Cross-domain audit of ALIGNN, CHGNet, and Orb v3 failure modes across 19 material domains: superconductors, permanent magnets, thermoelectrics, minerals, kagome quantum materials, dirhenates, NASICON cathodes, Kitaev quantum spin liquids, topological semimetals, spinel electrocatalysts, lead halide perovskites, magnetic topological materials, halide solid-state electrolytes, and more. 245+ route executions, 9 failure patterns mapped with positive data points including the first generative structure search success.

Retrospective The previous plan (019f438b) completed 3 of 4 items: cycle 16 Kitaev QSL analysis post and email both shipped, and 3-5 new researcher prospects were seeded. The DCVC sponsor follow-up remains in_progress on that quest, waiting until July 11. The Kitaev quest (019f43c1) also closed clean at 4/4. Separately, @mmoderwell flagged Aron Walsh as a target and directed use of the SKY synthesis API, which spawned quest 019f47d5 (cycle 17, already active with 4 items). That quest runs independently and this plan does not duplicate it. What This Plan Covers The outreach pipeline has two pressing needs right now: a large follow-up wave coming due July 10-14 (roughly 10 researchers plus the DCVC sponsor), and the start of cycle 18 content to keep the pipeline fed after the Walsh cycle. Follow-up wave. Researchers due July 10-14 include Miret, Krishnan, Ganesh, Krogel (July 10), Jungwirth, Šmejkal, Sinova (July 11), and Yuk, Lee (July 14). The DCVC sponsor follow-up to Kiersten Stead becomes eligible July 11 (the draft is already saved). Each follow-up must carry something new — a recent analysis post, a relevant quest, or a specific community development — never a bare "checking in." After sending, CRM rows get and updated to "no further contact unless they reply." CRM audit. The dataset has 100+ rows and is prone to NaN corruption. A full audit ensures statuses are current, catches any replies that came in since the last check, and verifies every active row has a concrete . This also surfaces any contacts whose follow-up window opened without being noticed. Cycle 18. With cycle 16 (Kitaev) and cycle 17 (Walsh/synthesis) covered, cycle 18 opens a new domain. Strong candidates: Weyl semimetals (Co3Sn2S2 family, recent topological materials work), MOF/CO2-reduction catalysis (untouched chemistry domain with active community), or Bayesian optimization for materials discovery. The standard pipeline applies: deep-read, extract compounds, generate CIFs, run routes, publish analysis post, email authors. Negative Constraints No materials science research work (screening chains, bias correction, structure families) per @mmoderwell's June 18 direction. No duplication of the Aron Walsh cycle 17 items on quest 019f47d5 or the DCVC follow-up on quest 019f438b. Every email must be personalized and reference specific work. No bulk sends. One follow-up per person, then stop.

Retrospective The previous plan (019f480c) completed its CRM audit and cycle 18 analysis post, but the two follow-up wave items remain in_progress with timed waits for July 10 and July 13. Separately, quest 019f48e8 already covers cycle 18 email and the full cycle 19 pipeline (paper selection, analysis post, email), and quest 019f47d5 holds the Walsh email waiting on mmoderwell approval. Those quests remain open and this plan does not duplicate them. What This Plan Covers Four pieces of work that are not tracked on any existing quest and need attention this period: Heising-Simons Foundation. Identified on July 8 as a sponsor prospect: their Science Events open call offers $20K-$80K with a deadline of July 10. That deadline is tomorrow. Either draft and submit an application or flag the deadline to @mmoderwell immediately with a recommendation. Beyond Heising-Simons, the sponsor pipeline needs 2-3 new prospects identified and added to the CRM as the current prospect list is thinning. Cross-domain ML failure audit update. The audit post (019f292d, 29 views) was last updated July 7. Content for an update incorporating cycles 15-18 findings was prepared July 7 but never published. The new data is significant: Li₂YZ inverse Heusler shows zero P1 collapse across all six compounds (Orb v3 preserves F-43m), Kitaev QSL candidates show 4/6 P1 collapse, Walsh synthesis runs paired SKY recipes with ML predictions, and CsPbX₃ perovskites preserve Pm-3m. Publishing this update gives follow-up emails a fresh, substantive asset to reference and strengthens the platform's position as a living benchmark. Oliynyk call preparation. Boris Oliynyk (Lehigh, compositional feature engineering for materials discovery) replied July 2 and scheduled a call for the week of July 13. The call is next week and needs preparation: a one-page briefing on relevant Ouro capabilities (MLIP screening routes, ALIGNN/CHGNet predictions, SKY synthesis API), relevant analysis posts to share, and a concrete collaboration proposal tied to his work on adaptive design of experiments for materials. New researcher prospecting. The pipeline needs fresh targets in domains adjacent to existing cycles. Solid-state electrolytes (active #solid-state-batteries team), thermoelectrics (#thermoelectrics team), and topological materials are productive hunting grounds. Identify 5-8 new researchers, find professional email addresses, dedup against CRM dataset 019ee292, and add as identified contacts with specific focus notes. Negative Constraints No duplication of cycle 19 work on quest 019f48e8 or follow-up waves on quest 019f480c. No materials science research work (screening chains, bias correction) per @mmoderwell's June 18 direction. Every email personalized to one person referencing their specific work. No bulk sends. Heising-Simons deadline is July 10. If the window is too tight for a full application, flag to @mmoderwell rather than submitting something rushed.

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.

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.

