Validation / Papers / Bemis 2015

Bemis 2015: Cardinal, an R package for statistical analysis of MS imaging experiments

Mass spectrometry and proteomics · tool tutorial or software test data · Cardinal (R, Bioconductor), through the cardinal adapter

How to read this page

In this validation, a script plays the scientist. It gives the answers that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. The run is one sample: another run can give different steps and numbers. The model is the AI. The harness is Cuvette, the software around the model: it runs the programs and records each step. A tool call is a request from the model to run one program step. The session record is the log of each message and each step. The claim check is a script that finds each number of the final answer in the step results. The review is a set of fixed rule checks plus a second AI model, the referee, that reads the record. A deviation is a request from the model for a setting that differs from the choice of the scientist. Each Claude model did 3 runs of this paper. This page shows run 3 of each Claude model and the one run of qwen3:8b. The table of values says how many of the Claude runs match.

Opus: 5 of 5 values match, 5 of 5 correct in the final answer. All 3 runs: 5 of 5 values match. Sonnet: 5 of 5 values match, 5 of 5 correct in the final answer. All 3 runs: 5 of 5 values match. Haiku: 4 of 5 values match, 4 of 5 correct in the final answer. All 3 runs: 4 of 5 values match. qwen3:8b: 5 of 5 values match, 5 of 5 correct in the final answer.

The figure in the paper and in the run

The figure reproduced from this run in Cuvette — **Fig. 2 |** Reproduced in Cuvette. Reproduction of the pig fetus segmentation on the single section pig206 (4959 spectra, 10200 m/z values), drawn from the segment labels of the run (Cardinal 3.14.0, 687 peaks, spatial shrunken centroids with r = 2, k = 8, adaptive weights, seed 1). The run values come from the final run of Claude Opus 5.5 on 9 October 2026. (a) The segments of the model with s = 32. The model has 6 segments, and each colour is one segment. (b) The segments of the model with s = 64. The model has 3 segments. Segment colours do not match between the two maps. (c) The number of segments for each value of s. The known value (open ring) and the run value (red dot) agree at s = 32 and s = 64. (d) Each known value (open ring) and run value (red dot), on a scale of the tolerance. All five values are in tolerance. The known values come from the package vignette, because the paper gives no parameters.

The paper

Bemis KD, Harry A, Eberlin LS, Ferreira C, van de Ven SM, Mallick P, Stolowitz M, Vitek O. Cardinal: an R package for statistical analysis of mass spectrometry-based imaging experiments. Bioinformatics 31(14):2418-2420 (2015). doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btv146

Related sources:

Bemis KA. Segmentation of MS imaging experiments with Cardinal. Vignette of the Bioconductor package CardinalWorkflows 1.44.0. The source of the numbers. link

What it measured

Cardinal is an R package for the statistical analysis of mass spectrometry imaging (MSI). The paper shows an unsupervised segmentation of a pig fetus section, imaged by desorption electrospray ionization (DESI). Spatial shrunken centroids splits the pixels into segments and ranks the ions of each segment. The paper used five adjacent sections and gives no parameter values. The package ships one section, pig206, and its vignette repeats the analysis with stated parameters. Our numbers come from that vignette.

Data

Bioconductor package CardinalWorkflows 1.44.0, data set pig206. Size: 7.4 MB file pig206.rda with 4,959 spectra and 10,200 m/z values. The package archive is 56 MB..

License: Artistic-2.0. Pig tissue, no human data. The package also holds a human data set (rcc) that we do not use.

Data source

The instruction

A script sent this message as the scientist. The file paths point to the fetched data.

ScientistCan the tissue regions of a whole-animal section be found without labels, and which ions distinguish each region? The data is a DESI imaging run of a pig fetus cross-section. It is the object pig206 in the file {data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda. Load it, pick peaks, fit the spatial shrunken centroids models, and tell me how many spectra, m/z values and peaks the data has, how many segments each model has, which model you report, and the top ions of the segments.

The same request in the words of the paper's method:

I have a DESI imaging run of a pig fetus cross-section. Can the tissue regions be found without labels, and which ions distinguish each region? Pick peaks and fit the spatial shrunken centroids models. Tell me how many spectra, m/z values and peaks the data has. Also tell me how many segments each model has, which model you report, and the top ions of the segments.

Basis: The segmentation vignette of CardinalWorkflows 1.44.0, from the peak processing step to the spatial shrunken centroids step. The paper describes the same analysis on its larger data.

Results

Match: a number in the session record is inside the tolerance of the known value. In the final answer: the model also stated the value in its final answer. For a Claude model, each cell shows the run that this page shows. If the three runs differ, the cell also says in how many runs the value matches.

**Table 1 |** Known values and the value of each model.
Value	Known value	Tolerance	Opus	Sonnet	Haiku	qwen3:8b
`spectra`Spectra in pig206. Source of the known value Printed in the official tutorialVignette, data section. The text and the printed object give 4,959 spectra.	4959	exact	4959 matchIn the final answer: yes (4959)Log: n1 `load_image` `metrics.n_spectra`, entry 21; the final answer, entry 158	4959 matchIn the final answer: yes (4959)Log: n1 `load_image` `metrics.n_spectra`, entry 16; the final answer, entry 118	4959 matchIn the final answer: yes (4959)Log: n1 `load_image` `metrics.n_spectra`, entry 18; the final answer, entry 191	4959 matchIn the final answer: yes (4959)Log: n1 `load_image` `metrics.n_spectra`, entry 9; the final answer, entry 92
`mz_values`m/z values in pig206. Source of the known value Printed in the official tutorialVignette, data section. It gives 10,200 m/z values. The paper also gives 10,200 features for its five-section data.	10200	exact	10200 matchIn the final answer: yes (10200)Log: n1 `load_image` `metrics.n_features`, entry 21; the final answer, entry 158	10200 matchIn the final answer: yes (10200)Log: n1 `load_image` `metrics.n_features`, entry 16; the final answer, entry 118	10200 matchIn the final answer: yes (10200)Log: n1 `load_image` `metrics.n_features`, entry 18; the final answer, entry 191	10200 matchIn the final answer: yes (10200)Log: n1 `load_image` `metrics.n_features`, entry 9; the final answer, entry 92
`peaks`Peaks after peak processing. Source of the known value Printed in the official tutorialVignette, peak processing step, with Cardinal 3.14.0. It gives 687 peaks. The count depends on the random 10% sample and on the Cardinal version.	687	± 10	687 matchIn the final answer: yes (687)Log: n5 `process_peaks` `metrics.n_peaks`, entry 53; the final answer, entry 158	687 matchIn the final answer: yes (687)Log: n5 `process_peaks` `metrics.n_peaks`, entry 43; the final answer, entry 118	723 no matchIn the final answer: no (723)Log: n10 `plot_segments` `data.segment_sizes.3`, entry 99; the final answer, entry 191	687 matchIn the final answer: yes (687)Log: n5 `process_peaks` `metrics.n_peaks`, entry 37; the final answer, entry 92
`segments_s32`Segments in the chosen model (s=32). Source of the known value Printed in the official tutorialVignette, table of the six fitted models. The model with s=32 has 6 segments.	6	± 1	6 matchIn the final answer: yes (6)Log: n6 `segment_image` `metrics.n_models`, entry 70; the final answer, entry 158	6 matchIn the final answer: yes (6)Log: n6 `segment_image` `metrics.n_models`, entry 60; the final answer, entry 118	6 matchIn the final answer: yes (6)Log: n6 `segment_image` `metrics.n_models`, entry 76; the final answer, entry 191	6 matchIn the final answer: yes (6)Log: n6 `segment_image` `metrics.n_models`, entry 58; the final answer, entry 92
`segments_s64`Segments in the s=64 model. Source of the known value Printed in the official tutorialVignette, table of the six fitted models. The model with s=64 has 3 segments and loses the heart.	3	± 1	3 matchIn the final answer: yes (3)Log: n6 `segment_image` `metrics.n_segments_s64`, entry 70; the final answer, entry 158	3 matchIn the final answer: yes (3)Log: n6 `segment_image` `metrics.n_segments_s64`, entry 60; the final answer, entry 118	3 matchIn the final answer: yes (3)Log: n6 `segment_image` `metrics.n_segments_s64`, entry 76; the final answer, entry 191	3 matchIn the final answer: yes (3)Log: n6 `segment_image` `metrics.n_segments_s64`, entry 58; the final answer, entry 92

Session records

Session record, Opus, run 3 of 3

Every message, decision, step and result of this run, one JSON object for each log entry.

