Benchmark And MMS Planner

Goal

Design a verification and validation plan before trusting simulation results. The skill helps agents choose manufactured solutions, benchmark cases, refinement protocols, uncertainty checks, and pass/fail criteria.

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• No external dependencies
• Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows

Inputs to Gather

Decision Guidance

• Use MMS when code correctness is uncertain and an analytic solution can be injected.
• Use canonical benchmarks when physical model validation matters more than code verification.
• Use grid/time refinement whenever the result is used for a claim, design decision, or comparison.
• Use uncertainty propagation when inputs are calibrated, noisy, or experimentally measured.

Script Outputs

scripts/benchmark_mms_planner.py emits inputs and results with:

• verification_strategy
• mms_plan
• benchmark_cases
• refinement_protocol
• acceptance_criteria
• warnings

Workflow

1. Collect the governing model, quantity of interest, and risk level.
2. Run benchmark_mms_planner.py --json.
3. Treat warnings as blockers for high-risk claims.
4. Convert the returned protocol into tests, simulation runs, or review checklist items.

python3 skills/verification-validation/benchmark-and-mms-planner/scripts/benchmark_mms_planner.py \
  --model diffusion \
  --quantity "L2 error in temperature" \
  --dimension 2 \
  --expected-order 2 \
  --reference analytic \
  --risk high \
  --json

Error Handling

• If the dimension or expected order is invalid, stop and correct the model description.
• If no reference exists, use conservation and convergence checks but do not call the result validated.

Limitations

This skill plans verification work; it does not run the solver or prove that a physical model is appropriate for an experiment.

Security

• Inputs are scalar strings and finite numeric values only.
• The script does not execute external solvers.
• File writes are not performed.
• The skill uses Bash only to run its bundled script.

References

• See references/vv_patterns.md for MMS, benchmark, and uncertainty planning notes.

Version History

• 1.0.0: Initial benchmark and MMS planning skill.