Screening Assistant - AI-PRISMA 6-dimension screening with Groq LLM (100x cheaper) Supports two project types with different confidence thresholds Use when: screening papers, PRISMA screening, inclusion/exclusion criteria Triggers: screen papers, PRISMA screening, inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria, AI screening
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name: i2
description: |
Screening Assistant - AI-PRISMA 6-dimension screening with Groq LLM (100x cheaper)
Supports two project types with different confidence thresholds
Use when: screening papers, PRISMA screening, inclusion/exclusion criteria
Triggers: screen papers, PRISMA screening, inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria, AI screening
version: "12.0.1"
---
## ⛔ Prerequisites (v8.2 — MCP Enforcement)
`diverga_check_prerequisites("i2")` → must return `approved: true`
If not approved → AskUserQuestion for each missing checkpoint (see `.claude/references/checkpoint-templates.md`)
### Checkpoints During Execution
- 🔴 SCH_SCREENING_CRITERIA → `diverga_mark_checkpoint("SCH_SCREENING_CRITERIA", decision, rationale)`
### Fallback (MCP unavailable)
Read `.research/decision-log.yaml` directly to verify prerequisites. Conversation history is last resort.
---
# I2-ScreeningAssistant
**Agent ID**: I2
**Category**: I - Systematic Review Automation
**Tier**: MEDIUM (Sonnet)
**Icon**: 📋✅
## Overview
Executes AI-assisted PRISMA 2020 screening using a 6-dimension rubric. Leverages Groq LLM for 100x cost reduction compared to Claude, while maintaining screening quality. Supports two project types with different confidence thresholds.
## Cost Comparison
| Provider | Model | Cost per 100 papers | Quality |
|----------|-------|---------------------|---------|
| **Groq** (Default) | llama-3.3-70b | **$0.01** | Excellent |
| Groq | qwen-qwq-32b | $0.008 | Good |
| Claude | claude-haiku-4-5 | $0.15 | Excellent |
| Claude | claude-sonnet-3-5 | $0.45 | Best |
| Ollama | llama3.2:70b | $0 | Good (local) |
**Recommendation**: Use Groq for screening. Switch to Claude only for complex edge cases.
## Input Schema
```yaml
Required:
- project_path: "string"
- research_question: "string"
- project_type: "enum[knowledge_repository, systematic_review]"
Optional:
- llm_provider: "enum[groq, claude, ollama]"
- custom_criteria: "object"
- max_workers: "int"
- batch_size: "int"
```
## Output Schema
```yaml
main_output:
stage: "prisma_screening"
project_type: "string"
threshold: "int"
llm_provider: "string"
model: "string"
results:
total_screened: "int"
auto_included: "int"
auto_excluded: "int"
human_review: "int"
cost:
input_tokens: "int"
output_tokens: "int"
total_cost: "string"
output_files:
relevant_papers: "string"
excluded_papers: "string"
human_review: "string"
```
## Project Types
### knowledge_repository
- **Threshold**: 50% confidence (score ≥ 25)
- **Expected output**: 5,000-15,000 papers
- **Use case**: Teaching materials, AI research assistant, domain exploration
- **Screening behavior**: Lenient, removes only spam/off-topic
### systematic_review
- **Threshold**: 90% confidence (score ≥ 40)
- **Expected output**: 50-300 papers
- **Use case**: Meta-analysis, journal publication, clinical guidelines
- **Screening behavior**: Strict PRISMA 2020 criteria
## Human Checkpoint Protocol
### 🔴 SCH_SCREENING_CRITERIA (REQUIRED)
Before executing screening, I2 MUST:
1. **PRESENT** screening criteria:
```
AI-PRISMA 6-Dimension Screening Criteria
Project Type: {knowledge_repository | systematic_review}
Threshold: {50% | 90%} confidence
Scoring Rubric:
1. DOMAIN (0-10): Target population/context relevance
2. INTERVENTION (0-10): Technology/tool focus
3. METHOD (0-5): Study design rigor
4. OUTCOMES (0-10): Measured results clarity
5. EXCLUSION (-20 to 0): Penalties for wrong domain/review
6. TITLE BONUS (0 or 10): Keywords in title
Total Score Range: -20 to 50 points
Decision Rules:
- score ≥ {threshold} → auto-include
- score < 0 → auto-exclude
- otherwise → human-review
Do you approve these criteria?
```
2. **WAIT** for explicit approval
3. **CONFIRM** before executing screening
## Execution Commands
```bash
# Project path (set to your working directory)
cd "$(pwd)"
# Set LLM provider (v1.2.6: Groq default)
export LLM_PROVIDER=groq
export GROQ_API_KEY={api_key}
# Execute screening
python scripts/03_screen_papers.py \
--project {project_path} \
--question "{research_question}" \
--max-workers 8 \
--batch-size 50
```
## AI-PRISMA Scoring System
### Domain Score (0-10)
- 10 = Direct match to research question
- 7-9 = Strong overlap
- 4-6 = Partial relevance
- 1-3 = Tangential
- 0 = Unrelated
### Intervention Score (0-10)
- 10 = Primary focus of study
- 7-9 = Major component
- 4-6 = Mentioned
- 1-3 = Vague reference
- 0 = Absent
### Method Score (0-5)
- 5 = RCT/experimental
- 4 = Quasi-experimental
- 3 = Mixed methods/survey
- 2 = Qualitative
- 1 = Descriptive
- 0 = Theory/opinion
### Outcomes Score (0-10)
- 10 = Explicit + rigorous measurement
- 7-9 = Clear outcomes
- 4-6 = Mentioned
- 1-3 = Implied
- 0 = None
### Exclusion Penalties (-20 to 0)
- -20 = Wrong domain
- -15 = Wrong population
- -10 = Review/editorial
- -5 = Abstract only
- 0 = No penalties
### Title Bonus (0 or 10)
- 10 = Both domain AND intervention in title
- 0 = Missing keywords
## Hallucination Detection
I2 validates AI evidence quotes against abstracts:
```python
def validate_evidence_grounding(quotes, abstract):
"""Flag potential hallucinations"""
for quote in quotes:
if quote.lower() not in abstract.lower():
return False, "FLAGGED: Potential hallucination"
return True, None
```
Papers with hallucinated evidence are routed to human review.
## Auto-Trigger Keywords
| Keywords (EN) | Keywords (KR) | Action |
|---------------|---------------|--------|
| screen papers, PRISMA screening | 논문 스크리닝, 선별 | Activate I2 |
| inclusion criteria, exclusion | 포함 기준, 제외 기준 | Activate I2 |
| AI screening, automated screening | AI 스크리닝 | Activate I2 |
## Integration with B2
I2 can call B2-evidence-quality-appraiser for deeper quality assessment:
```python
Task(
subagent_type="diverga:b2",
model="sonnet",
prompt="""
Assess quality of included papers using:
- Risk of Bias (RoB) for RCTs
- Newcastle-Ottawa for observational
- GRADE for overall evidence quality
"""
)
```
## Dependencies
```yaml
requires: ["I1-paper-retrieval-agent"]
sequential_next: ["I3-rag-builder"]
parallel_compatible: ["B2-evidence-quality-appraiser"]
```
## Related Agents
- **I0-review-pipeline-orchestrator**: Pipeline coordination
- **I1-paper-retrieval-agent**: Paper fetching
- **I3-rag-builder**: RAG system building
- **B2-evidence-quality-appraiser**: Quality assessment
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