Research Repro Lab

The problem

Deep learning research repositories are notoriously difficult to reproduce due to complex environments, undocumented dependencies, and fragile training scripts. Manually mapping architectures and verifying SOTA claims often results in hours of wasted compute and non-deterministic results.

What it does

• Analyzes repository entrypoints, configs, and metrics to generate a structured execution plan.
• Automates environment bootstrapping including dependency resolution, datasets, and checkpoint management.
• Performs audited inference and evaluation runs to verify baseline performance against reported metrics.
• Monitors training runs with conservative resume/verification logic to prevent resource waste.
• Separates trusted reproduction baselines from experimental code changes to maintain data integrity.

Frameworks & tools

Works with Python-based deep learning stacks including PyTorch, JAX, and TensorFlow. Designed for integration with Claude Code, Cursor, and Agent Skills via the RigorPilot framework.

Why this beats prompting it yourself

General-purpose prompts lack the rigor required for deep learning reproduction, often leading to "hallucinated" environment fixes or silent evaluation bias. This toolkit enforces a strict evidence-first workflow that separates baseline verification from exploratory research.

Use cases

• Verifying a new paper's SOTA claims on local hardware.
• Scaffolding development environments for complex GitHub ML repositories.
• Debugging failed training loops using safe, auditable diagnostic steps.
• Exploring architecture modifications without corrupting the original reproduction branch.

Known limitations

Requires manual execution of the upstream installation script before first use. Does not include model weights or datasets due to licensing constraints.