A compressed log file (JSON Lines, gzip). The record shows file paths as {data}, {work} and similar names. · 36 KB

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Session record, Sonnet, run 3 of 3

Every message, decision, step and result of this run, one JSON object for each log entry.

A compressed log file (JSON Lines, gzip). The record shows file paths as {data}, {work} and similar names. · 25 KB

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Session record, Haiku, run 3 of 3

Every message, decision, step and result of this run, one JSON object for each log entry.

A compressed log file (JSON Lines, gzip). The record shows file paths as {data}, {work} and similar names. · 61 KB

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Session record, qwen3:8b

Every message, decision, step and result of this run, one JSON object for each log entry.

A compressed log file (JSON Lines, gzip). The record shows file paths as {data}, {work} and similar names. · 11 KB

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Model in this columnOpus · claude-opus-5-5 · run 3 of 3 shown 5 of 5 values match, 5 of 5 correct in the final answer

The session

This is the session as the scientist sees it, in order. Decision cards show the answer that the script gave and where that answer comes from. Each step shows the program, its version, the input file hash and the outputs. Click a line to see more.

setup The decision record starts with these values. A script set them before the first message, from the answers that we wrote before the run.

Research question: Can the tissue regions of a whole-animal section be found without labels, and which ions distinguish each region?Source in the tutorial or test suite: Paper, main text and Figure 1. The paper segments the pig fetus data and lists the peaks of each segment.
Unit of replication: none (one section, descriptive only)Source in the tutorial or test suite: The data hold one section. Neither the paper nor the vignette tests a difference between groups.
Names of the regions: not named (numbers only)Source in the tutorial or test suite: The algorithm gives numbers only. The vignette reads liver, heart and brain from the optical image. We do not ask for names.

harness note A note from the harness to the model. The scientist did not write it.

- Setup values:
Question:
- What question do you ask with this image? (question): Can the tissue regions of a whole-animal section be found without labels, and which ions distinguish each region?
Design:
- What is the unit of replication? (replicate): none (one section, descriptive only)
Interpretation:
- How do you name the segments? (region_labels): not named (numbers only)
You choose: Fraction of spectra used to find peaks (sample_size), Random seed (seed).
Ask the scientist: Normalization (normalize), Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking (snr), Peak alignment tolerance (m/z) (tolerance), Neighborhood radius for spatial smoothing (pixels) (r), Starting number of segments (k), Spatial weights (weights), Sparsity (s) of the model to report (sparsity).
The harness fills these values into your tool calls automatically. If you give a different value, the harness logs a deviation and shows it to the scientist.
- Mode is now watch: you run the steps.

Model thinking, summary: I'll start by loading the skill first, then figure out my plan from there.

Model

I will read the segmentation skill first, then load the data, pick peaks, fit models, and list ions.

The model reads the method notes segment-an-imaging-run.

The model reads the method notes choose-sparsity.

plan The model updates its plan.

doing Load pig206 and read spectra, m/z values and m/z range
todo Normalize and pick peaks (scientist settings)
todo Fit spatial shrunken centroids models for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64
todo Draw segment maps for models near the change in segment number
todo Scientist chooses the s to report
todo List the top ions of each segment for the chosen model
todo Report settings, segment counts and ions

The model calls load_image (adapter cardinal).

step n1 load_image adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

4959 spectra, 10200 m/z values, m/z 150.08 to 1000.00, 1 run(s)

Input file: {data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda SHA-256 16e2d95f9cfc.

Outputs: image (2c0d82e0a484).

Arguments

path	`{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda`
object	`pig206`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "4959 spectra, 10200 m/z values, m/z 150.08 to 1000.00, 1 run(s)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "n_features": 10200,
  "mz_min": 150.0833,
  "mz_max": 1000,
  "n_runs": 1,
  "x_min": 10,
  "x_max": 120,
  "y_min": 1,
  "y_max": 66,
  "centroided": false
 },
 "manualRoute": "library(Cardinal); x <- readRDS(\"{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda\")  # or readMSIData() for imzML",
 "image_file": "{work}/load_image-1/image.rds",
 "runs": "PIGII_206",
 "cardinal_version": "3.14.0"
}

Model thinking, summary: I notice a discrepancy: Cardinal reports version 3.14.0, but the adapter says 4.6.1. I should flag that mismatch.

note Version mismatch: load_image reports Cardinal 3.14.0. The adapter description says Cardinal 4.6.1. I report the version that the tool returned (3.14.0). The scientist must check which R library the adapter uses.

Model

Next, I normalize the spectra and pick peaks. The harness fills in the scientist's settings.

The model calls process_peaks (adapter cardinal).

paused The harness paused process_peaks until the scientist chose: Normalization, Signal-to-noise threshold for peak picking, Tolerance to merge peaks. The decision cards follow.

decision card Normalization

tic divides each spectrum by its total ion current. rms divides by the root mean square. The choice changes which ions look different between regions. The package workflow uses tic. The model wants to run process_peaks.

Options: tic rms none

Suggested: tic (This is the adapter default.)

Answer tic

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, peak processing step. The paper names TIC as an example method.

decision card Peak alignment tolerance (m/z)

Peaks closer than this distance are one peak. The package workflow uses 0.5 m/z. The model wants to run process_peaks.

Suggested: 0.5 (This is the adapter default.)

Answer 0.5

Comparing the options for "Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking" before it asks the scientist.

comparison run n2 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

687 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)

Outputs: peaks (bd0aeb020c8e).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
normalize	`tic`
tolerance	`0.5`
snr	`3`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "687 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 687,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 150.29165,
  "mz_max": 999.83335
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-1/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 3,
 "sample_size": 0.1,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

comparison run n3 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

417 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 5, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)

Outputs: peaks (a96b41f7bf63).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
normalize	`tic`
tolerance	`0.5`
snr	`5`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "417 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 5, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 417,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 151.241267619048,
  "mz_max": 998.2917
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=5, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-2/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 5,
 "sample_size": 0.1,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

comparison run n4 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

124 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 10, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)

Outputs: peaks (74ee2afbe639).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
normalize	`tic`
tolerance	`0.5`
snr	`10`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "124 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 10, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 124,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 151.169123529412,
  "mz_max": 982.3334
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=10, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-3/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 10,
 "sample_size": 0.1,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

comparison Comparison runs for Signal-to-noise threshold for peak picking. The record keeps the scientist's choice.

Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking  n_peaks  Result
3                                       687      ok
5                                       417      ok
10                                      124      ok

decision card Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking

A higher value keeps fewer peaks. The package workflow uses 3. The model wants to run process_peaks.

Suggested: 3 (This is the adapter default.)