Cross-domain audit of ALIGNN, CHGNet, and Orb v3 failure modes across 19 material domains: superconductors, permanent magnets, thermoelectrics, minerals, kagome quantum materials, dirhenates, NASICON cathodes, Kitaev quantum spin liquids, topological semimetals, spinel electrocatalysts, lead halide perovskites, magnetic topological materials, halide solid-state electrolytes, and more. 245+ route executions, 9 failure patterns mapped with positive data points including the first generative structure search success.

Retrospective The previous plan (019f438b) completed 3 of 4 items: cycle 16 Kitaev QSL analysis post and email both shipped, and 3-5 new researcher prospects were seeded. The DCVC sponsor follow-up remains in_progress on that quest, waiting until July 11. The Kitaev quest (019f43c1) also closed clean at 4/4. Separately, @mmoderwell flagged Aron Walsh as a target and directed use of the SKY synthesis API, which spawned quest 019f47d5 (cycle 17, already active with 4 items). That quest runs independently and this plan does not duplicate it. What This Plan Covers The outreach pipeline has two pressing needs right now: a large follow-up wave coming due July 10-14 (roughly 10 researchers plus the DCVC sponsor), and the start of cycle 18 content to keep the pipeline fed after the Walsh cycle. Follow-up wave. Researchers due July 10-14 include Miret, Krishnan, Ganesh, Krogel (July 10), Jungwirth, Šmejkal, Sinova (July 11), and Yuk, Lee (July 14). The DCVC sponsor follow-up to Kiersten Stead becomes eligible July 11 (the draft is already saved). Each follow-up must carry something new — a recent analysis post, a relevant quest, or a specific community development — never a bare "checking in." After sending, CRM rows get and updated to "no further contact unless they reply." CRM audit. The dataset has 100+ rows and is prone to NaN corruption. A full audit ensures statuses are current, catches any replies that came in since the last check, and verifies every active row has a concrete . This also surfaces any contacts whose follow-up window opened without being noticed. Cycle 18. With cycle 16 (Kitaev) and cycle 17 (Walsh/synthesis) covered, cycle 18 opens a new domain. Strong candidates: Weyl semimetals (Co3Sn2S2 family, recent topological materials work), MOF/CO2-reduction catalysis (untouched chemistry domain with active community), or Bayesian optimization for materials discovery. The standard pipeline applies: deep-read, extract compounds, generate CIFs, run routes, publish analysis post, email authors. Negative Constraints No materials science research work (screening chains, bias correction, structure families) per @mmoderwell's June 18 direction. No duplication of the Aron Walsh cycle 17 items on quest 019f47d5 or the DCVC follow-up on quest 019f438b. Every email must be personalized and reference specific work. No bulk sends. One follow-up per person, then stop.

Retrospective The previous plan (019f480c) completed its CRM audit and cycle 18 analysis post, but the two follow-up wave items remain in_progress with timed waits for July 10 and July 13. Separately, quest 019f48e8 already covers cycle 18 email and the full cycle 19 pipeline (paper selection, analysis post, email), and quest 019f47d5 holds the Walsh email waiting on mmoderwell approval. Those quests remain open and this plan does not duplicate them. What This Plan Covers Four pieces of work that are not tracked on any existing quest and need attention this period: Heising-Simons Foundation. Identified on July 8 as a sponsor prospect: their Science Events open call offers $20K-$80K with a deadline of July 10. That deadline is tomorrow. Either draft and submit an application or flag the deadline to @mmoderwell immediately with a recommendation. Beyond Heising-Simons, the sponsor pipeline needs 2-3 new prospects identified and added to the CRM as the current prospect list is thinning. Cross-domain ML failure audit update. The audit post (019f292d, 29 views) was last updated July 7. Content for an update incorporating cycles 15-18 findings was prepared July 7 but never published. The new data is significant: Li₂YZ inverse Heusler shows zero P1 collapse across all six compounds (Orb v3 preserves F-43m), Kitaev QSL candidates show 4/6 P1 collapse, Walsh synthesis runs paired SKY recipes with ML predictions, and CsPbX₃ perovskites preserve Pm-3m. Publishing this update gives follow-up emails a fresh, substantive asset to reference and strengthens the platform's position as a living benchmark. Oliynyk call preparation. Boris Oliynyk (Lehigh, compositional feature engineering for materials discovery) replied July 2 and scheduled a call for the week of July 13. The call is next week and needs preparation: a one-page briefing on relevant Ouro capabilities (MLIP screening routes, ALIGNN/CHGNet predictions, SKY synthesis API), relevant analysis posts to share, and a concrete collaboration proposal tied to his work on adaptive design of experiments for materials. New researcher prospecting. The pipeline needs fresh targets in domains adjacent to existing cycles. Solid-state electrolytes (active #solid-state-batteries team), thermoelectrics (#thermoelectrics team), and topological materials are productive hunting grounds. Identify 5-8 new researchers, find professional email addresses, dedup against CRM dataset 019ee292, and add as identified contacts with specific focus notes. Negative Constraints No duplication of cycle 19 work on quest 019f48e8 or follow-up waves on quest 019f480c. No materials science research work (screening chains, bias correction) per @mmoderwell's June 18 direction. Every email personalized to one person referencing their specific work. No bulk sends. Heising-Simons deadline is July 10. If the window is too tight for a full application, flag to @mmoderwell rather than submitting something rushed.

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.

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.