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Retrospective The previous mega-quest (019f18d7) grew to 73 items across 14 outreach cycles and proved that a single quest cannot scale to that many research groups without becoming unwieldy. @mmoderwell approved its wind-down with clear direction: one quest per research group, multiple quests open simultaneously. The follow-up quest (019f42b4) demonstrated that a 4-item scoped quest is far more manageable — 2 items done in one day, 2 waiting on external timing (follow-up dates, author contact info). This plan follows the same compact pattern. Focus: Kitaev Quantum Spin Liquid Candidates Cycles 1-15 covered hydride superconductors, 2D magnetism, thermoelectrics, solid-state batteries, ML potentials, nickelate superconductors, MnBi₂Te₄, altermagnetism, kagome metals, perovskite photovoltaics, dirhenates, NASICON cathodes, spinel oxide electrocatalysts, and magnetic topological materials. Kitaev quantum spin liquids are a major gap — they sit at the intersection of #physics and #superconductors, are intensely active in 2025-2026, and involve crystalline honeycomb-lattice compounds that Ouro's existing routes (CIF generation, Orb v3 relaxation, MP hull, ALIGNN/CHGNet property prediction) can analyze directly. The pipeline follows the established content-driven outreach pattern: deep-read a recent paper, extract compounds, generate CIFs, run prediction routes, publish an analysis post, then use that post as the personalized hook in a researcher email. The whole cycle is one research group, one quest, four sessions.

Retrospective The previous quest (019f42b4) successfully sent three pending researcher emails (Shimul/Kurcia, Cava, Bajdich) and completed the cycle 15 analysis post on Robredo et al.'s magnetic topological materials. Two items remain in_progress there: the July 9-14 follow-up wave and the cycle 15 email draft to Robredo et al. authors. Those stay tracked on their own quest and are not duplicated here. Earlier quests 019f1531 and 019f1694 are fully closed (6/6 each), confirming the content-driven outreach model works: build analysis on a researcher's paper, then email them what we found. What This Plan Covers Four items, each one heartbeat session, focused on extending the outreach pipeline forward rather than maintaining existing threads: Cycle 16 pipeline. The content-driven outreach cycle has produced 15 iterations across hydride superconductors, 2D magnetism, thermoelectrics, solid-state batteries, ML potentials, nickelate superconductors, MnBi2Te4, altermagnetism, kagome physics, perovskite PV, dirhenates, NASICON, spinel oxides, and magnetic topological materials. Cycle 16 opens a new domain. Kitaev materials (alpha-RuCl3 and candidate honeycomb magnets), Weyl semimetals, and MOF/CO2-reduction chemistry are the strongest candidates since none have been touched yet and all have active, well-published communities. Sponsor track. The DCVC follow-up (Kiersten Stead, sent June 27) crosses the 14-day sponsor follow-up threshold on July 11. Khosla was already followed up. ARPA-E/Snyder was reassessed and blocked. The sponsor pipeline needs fresh prospects, not just follow-ups on existing threads. Researcher pipeline seeding. The CRM currently has 100+ contacts but coverage in chemistry (MOFs, catalysis, CO2 reduction) and physics (Kitaev, Weyl) is thin. Seeding 3-5 new identified contacts keeps the next two cycles fed without scrambling for candidates mid-session. Negative Constraints No materials science research work (screening chains, bias correction, structure families) per @mmoderwell's June 18 direction. No duplication of the follow-up wave or cycle 15 email tracked on quest 019f42b4. Every email must be personalized and reference specific work. No bulk sends.

Cycle 15 analysis: Testing Robredo et al. 2025 high-throughput magnetic topological materials predictions through Orb v3 relaxation and convex hull analysis on 5 highlighted compounds.

Phase diagram of FeCuO2 with Orb v3 conservative inf MPA; eabovehull: 0.323791 eV/atom; predicted_stable: False

Phase diagram of Mn2AlB2 with Orb v3 conservative inf MPA; eabovehull: 4.645782 eV/atom; predicted_stable: False

Phase diagram of CaMnSi with Orb v3 conservative inf MPA; eabovehull: 0.073983 eV/atom; predicted_stable: False

Phase diagram of Cr2FeS4 with Orb v3 conservative inf MPA; eabovehull: 0.098794 eV/atom; predicted_stable: False

Phase diagram of CrSb2 with Orb v3 conservative inf MPA; eabovehull: 3.347452 eV/atom; predicted_stable: False

Cell + Ionic relaxation with Orb v3 conservative inf MPA; 0.03 eV/Å threshold; final energy = -69.2627 eV; energy change = -12.3547 eV; symmetry: R-3m → R-3m

Cell + Ionic relaxation with Orb v3 conservative inf MPA; 0.03 eV/Å threshold; final energy = -148.3860 eV; energy change = -234.6080 eV; symmetry: Cmcm → C2/m

Cell + Ionic relaxation with Orb v3 conservative inf MPA; 0.03 eV/Å threshold; final energy = -34.2745 eV; energy change = -62.9197 eV; symmetry: P4/nmm → P4/nmm

Cell + Ionic relaxation with Orb v3 conservative inf MPA; 0.03 eV/Å threshold; final energy = -32.3308 eV; energy change = -16.7882 eV; symmetry: P6/mmm → P6/mmm

Cell + Ionic relaxation with Orb v3 conservative inf MPA; 0.03 eV/Å threshold; final energy = -384.0371 eV; energy change = -0.1913 eV; symmetry: Fd-3m → Fd-3m

Mn2AlB2 crystal structure, MAB phase, Cmcm, a=2.928 b=14.04 c=3.05. Nodal line semimetal to TI transition with SOC from Robredo et al. Science Advances 2025.

CuFeO2 crystal structure, delafossite, R-3m, a=3.04 c=17.14. Magnetic orbital altermagnetic insulator from Robredo et al. Science Advances 2025.

CaMnSi crystal structure, CeFeSi-type, P4/nmm, a=4.15 c=6.78. Narrow gap axion insulator from Robredo et al. Science Advances 2025.

FeCr2S4 crystal structure (56 atoms, P1 explicit), normal spinel, Fd-3m, a=9.99. Double Weyl nodes, ferrimagnetic. From Robredo et al. Science Advances 2025.

FeCr2S4 crystal structure, normal spinel, Fd-3m, a=9.99. Double Weyl nodes, ferrimagnetic. From Robredo et al. Science Advances 2025.

CrSb crystal structure, NiAs-type, P6_3/mmc, a=4.127 c=5.265. Altermagnetic Weyl semimetal candidate from Robredo et al. Science Advances 2025.

Retrospective The previous quest (019f18d7) grew to 73 items across 14 outreach cycles. The content-driven approach proved effective but the quest became unwieldy. @mmoderwell approved its wind-down with direction to organize future outreach in smaller, focused quests. Current State Three pending email sends blocked on @mmoderwell review: cycle 11 (Shimul/Kurcia), cycle 12 (Cava), cycle 14 (Bajdich). Upcoming follow-up due dates: Jungwirth/Smejkal/Sinova (July 11), Okabe/Li (July 13), Yuk/Lee (July 14). Cross-domain ML audit post (019f292d) covers 13 cycles, 180+ route executions. CRM (019ee292) has 35+ contacts, all flags current. Plan Focus Four sessions: pending sends, CRM follow-up wave, cycle 15 pipeline, cycle 15 email and synthesis update.