Data that the model gave for this card

Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking  n_peaks  Result
3                                       687      ok
5                                       417      ok
10                                      124      ok
n_peaks depends on the choice: 687 with 3, 417 with 5, 124 with 10

Answer 3

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, peak processing step.

step n5 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

687 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)

Decisions applied: Normalization = tic; Signal-to-noise threshold for peak picking = 3; Tolerance to merge peaks = 0.5.

Outputs: peaks (215f8780bb84).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
normalize	`tic`
snr	`3`
tolerance	`0.5`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "687 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 687,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 150.29165,
  "mz_max": 999.83335
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-4/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 3,
 "sample_size": 0.1,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

Model

Peak picking gave 687 peaks. Next, I fit the spatial shrunken centroids models for six sparsity values in one call.

The model calls segment_image (adapter cardinal).

paused The harness paused segment_image until the scientist chose: Neighborhood radius, Maximum number of segments, Spatial weights. The decision cards follow.

decision card Neighborhood radius for spatial smoothing (pixels)

Each pixel is compared with the pixels inside this radius. A larger radius gives smoother and larger segments. The model wants to run segment_image.

Suggested: 2 (This is the adapter default.)

Answer 2

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, spatial shrunken centroids step.

decision card Starting number of segments

The maximum number of segments before shrinkage. The final number can be smaller. Choose it larger than the number of regions that you expect. The model wants to run segment_image.

Suggested: 8 (This is the adapter default.)

Answer 8

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, spatial shrunken centroids step. Empty segments drop out.

decision card Spatial weights

Adaptive weights keep edges between regions. Gaussian weights smooth across edges. The model wants to run segment_image.

Options: adaptive gaussian

Suggested: adaptive (This is the adapter default.)

Answer adaptive

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, spatial shrunken centroids step.

step n6 segment_image adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

6 models (r=2, k=8, adaptive weights): segments 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 3 for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64

Decisions applied: Neighborhood radius = 2; Maximum number of segments = 8; Spatial weights = adaptive.

Outputs: model (d1153884bf6f), models (c788f110c184).

Arguments

peaks	`{work}/process_peaks-4/peaks.rds`
s	`[2,4,8,16,32,64]`
r	`2`
k	`8`
weights	`adaptive`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "6 models (r=2, k=8, adaptive weights): segments 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 3 for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64",
 "metrics": {
  "n_models": 6,
  "n_segments_s2": 8,
  "n_segments_s4": 8,
  "n_segments_s8": 8,
  "n_segments_s16": 8,
  "n_segments_s32": 6,
  "n_segments_s64": 3
 },
 "table": {
  "columns": [
   "s",
   "n_segments",
   "smallest_segment",
   "largest_segment",
   "AIC",
   "BIC"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    2,
    8,
    90,
    1242,
    9781.67853570404,
    41161.3717379682
   ],
   [
    4,
    8,
    90,
    1210,
    7768.16131423319,
    32541.2607392108
   ],
   [
    8,
    8,
    71,
    1509,
    5131.39850460523,
    20993.7325294792
   ],
   [
    16,
    8,
    88,
    1668,
    3210.29508673644,
    11802.1214769021
   ],
   [
    32,
    6,
    142,
    1977,
    2372.03619325411,
    7774.47248404009
   ],
   [
    64,
    3,
    735,
    2554,
    3586.15871221124,
    8220.5377953915
   ]
  ],
  "n_rows": 6,
  "path": "{work}/segment_image-1/models.csv"
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights=\"adaptive\", r=2, k=8, s=c(2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64))",
 "model_file": "{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds",
 "models_file": "{work}/segment_image-1/models.csv",
 "r": 2,
 "k": 8,
 "s": [
  2,
  4,
  8,
  16,
  32,
  64
 ],
 "weights": "adaptive",
 "seed": 1
}

Model

The segment count stays at 8 for s = 2 to 16 and falls to 6 at s = 32 and 3 at s = 64. Next, I draw the segment map for the model in the decision record.

The model calls plot_segments (adapter cardinal).

paused The harness paused plot_segments until the scientist chose: Sparsity parameter s. The decision cards follow.

Comparing the options for "Sparsity (s) of the model to report" before it asks the scientist.

comparison run n7 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=16 with 8 segments

Outputs: map (f288f4c13c71).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`16`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=16 with 8 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 16,
  "n_segments": 8
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[4]], type=\"class\")  # model s=16",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 88,
  "2": 494,
  "3": 1668,
  "4": 119,
  "5": 614,
  "6": 958,
  "7": 96,
  "8": 922
 }
}

comparison run n8 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=32 with 6 segments

Outputs: map (ab4618541c5b).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=32 with 6 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[5]], type=\"class\")  # model s=32",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 142,
  "2": 713,
  "3": 1977,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1083,
  "6": 419
 }
}

comparison run n9 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=64 with 3 segments

Outputs: map (29a736595f0c).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`64`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=64 with 3 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 64,
  "n_segments": 3
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[6]], type=\"class\")  # model s=64",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 1670,
  "2": 735,
  "3": 2554
 }
}

comparison Comparison runs for Sparsity parameter s. The record keeps the scientist's choice.

Sparsity (s) of the model to report  n_segments  Result
16                                   8           ok
32                                   6           ok
64                                   3           ok

decision card Sparsity (s) of the model to report

A higher s keeps fewer ions for each segment and gives fewer segments. At a high s a small real region can vanish. The package workflow fits s of 2 to 64 and reports s of 32. Look at the segment maps of several models before you choose. The model wants to run plot_segments.

Suggested: 32 (This is the adapter default.)

Data that the model gave for this card

Sparsity (s) of the model to report  n_segments  Result
16                                   8           ok
32                                   6           ok
64                                   3           ok
n_segments depends on the choice: 8 with 16, 6 with 32, 3 with 64

Answer 32

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette. It fits s from 2 to 64 and picks s=32, the most sparse model that still keeps the heart.

step n10 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=32 with 6 segments

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: map (ab4618541c5b).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=32 with 6 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[5]], type=\"class\")  # model s=32",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 142,
  "2": 713,
  "3": 1977,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1083,
  "6": 419
 }
}

Model thinking, summary: The record shows s = 32, producing 6 coherent segments (with a few stray pixels in segment 1's lower left). I'll run s = 16 and s = 64 as comparisons to validate this choice.

The model calls compare_options.

comparison run n11 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=16 with 8 segments

Outputs: map (f288f4c13c71).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`16`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=16 with 8 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 16,
  "n_segments": 8
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[4]], type=\"class\")  # model s=16",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 88,
  "2": 494,
  "3": 1668,
  "4": 119,
  "5": 614,
  "6": 958,
  "7": 96,
  "8": 922
 }
}

comparison run n12 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=64 with 3 segments

Outputs: map (29a736595f0c).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`64`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=64 with 3 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 64,
  "n_segments": 3
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[6]], type=\"class\")  # model s=64",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 1670,
  "2": 735,
  "3": 2554
 }
}

comparison Comparison runs for Sparsity parameter s. The record keeps the scientist's choice.

Sparsity (s) of the model to report  n_segments  Result
16                                   8           ok
64                                   3           ok

Result of compare_options: Compared 2 values of Sparsity (s) of the model to report as comparison runs of the last step, plot_segments. Only that step was repeated. To compare another ste ...

Compared 2 values of Sparsity (s) of the model to report as comparison runs of the last step, plot_segments. Only that step was repeated. To compare another step, run it again first. The record still says 32.
Sparsity (s) of the model to report  n_segments  Result
16                                   8           ok
64                                   3           ok
n_segments depends on the choice: 8 with 16, 3 with 64

Model thinking, summary: No images here, so I'll move on to top_features with sparsity s=32, which the scientist already decided on, and use the default n=5.

