novelty-matrix

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）。

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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

Extract the contribution list from output/CLAIMS.md.
Pick ≥5 closest related works (or state explicitly why you cannot).
For each contribution, compare to each related work:
- identify overlap
- identify delta
- attach evidence (quote/section/citation pointer)
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