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name: novelty-matrix description: | Create a novelty/prior-work matrix comparing the submission’s contributions against related work (overlaps vs deltas). Trigger: novelty matrix, prior-work matrix, overlap/delta, 相关工作对比, 新颖性矩阵. Use when: peer review 中评估 novelty/positioning，需要把贡献与相关工作逐项对齐并写出差异点证据。 Skip if: 缺少 claims（先跑 claims-extractor）或你不打算做新颖性定位分析。 Network: none (retrieval of additional related work is out-of-scope unless provided). Guardrail: 明确 overlap 与 delta；尽量给出可追溯证据来源（来自稿件/引用/作者陈述）。

Novelty Matrix (overlap vs delta)

Goal: make novelty/positioning concrete by aligning each contribution against the closest prior work.

Inputs

Required:

• output/CLAIMS.md

Optional:

• A provided list of related work (titles/URLs/DOIs) or the submission’s reference list

Outputs

• output/NOVELTY_MATRIX.md

Output format (recommended)

• Rows: contributions/claims (from output/CLAIMS.md)
• Columns: closest related works (provided or cited by the paper)
• For each row/column, record:
  • overlap: what is the same
  • delta: what is different/new
  • evidence: where this is supported (paper statement / citation / method difference)

Workflow

1. Extract the contribution list from output/CLAIMS.md.
2. Pick ≥5 closest related works (or state explicitly why you cannot).
3. For each contribution, compare to each related work:
   • identify overlap
   • identify delta
   • attach evidence (quote/section/citation pointer)
4. Summarize:
   • which contributions look clearly novel
   • which ones look like incremental variants

Definition of Done

• Matrix includes ≥5 related works or explains why unavailable.
• Every “delta” entry has a short evidence pointer (not just opinion).

Troubleshooting

Issue: no related works list is available

Fix:

• Use the paper’s own citations as the initial related set; if even that is missing, mark needs_related_work_list and stop.

Issue: overlap/delta becomes vague

Fix:

• Force each cell to reference a concrete axis (problem setting, method component, training data, evaluation protocol, result).