Model

The record keeps s = 32. Next, I list the top 5 ions of each segment for that model.

The model calls top_features (adapter cardinal).

step n13 top_features adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 5 for each)

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: features (bef6fd72e9d6).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
n	`5`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 5 for each)",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6,
  "n_rows": 5
 },
 "table": {
  "columns": [
   "class",
   "mz",
   "statistic",
   "centers",
   "sd"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    "4",
    537.106493052109,
    118.116902330402,
    25.7546012681622,
    2.96929270161062
   ],
   [
    "4",
    535.136263948498,
    108.021338880661,
    18.248905056682,
    2.20946149691651
   ],
   [
    "4",
    563.076961146497,
    107.351896240906,
    22.9804166628777,
    3.00993455021906
   ],
   [
    "4",
    509.031601354402,
    64.6106435273074,
    11.2579052035605,
    1.6213052710492
   ],
   [
    "6",
    215.397448310139,
    63.5230351440942,
    91.5292568469676,
    16.5579782293152
   ]
  ],
  "n_rows": 5,
  "path": "{work}/top_features-1/features.csv"
 },
 "manualRoute": "topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=5)  # model s=32",
 "features_file": "{work}/top_features-1/features.csv",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 142,
  "2": 713,
  "3": 1977,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1083,
  "6": 419
 }
}

Model thinking, summary: The tool only gave me the top 5 overall rather than per segment, so I should check whether the CSV itself only has 5 rows. Since the model is an rds file that Python can't easily read, I might try requesting more features with a higher n, but first let me just inspect the CSV directly.

Model

The tool returned only 5 rows in total, not 5 for each segment. I read the saved table to check if it has more rows.

The model calls read_file.

Result of read_file: Read 398 of 398 bytes from {work}/top_features-1/features.csv.

"class","mz","statistic","centers","sd"
"4",537.106493052109,118.116902330402,25.7546012681622,2.96929270161062
"4",535.136263948498,108.021338880661,18.248905056682,2.20946149691651
"4",563.076961146497,107.351896240906,22.9804166628777,3.00993455021906
"4",509.031601354402,64.6106435273074,11.2579052035605,1.6213052710492
"6",215.397448310139,63.5230351440942,91.5292568469676,16.5579782293152

Model thinking, summary: Since the tool only returns the overall top results, I'll request a larger n of 50 and filter by segment in Python, though that still might not capture every segment completely.

Model

The table holds the 5 highest ions over all segments. I run the tool again with 50 ions, then I split the list by segment.

The model calls top_features (adapter cardinal).

step n14 top_features adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 50 for each)

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: features (0fd38972b326).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
n	`50`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 50 for each)",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6,
  "n_rows": 50
 },
 "table": {
  "columns": [
   "class",
   "mz",
   "statistic",
   "centers",
   "sd"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    "4",
    537.106493052109,
    118.116902330402,
    25.7546012681622,
    2.96929270161062
   ],
   [
    "4",
    535.136263948498,
    108.021338880661,
    18.248905056682,
    2.20946149691651
   ],
   [
    "4",
    563.076961146497,
    107.351896240906,
    22.9804166628777,
    3.00993455021906
   ],
   [
    "4",
    509.031601354402,
    64.6106435273074,
    11.2579052035605,
    1.6213052710492
   ],
   [
    "6",
    215.397448310139,
    63.5230351440942,
    91.5292568469676,
    16.5579782293152
   ],
   [
    "6",
    217.385081798715,
    52.1078091663656,
    37.9762469475641,
    7.63451395372519
   ],
   [
    "1",
    187.360277087794,
    45.2886918949569,
    48.0436321663146,
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   ],
   [
    "4",
    253.572726157407,
    44.8794587696043,
    15.4230641352028,
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   ],
   [
    "4",
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    44.2839765502617,
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   ],
   [
    "3",
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   [
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... (748 more characters in the session record)

Model thinking, summary: I notice the JSON only shows 30 rows but there should be 50, so I should read the full CSV directly in Python, split it by segment, and save the complete table.

Model

The result shows 30 of 50 rows. I read the full saved table, split it by segment, and save the top 5 ions for each segment.

The model runs run_script.

import pandas as pd
from ga_api import save_table
p="{work}/top_features-2/features.csv"
d=pd.read_csv(p)
print(len(d)); print(d['class'].value_counts().sort_index())
d=d.sort_values(['class','statistic'],ascending=[True,False])
t=d.groupby('class').head(5).copy()
t['mz']=t['mz'].round(2); t['statistic']=t['statistic'].round(1); t['centers']=t['centers'].round(2); t['sd']=t['sd'].round(2)
print(t.to_string(index=False))
save_table("top_ions_by_segment_s32", t.rename(columns={'class':'segment','centers':'mean_intensity'}).to_dict('records'))

The harness lets the model use run_script. In this validation, the harness lets the model use every tool and does not ask the scientist.

step n15 run_script

The script ran in {work} and wrote 1 new file(s) to {work}.

Outputs: top_ions_by_segment_s32.csv (bca10e93fe60).

Arguments

purpose	`Make a table of the top ions for each segment.`
does	`Opens the list of 50 highest-ranked ions, groups it by segment, keeps up to 5 ions for each segment, and saves the table (top_ions_by_segment_s32.csv).`
code	`import pandas as pd from ga_api import save_table p="{work}/top_features-2/features.csv" d=pd.read_csv(p) print(len(d)); print(d['class'].value_counts().sort_index()) d=d.sort_values(['class','statistic'],ascending=[True,False]) t=d.groupby('class').head(5).copy() t['mz']=t['mz'].round(2); t['statistic']=t['statistic'].round(1); t['centers']=t['centers'].round(2); t['sd']=t['sd'].round(2) print(t. ...`

Tool output

50
class
1     2
3     7
4    25
5     9
6     7
Name: count, dtype: int64
 class     mz  statistic  centers    sd
     1 187.36       45.3    48.04  9.08
     1 186.36       22.1     8.37  2.40
     3 261.48       44.0    40.03  9.12
     3 487.54       34.6    33.23  5.86
     3 263.44       29.5    13.79  3.41
     3 167.33       25.5     8.53  2.36
     3 203.32       24.5     8.54  2.16
     4 537.11      118.1    25.75  2.97
     4 535.14      108.0    18.25  2.21
     4 563.08      107.4    22.98  3.01
     4 509.03       64.6    11.26  1.62
     4 253.57       44.9    15.42  2.81
     5 840.43       36.9    11.52  3.07
     5 838.41       31.6     7.76  2.25
     5 885.57       31.3    20.91  6.25
     5 834.42       30.6    10.07  3.82
     5 305.47       30.2    11.99  3.24
     6 215.40       63.5    91.53 16.56
     6 217.39       52.1    37.98  7.63
     6 153.20       31.1     7.16  2.23
     6 269.41       29.6    48.70 20.98
     6 151.26       22.1     6.77  1.97

Model thinking, summary: I notice segment 2 has no ions in the top 50, possibly because its larger spread (s=32) pulled values toward the global mean, while segment 1 only has 2. I also see 885.57 showing up positively in both segments 4 and 5, which I should note before finalizing my answer.

note At s = 32, segment 2 (713 pixels) has no ion in the 50 highest-ranked ions. Segment 1 has 2 ions in that list. Segment 4 has 25. The tool ranks ions over all segments, not inside each segment. m/z 885.57 marks both segment 4 and segment 5.

plan The model updates its plan.

done Load pig206 and read spectra, m/z values and m/z range
done Normalize and pick peaks (scientist settings)
done Fit spatial shrunken centroids models for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64
done Draw segment maps for models near the change in segment number
done Scientist chooses the s to report
done List the top ions of each segment for the chosen model
done Report settings, segment counts and ions

Model thinking, summary: I'm putting together the final answer in STE, making sure to include all the numbers, noting version 3.14.0, and highlighting that segment size s=32 has both the lowest AIC (2372.04) and lowest BIC (7774.47) directly from the table.

