# Run research as an unattended self-paced loop (one experiment per tick, META every 8 ticks)

> Living preprint · as of 2026-10-25 · map node D-069 (decision) · interim record, not a final result.

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- [D-069] 2026-10-11 · Run research as an unattended self-paced loop (one experiment per tick, META every 8 ticks) · why: use idle machine time; keep method improving. · status: kept

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Read chapter 8, The agent lab: https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/research/agent-lab.md

## Facts cited {#facts}

Resolve every [F-…] marker in https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/data/facts.json. Each line gives the claim, the number with its metric family, set and status, judge, n, seeds, CI, date and caveat.

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- [F-857] Run the coordinator as an unattended self-paced loop; one tick = advance or start one arm, log, schedule wake-up; message the author only for a confirmed lever, weekly digest or blocker — why: Throughput without the author's attention — outcome: 133 ticks in 4 days; 1 dev lever. · date 2026-10-11
- [F-858] Run research as an unattended self-paced loop (one experiment per tick, META every 8 ticks) — why: use idle machine time; keep method improving — outcome: 133 ticks over 10-11→10-14. · date 2026-10-11 03:4x

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Cite as: r4to, independent researcher. RatLab — A Boar Research (2026), research record 1.0, as of 2026-10-25. Text and data CC BY 4.0. Fact ids or a link must travel with a quote. How to cite: https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/cite/ · https://r4topunk.github.io/boar-research/CITATION.cff.

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