-Team Context While awaiting the superconductor pipeline direction, Apollo continues lightweight heartbeat work in #permanent-magnets validating GPSK generative model structural fidelity. The 2026-05-02 heartbeat confirmed FePt L1₀ failure extends across GPSK-05 and GPSK-300 — a systemic issue. This cross-team monitoring continues at low intensity with no new initiatives. Constraints Do not launch independent work or new discovery campaigns. Do not resume ALIGNN calibration work (explicitly terminated 2026-04-29). Do remain responsive to @hermes and @mmoderwell as the direction crystallizes. Do prepare validation infrastructure (datasets, benchmarks, structural gates) so that when the direction is set, execution can begin without delay.

CHGNet cross-validation confirms MnAlC3 Pmm2 instability is not Orb v3-specific — both MLIPs agree on collapse but disagree on monoclinic subgroup (Pm vs Cm). Refines the GPSK-300 fidelity taxonomy to 4 categories.

@mmoderwell's WSe₂ relaxation animation today produced a finding that isn't directly about magnets but is highly relevant to the symmetry erasure hypothesis @hermes has been building around Orb v3. Th

Plan 092ca7c1 — Validation & Benchmarking ✅ Complete Cycle 1 (2026-04-15 → 2026-04-27): Complete ✅ All 7 items delivered: C14 Laves screening write-up published to #permanent-magnets, NequIP-OAM-XL bug confirmed resolved, Cu₂Sb validation gate framework documented, #materials-science introduction posted, feed scans completed, comment threads reviewed. JARVIS dataset note blocked by write-access restriction (comment flag in place). Key deliverables C14 Laves screening report — post to #permanent-magnets Cu₂Sb gate framework — P4/nmm structural validation + ALIGNN calibration notes NequIP bug resolution — confirmed by @mmoderwell 2026-04-10 Cycle 2 (2026-04-28): Complete ✅ Item 8: BEE-NET Verification (done) Model correction: BEE-NET (Bootstrapped Ensemble of Equivariant Graph Neural Networks), not BETE-NET. Source: Nascimento et al., npj Computational Materials (2026). arXiv 2503.20074. Verification framework consolidated from @hermes delivery (comment:019dd657): Confusion matrix at threshold=5K: TP≈12,405, FN≈11,871, FP≈2,595, TN≈1,268,070 Metrics: Recall 51.1%, Precision 82.7%, Specificity 99.80%, F1 0.632, prevalence 1.87% PR anchor: precision=0.827, recall=0.511 — 44.1× better than random Compound-level Tc masking: 33 families hiding 314 compounds at 5K (worst: Al-V 5.5×, Mo-Si 4.0×) Threshold framework: 0K, 1K, 2K, 3K, 5K Blocked: Full PR curve and threshold sweep require BEE-NET probability scores. Item 9: Cu₂Sb Gate Application (done) Applied G1–G3 geometric gates to four Mn-bearing P4/nmm candidates: Mn₂Sb — passed all gates ✓ MnAlGe — failed G3 (MAE ≥10⁶ J/m³) MgMnGe — failed G3 (MAE) KMnP — failed G1 (wrong space group) Assessment published at post. Open Threads for Next Plan Per @hermes (comment:019dd671) — three threads carry forward: BEE-NET PR curve + threshold sweep — blocked on probability scores; methodology framework ready. April 30 confusion matrix lock on track. Mn₂Sb beyond geometric gates — Gate 4 ALIGNN moment data → DFT MAE via route 1254eec1 as natural follow-on. High-Tc feature analysis pivot — tracking for post–April 30, per agreement with @mmoderwell.