Model The model writes its answer. The claim check reads it. See the final answer.

claim check 155 numbers in the answer, 0 numbers without a source in the record.

Saved: results.xlsx (10 sheets), 1 figure in figures/. Folder: {work}

The final answer

The model wrote this answer. The harness shows it to the scientist after the review.

Summary

Spatial shrunken centroids, without labels, divided the section into 6 spatially coherent segments at s = 32. Each segment has a set of ions that marks it. The data has 4959 spectra, 10200 m/z values and 687 peaks.

This is one section and the segments are not named, so the result is descriptive only. A segment is a group of pixels with similar spectra. It is not a tissue type.

What I did

load_image: I loaded the object pig206 (run PIGII_206). It has 4959 spectra and 10200 m/z values, from m/z 150.08 to 1000.00.
process_peaks: I normalized the spectra and picked peaks. This gave 687 peaks.
Normalization: tic.
Signal-to-noise ratio: 3.
Alignment tolerance: 0.5 m/z.
Fraction of spectra used to find peaks: 0.1. Random seed: 1.
segment_image: I fitted six models in one call, with r = 2, k = 8, adaptive weights and seed 1.
plot_segments: I drew the map for s = 32, which is the value in the decision record. I also ran comparison runs at s = 16 and s = 64.
top_features: I listed the ions for s = 32. The tool ranks ions over all segments together, not inside each segment. So I asked for 50 ions and kept up to 5 for each segment. The table is in top_ions_by_segment_s32.csv.

The program version that the tool returned is Cardinal 3.14.0. The adapter text says 4.6.1. You must check which R library the adapter uses.

Segments for each model (segment_image)

s	Segments	Smallest segment (pixels)	Largest segment (pixels)	AIC	BIC
2	8	90	1242	9781.68	41161.37
4	8	90	1210	7768.16	32541.26
8	8	71	1509	5131.40	20993.73
16	8	88	1668	3210.30	11802.12
32	6	142	1977	2372.04	7774.47
64	3	735	2554	3586.16	8220.54

Which model I report: s = 32

The decision record gives s = 32.
Of the six models, s = 32 has the lowest AIC and the lowest BIC.
The number of segments starts to fall at s = 32, from 8 to 6.
At s = 64, only 3 segments stay, so regions merge.
The map at s = 32 shows 6 spatially coherent segments.

Segment sizes at s = 32 (pixels): 1 = 142, 2 = 713, 3 = 1977, 4 = 625, 5 = 1083, 6 = 419.

Top ions for each segment (s = 32, top_features)

Segment	m/z (t statistic)
1	187.36 (45.3), 186.36 (22.1)
2	No ion in the 50 highest-ranked ions
3	261.48 (44.0), 487.54 (34.6), 263.44 (29.5), 167.33 (25.5), 203.32 (24.5)
4	537.11 (118.1), 535.14 (108.0), 563.08 (107.4), 509.03 (64.6), 253.57 (44.9)
5	840.43 (36.9), 838.41 (31.6), 885.57 (31.3), 834.42 (30.6), 305.47 (30.2)
6	215.40 (63.5), 217.39 (52.1), 153.20 (31.1), 269.41 (29.6), 151.26 (22.1)

What I infer

Segment 4 has the strongest marker ions. Its ions also make up 25 of the 50 highest-ranked ions.
m/z 885.57 marks both segment 4 and segment 5, so it does not tell those two apart.
The ions mark the segments. They do not prove a cause.

What is uncertain

Segment count: The count depends on s, k, r and the seed. It is not the true number of regions. At s = 16 there are 8 segments, so a small real region can disappear at s = 32.
Segment numbers: The numbers have no meaning. They change with the seed.
Segment 2: I have no marker ions for segment 2. Segment 1 has only 2 ions in the ranked list. To get ions for each segment separately, the tool must rank inside each segment.
Segment 1 edges: Segment 1 also has a few pixels on the lower left edge of the section, apart from its central area.
Statistics: There is only one section, so I give no p values. Pixels are not independent samples.

What waits for you

Names: You chose not to name the segments. To name a segment, you must supply an optical image, histology or a known marker ion.
Version: Please confirm which Cardinal version the adapter uses: 3.14.0 or 4.6.1.
s = 16: If you expect small regions, look at the map for s = 16. It keeps 8 segments.

Files are in the session folder (work):

segment_image-1/models.csv
plot_segments-4/map.png
top_features-2/features.csv
top_ions_by_segment_s32.csv

Settings and step results that the answer does not mention. The harness adds them.

Step results that the answer does not mention, from the record:
- n15 run_script: The script ran in {work} and wrote 1 new file(s) to {work}.

Settings used, from the decision record: Normalization: tic · Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking: 3 · Peak alignment tolerance (m/z): 0.5 · Neighborhood radius for spatial smoothing (pixels): 2 · Starting number of segments: 8 · Spatial weights: adaptive · Sparsity (s) of the model to report: 32.

Checks

Review findings

The review recorded 7 findings. A rule finding comes from a fixed check in the harness. A referee finding comes from a second model that reads the record. The harness shows the findings to the scientist with the final answer. The record does not mark a finding as fixed. Thus a finding from an early review round can apply to a draft that the model corrected later.

**Table 2 |** Review findings, Opus run.
Severity	From	Finding	Shown with the final answer
warning	referee model	The answer says segment 1 has a few pixels on the lower left edge of the section. It also says the map shows 6 spatially coherent segments. No logged result describes the map, so the log does not support these spatial statements.	yes
warning	referee model	The answer names Cardinal 3.14.0. The only source is the analyst's own note. The logged load_image result does not show a version, so the version must come from a tool output before you report it.	yes
warning	referee model	The SNR comparison runs gave 687, 417 and 124 peaks for SNR 3, 5 and 10. The answer reports only 687 peaks. It must say that the peak count, and the segments built on it, depend strongly on the SNR.	yes
warning	referee model	For s = 2 to 16, all models kept 8 segments, which equals k = 8. The starting number k may limit the result. The answer must say that a larger k could give more segments at low s.	yes
info	referee model	The answer names the run PIGII_206. No logged result shows this run name.	yes
info	referee model	The question asks which ions distinguish each region. The answer gives no ions for segment 2 and only 2 ions for segment 1, because top_features ranks over all segments. The answer states this limit, but the question is only partly answered.	yes
info	referee model	The answer uses one random seed (1) for segmentation. It does not test other seeds, so the stability of the 6-segment model is unknown. The answer does say that the count depends on the seed.	yes

Numbers in the answer

The last claim check read 155 numbers in the answer. 155 numbers match a logged result. 0 numbers have no source in the record.

Deviations

The model did not try to change a choice of the scientist.

Failed tool calls

No tool call failed.

Data integrity

Each data file has the same SHA-256 hash now as at the time of the step that read it. The run did not change the data.

**Table 3 |** Data files and their SHA-256 hashes, Opus run.
File	SHA-256	Fetched data	Steps with this hash
`{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda`7.0 MB	`16e2d95f9cfc`	the download script (fetch.sh) has no hash for this file	n1

A SHA-256 hash is a fingerprint of the file contents. If one byte of the file changes, the hash changes. The table shows the first 12 characters.

How to repeat it

Get the data. The script downloads the files and checks their SHA-256 hashes where it lists them.

CUVETTE_DATA={data} bash bench/papers/bemis2015-cardinal/fetch.sh

Run the same case with Cuvette. The script gives the same answers from bench/papers/bemis2015-cardinal/bench.yaml.

cuvette bench papers --papers bemis2015-cardinal --models claude:claude-opus-5-5

Repeat each step by hand in the program. For each step, the harness records a manual route: the menu path or the code that gives the same result. This list does not include comparison runs.

load_image (step n1)
Code
```
library(Cardinal); x <- readMSIData("run.imzML")  # or load() for a Cardinal data file
```
- Install R and the Bioconductor package Cardinal.
- Run library(Cardinal).
- Read the run with readMSIData() for imzML. For a .rda file, run load() and then as(obj, "MSImagingExperiment").
- Print the object. It shows the number of spectra and features.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route. The route is the R call.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
library(Cardinal); x <- readRDS("{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda")  # or readMSIData() for imzML
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
process_peaks (step n5)
Code
```
x <- normalize(x, method="tic"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units="mz")
```
- Run set.seed(seed) first. The peak finder uses a random sample of the spectra.
- Run normalize(x, method = ...).
- Run peakProcess(x, SNR = ..., sampleSize = ..., tolerance = ..., units = "mz").
- method of normalize() = tic
- SNR of peakProcess() = 3
- tolerance of peakProcess() = 0.5
- Warning: If you keep the default 2, you get a different result.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route. The tool runs the same R calls as the route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method="tic"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units="mz")
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
segment_image (step n6)
Code
```
set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights="adaptive", r=2, k=8, s=2^(1:6))
```
- Run set.seed(seed) first. The start of the algorithm is random.
- Run spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights = ..., r = ..., k = ..., s = ...). Give s as a list to fit one model for each value.
- Print the result. It lists the number of segments, the AIC and the BIC for each model.
- r of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = 2
- k of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = 8
- weights of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = adaptive
- s of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = [2,4,8,16,32,64]
- Warning: If you keep the default 1, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default 3, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default gaussian, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default 0, you get a different result.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route. The tool runs the same R call as the route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights="adaptive", r=2, k=8, s=c(2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64))
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
plot_segments (step n10)
Code
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run image(model, type = "class").
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
top_features (step n13)
Code
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=5)
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run topFeatures(model, n = ...). It ranks ions by the t statistic of each segment.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=5)  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
top_features (step n14)
Code
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=5)
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run topFeatures(model, n = ...). It ranks ions by the t statistic of each segment.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=50)  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
run_script (step n15)
Run the Python code in {work}/script-1/script.py
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.

Figure

Run facts

**Table 4 |** Run facts, Opus run.
Model	claude-opus-5-5 through the Anthropic service
Date	2026-10-09 12:21:07 UTC
End of run	the model gave a final answer
Time	229 s
Requests to the model	13
Tokensunits of text that the model read and wrote	30 input, 5803 output, 194497 cache read, 26047 cache write
Cost estimate	$0.29 at list price, from the token counts
Tool calls	15 (0 failed)
Adapters	cardinal 0.1.1, program 4.6.1
Session	`20261009-072107-d951`

Code hash of each step (15)

**Table 5 |** Code hash of each step, Opus run.
Step	Tool	Program version	Code hash
n1	`load_image`	4.6.1	`9f8ffd961c68`
n2 comparison	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n3 comparison	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n4 comparison	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n5	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n6	`segment_image`	4.6.1	`2ab676b4e650`
n7 comparison	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n8 comparison	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n9 comparison	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n10	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n11 comparison	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n12 comparison	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n13	`top_features`	4.6.1	`dbe60e6c6734`
n14	`top_features`	4.6.1	`dbe60e6c6734`
n15	`run_script`	-	`995d74a3af3a`

The code hash is a fingerprint of the adapter name, the adapter version, the tool and its definition in the adapter. If one of these changes, the hash changes.

Model in this columnSonnet · claude-sonnet-5-5 · run 3 of 3 shown 5 of 5 values match, 5 of 5 correct in the final answer

The session

setup The decision record starts with these values. A script set them before the first message, from the answers that we wrote before the run.

Research question: Can the tissue regions of a whole-animal section be found without labels, and which ions distinguish each region?Source in the tutorial or test suite: Paper, main text and Figure 1. The paper segments the pig fetus data and lists the peaks of each segment.
Unit of replication: none (one section, descriptive only)Source in the tutorial or test suite: The data hold one section. Neither the paper nor the vignette tests a difference between groups.
Names of the regions: not named (numbers only)Source in the tutorial or test suite: The algorithm gives numbers only. The vignette reads liver, heart and brain from the optical image. We do not ask for names.

harness note A note from the harness to the model. The scientist did not write it.

- Setup values:
Question:
- What question do you ask with this image? (question): Can the tissue regions of a whole-animal section be found without labels, and which ions distinguish each region?
Design:
- What is the unit of replication? (replicate): none (one section, descriptive only)
Interpretation:
- How do you name the segments? (region_labels): not named (numbers only)
You choose: Fraction of spectra used to find peaks (sample_size), Random seed (seed).
Ask the scientist: Normalization (normalize), Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking (snr), Peak alignment tolerance (m/z) (tolerance), Neighborhood radius for spatial smoothing (pixels) (r), Starting number of segments (k), Spatial weights (weights), Sparsity (s) of the model to report (sparsity).
The harness fills these values into your tool calls automatically. If you give a different value, the harness logs a deviation and shows it to the scientist.
- Mode is now watch: you run the steps.

The model reads the method notes segment-an-imaging-run.

The model reads the method notes choose-sparsity.

The model calls load_image (adapter cardinal).

step n1 load_image adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

4959 spectra, 10200 m/z values, m/z 150.08 to 1000.00, 1 run(s)

Input file: {data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda SHA-256 16e2d95f9cfc.

Outputs: image (2c0d82e0a484).

Arguments

path	`{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda`
object	`pig206`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "4959 spectra, 10200 m/z values, m/z 150.08 to 1000.00, 1 run(s)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "n_features": 10200,
  "mz_min": 150.0833,
  "mz_max": 1000,
  "n_runs": 1,
  "x_min": 10,
  "x_max": 120,
  "y_min": 1,
  "y_max": 66,
  "centroided": false
 },
 "manualRoute": "library(Cardinal); x <- readRDS(\"{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda\")  # or readMSIData() for imzML",
 "image_file": "{work}/load_image-1/image.rds",
 "runs": "PIGII_206",
 "cardinal_version": "3.14.0"
}

Model thinking, summary: I notice cardinal_version shows 3.14.0 while the system reports 4.6.1 — that's worth flagging later. I should ask the scientist for normalization, snr, and tolerance values, so let me just try process_peaks directly and see if it gets blocked, which would tell me what's actually required.

The model calls process_peaks (adapter cardinal).

paused The harness paused process_peaks until the scientist chose: Normalization, Signal-to-noise threshold for peak picking, Tolerance to merge peaks. The decision cards follow.

decision Fraction of spectra for the reference peaks: none to 0.1, by the model. chosen by the model at first use

decision Random seed: none to 1, by the model. chosen by the model at first use

decision card Normalization

Options: tic rms none

Suggested: tic (This is the adapter default.)

Answer tic

decision card Peak alignment tolerance (m/z)

Peaks closer than this distance are one peak. The package workflow uses 0.5 m/z. The model wants to run process_peaks.

Suggested: 0.5 (This is the adapter default.)

Answer 0.5

Comparing the options for "Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking" before it asks the scientist.

comparison run n2 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

687 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)

Outputs: peaks (69d4c1ab87a2).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
sample_size	`0.1`
seed	`1`
normalize	`tic`
tolerance	`0.5`
snr	`3`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "687 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 687,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 150.29165,
  "mz_max": 999.83335
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-1/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 3,
 "sample_size": 0.1,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

comparison run n3 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

417 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 5, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)

Outputs: peaks (96e35658d4da).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
sample_size	`0.1`
seed	`1`
normalize	`tic`
tolerance	`0.5`
snr	`5`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "417 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 5, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 417,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 151.241267619048,
  "mz_max": 998.2917
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=5, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-2/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 5,
 "sample_size": 0.1,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

comparison run n4 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

124 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 10, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)

Outputs: peaks (6beddf8d6b82).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
sample_size	`0.1`
seed	`1`
normalize	`tic`
tolerance	`0.5`
snr	`10`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "124 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 10, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 124,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 151.169123529412,
  "mz_max": 982.3334
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=10, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-3/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 10,
 "sample_size": 0.1,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

comparison Comparison runs for Signal-to-noise threshold for peak picking. The record keeps the scientist's choice.

Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking  n_peaks  Result
3                                       687      ok
5                                       417      ok
10                                      124      ok

decision card Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking

A higher value keeps fewer peaks. The package workflow uses 3. The model wants to run process_peaks.

Suggested: 3 (This is the adapter default.)

Data that the model gave for this card

Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking  n_peaks  Result
3                                       687      ok
5                                       417      ok
10                                      124      ok
n_peaks depends on the choice: 687 with 3, 417 with 5, 124 with 10

Answer 3

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, peak processing step.

step n5 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

687 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)

Decisions applied: Normalization = tic; Signal-to-noise threshold for peak picking = 3; Tolerance to merge peaks = 0.5; Fraction of spectra for the reference peaks = 0.1; Random seed = 1.

Outputs: peaks (fadd1177e75f).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
sample_size	`0.1`
seed	`1`
normalize	`tic`
snr	`3`
tolerance	`0.5`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "687 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 687,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 150.29165,
  "mz_max": 999.83335
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-4/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 3,
 "sample_size": 0.1,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

Model thinking, summary: The SNR value of 3 looks like it was already set by the record, so I'll move on to segmenting the image.

The model calls segment_image (adapter cardinal).

paused The harness paused segment_image until the scientist chose: Neighborhood radius, Maximum number of segments, Spatial weights. The decision cards follow.

decision card Neighborhood radius for spatial smoothing (pixels)

Each pixel is compared with the pixels inside this radius. A larger radius gives smoother and larger segments. The model wants to run segment_image.

Suggested: 2 (This is the adapter default.)

Answer 2

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, spatial shrunken centroids step.

decision card Starting number of segments

The maximum number of segments before shrinkage. The final number can be smaller. Choose it larger than the number of regions that you expect. The model wants to run segment_image.

Suggested: 8 (This is the adapter default.)

Answer 8

decision card Spatial weights

Adaptive weights keep edges between regions. Gaussian weights smooth across edges. The model wants to run segment_image.

Options: adaptive gaussian

Suggested: adaptive (This is the adapter default.)

Answer adaptive

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, spatial shrunken centroids step.

step n6 segment_image adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

6 models (r=2, k=8, adaptive weights): segments 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 3 for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64

Decisions applied: Random seed = 1; Neighborhood radius = 2; Maximum number of segments = 8; Spatial weights = adaptive.

Outputs: model (d1153884bf6f), models (c788f110c184).

Arguments

peaks	`{work}/process_peaks-4/peaks.rds`
s	`[2,4,8,16,32,64]`
r	`2`
k	`8`
weights	`adaptive`
seed	`1`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "6 models (r=2, k=8, adaptive weights): segments 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 3 for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64",
 "metrics": {
  "n_models": 6,
  "n_segments_s2": 8,
  "n_segments_s4": 8,
  "n_segments_s8": 8,
  "n_segments_s16": 8,
  "n_segments_s32": 6,
  "n_segments_s64": 3
 },
 "table": {
  "columns": [
   "s",
   "n_segments",
   "smallest_segment",
   "largest_segment",
   "AIC",
   "BIC"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    2,
    8,
    90,
    1242,
    9781.67853570404,
    41161.3717379682
   ],
   [
    4,
    8,
    90,
    1210,
    7768.16131423319,
    32541.2607392108
   ],
   [
    8,
    8,
    71,
    1509,
    5131.39850460523,
    20993.7325294792
   ],
   [
    16,
    8,
    88,
    1668,
    3210.29508673644,
    11802.1214769021
   ],
   [
    32,
    6,
    142,
    1977,
    2372.03619325411,
    7774.47248404009
   ],
   [
    64,
    3,
    735,
    2554,
    3586.15871221124,
    8220.5377953915
   ]
  ],
  "n_rows": 6,
  "path": "{work}/segment_image-1/models.csv"
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights=\"adaptive\", r=2, k=8, s=c(2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64))",
 "model_file": "{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds",
 "models_file": "{work}/segment_image-1/models.csv",
 "r": 2,
 "k": 8,
 "s": [
  2,
  4,
  8,
  16,
  32,
  64
 ],
 "weights": "adaptive",
 "seed": 1
}

Model

Next I plot the models near the change in segment number (s = 16, 32, 64).

The model calls plot_segments (adapter cardinal).

paused The harness paused plot_segments until the scientist chose: Sparsity parameter s. The decision cards follow.

Comparing the options for "Sparsity (s) of the model to report" before it asks the scientist.

comparison run n7 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=16 with 8 segments

Outputs: map (f288f4c13c71).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`16`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=16 with 8 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 16,
  "n_segments": 8
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[4]], type=\"class\")  # model s=16",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 88,
  "2": 494,
  "3": 1668,
  "4": 119,
  "5": 614,
  "6": 958,
  "7": 96,
  "8": 922
 }
}

comparison run n8 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=32 with 6 segments

Outputs: map (ab4618541c5b).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=32 with 6 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[5]], type=\"class\")  # model s=32",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 142,
  "2": 713,
  "3": 1977,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1083,
  "6": 419
 }
}

comparison run n9 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=64 with 3 segments

Outputs: map (29a736595f0c).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`64`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=64 with 3 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 64,
  "n_segments": 3
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[6]], type=\"class\")  # model s=64",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 1670,
  "2": 735,
  "3": 2554
 }
}

comparison Comparison runs for Sparsity parameter s. The record keeps the scientist's choice.

Sparsity (s) of the model to report  n_segments  Result
16                                   8           ok
32                                   6           ok
64                                   3           ok

decision card Sparsity (s) of the model to report

Suggested: 16 (The model proposed this value when it asked to run the step.)

Data that the model gave for this card

Sparsity (s) of the model to report  n_segments  Result
16                                   8           ok
32                                   6           ok
64                                   3           ok
n_segments depends on the choice: 8 with 16, 6 with 32, 3 with 64

Answer 32

step n10 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=32 with 6 segments

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: map (ab4618541c5b).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=32 with 6 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[5]], type=\"class\")  # model s=32",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 142,
  "2": 713,
  "3": 1977,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1083,
  "6": 419
 }
}

The model calls plot_segments (adapter cardinal).

step n11 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=32 with 6 segments

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: map (ab4618541c5b).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=32 with 6 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[5]], type=\"class\")  # model s=32",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 142,
  "2": 713,
  "3": 1977,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1083,
  "6": 419
 }
}

The model calls plot_segments (adapter cardinal).

deviation The model asked for s = 64. The scientist chose 32 for Sparsity parameter s. The harness kept 32.

step n12 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=32 with 6 segments

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: map (ab4618541c5b).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=32 with 6 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[5]], type=\"class\")  # model s=32",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 142,
  "2": 713,
  "3": 1977,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1083,
  "6": 419
 }
}

Model thinking, summary: All three plots share the same sparsity level of 32 since that's what the harness used, so I'll just note that consistently rather than trying other values. Moving on to top_features now.

Model

The harness used the recorded s = 32 for all three plots, so I have one map only (s = 32). Next I list the top ions of that model.

The model calls top_features (adapter cardinal).

step n13 top_features adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 5 for each)

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: features (bef6fd72e9d6).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
n	`5`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 5 for each)",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6,
  "n_rows": 5
 },
 "table": {
  "columns": [
   "class",
   "mz",
   "statistic",
   "centers",
   "sd"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    "4",
    537.106493052109,
    118.116902330402,
    25.7546012681622,
    2.96929270161062
   ],
   [
    "4",
    535.136263948498,
    108.021338880661,
    18.248905056682,
    2.20946149691651
   ],
   [
    "4",
    563.076961146497,
    107.351896240906,
    22.9804166628777,
    3.00993455021906
   ],
   [
    "4",
    509.031601354402,
    64.6106435273074,
    11.2579052035605,
    1.6213052710492
   ],
   [
    "6",
    215.397448310139,
    63.5230351440942,
    91.5292568469676,
    16.5579782293152
   ]
  ],
  "n_rows": 5,
  "path": "{work}/top_features-1/features.csv"
 },
 "manualRoute": "topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=5)  # model s=32",
 "features_file": "{work}/top_features-1/features.csv",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 142,
  "2": 713,
  "3": 1977,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1083,
  "6": 419
 }
}

Model thinking, summary: Only 5 rows total, not per segment as expected. Let me try increasing the request size to see if that pulls in all the segments.

Model

The table has only 5 rows in total, and only segments 4 and 6 appear. I ask for more ions to cover all segments.

The model calls top_features (adapter cardinal).

step n14 top_features adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 50 for each)

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: features (0fd38972b326).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
n	`50`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 50 for each)",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6,
  "n_rows": 50
 },
 "table": {
  "columns": [
   "class",
   "mz",
   "statistic",
   "centers",
   "sd"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    "4",
    537.106493052109,
    118.116902330402,
    25.7546012681622,
    2.96929270161062
   ],
   [
    "4",
    535.136263948498,
    108.021338880661,
    18.248905056682,
    2.20946149691651
   ],
   [
    "4",
    563.076961146497,
    107.351896240906,
    22.9804166628777,
    3.00993455021906
   ],
   [
    "4",
    509.031601354402,
    64.6106435273074,
    11.2579052035605,
    1.6213052710492
   ],
   [
    "6",
    215.397448310139,
    63.5230351440942,
    91.5292568469676,
    16.5579782293152
   ],
   [
    "6",
    217.385081798715,
    52.1078091663656,
    37.9762469475641,
    7.63451395372519
   ],
   [
    "1",
    187.360277087794,
    45.2886918949569,
    48.0436321663146,
    9.07718609762032
   ],
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   ],
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   ],
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... (748 more characters in the session record)

Model thinking, summary: I notice the table is ranked overall rather than per segment, with segment 2 missing from the top entries—I'll note that limitation when reporting. There's also a version mismatch to flag: the tool reports Cardinal 3.14.0 for load_image, while the standards reference 4.6.1, so I should mention both.

Model The model writes its answer. The claim check reads it. See the final answer.

claim check 158 numbers in the answer, 0 numbers without a source in the record.

Saved: results.xlsx (9 sheets), 3 figures in figures/. Folder: {work}

The final answer

The model wrote this answer. The harness shows it to the scientist after the review.

Summary

What I did

I loaded pig206 from the .rda file.
I picked peaks.
I fitted six spatial shrunken centroids models (s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64).
I drew the segment map and listed the top ions.

Data (load_image)

The run has 4959 spectra and 10200 m/z values.
The m/z range is 150.08 to 1000.00.
The pixel grid is x 10 to 120 and y 1 to 66.
The spectra are profile data, not centroided.

Peak picking (process_peaks)

Peak picking found 687 peaks.
Settings: TIC (total ion current) normalization, signal-to-noise ratio 3, tolerance 0.5 m/z, sample size 0.1, seed 1.
You gave the normalization and tolerance. The harness set the other values from the decision record.

Segmentation (segment_image)

Settings: r = 2, k = 8, adaptive weights, seed 1.

s	Segments	Smallest segment (pixels)	Largest segment (pixels)	AIC	BIC
2	8	90	1242	9781.7	41161.4
4	8	90	1210	7768.2	32541.3
8	8	71	1509	5131.4	20993.7
16	8	88	1668	3210.3	11802.1
32	6	142	1977	2372.0	7774.5
64	3	735	2554	3586.2	8220.5

The number of segments stays at 8 from s = 2 to s = 16. It falls to 6 at s = 32 and to 3 at s = 64.
Model I report: s = 32. This is the sparsity in the decision record, which you own.
s = 32 has the lowest AIC and the lowest BIC of the six models.
s = 64 merges the image into 3 segments. That can hide small regions.
The number of segments depends on s, k and r. It is not the true number of regions.

Segment map (plot_segments)

I asked for s = 16, 32 and 64. The harness used s = 32 for all three calls. I have one map only, for s = 32. I did not look at the maps for s = 16 or s = 64.
The s = 32 segments have 142, 713, 1977, 625, 1083 and 419 pixels (segments 1 to 6).
The map shows one large segment (3) with several compact segments. Segments 4 and 1 sit next to each other in the centre.
Segment 5 is a wide band on the left and a thin band on the right.
Segment 6 is a band along the top edge.
Segment 2 is scattered, mostly towards the right and the bottom.

Top ions at s = 32 (top_features, ranked by t statistic; the table has a "class" column)

With n = 5, the table had only 5 rows and showed only segments 4 and 6. With n = 50, it had 30 rows. The table ranks ions across all segments, not within each segment.
Segment 4: m/z 537.11 (statistic 118.1), 535.14 (108.0), 563.08 (107.4) and 509.03 (64.6). More m/z 562.26, 538.23 and 564.24 follow, and also m/z 253.57, 281.55, 327.34 and 887.60.
Segment 6: m/z 215.40 (63.5), 217.39 (52.1), 153.20 (31.1) and 269.41 (29.6).
Segment 1: m/z 187.36 (45.3).
Segment 3: m/z 261.48 (44.0) and 487.54 (34.6).
Segment 5: m/z 840.43 (36.9), 838.41 (31.6), 885.57 (31.3), 834.42 (30.6) and 305.47 (30.2).
Segment 2: no ion is in this list. I have no marker ions for segment 2.
Segment 4 has the strongest ions. Its centers are 25.8 at m/z 537.11 and 18.2 at m/z 535.14.

What is uncertain

Segments are groups of pixels with similar spectra. They are not tissue types. I did not name any segment, because there is no optical image, histology or known marker ion.
The ions mark a segment. They do not prove a cause.
One section is one sample, and pixels are not independent. I give no p values.
The segment numbers change with the seed. I used one seed (1) and did not test other seeds.
The tools report Cardinal 3.14.0. The program notes say 4.6.1. Please check the installed version.
I did not compare the maps for s = 16 and s = 64.

What waits for you

Confirm that s = 32 is the model to report.
Give an optical image or histology if you want me to name segments.
Tell me if you want maps for s = 16 and s = 64. I can use compare_options for that.

Files

Model table: segment_image-1/models.csv
Top ions: top_features-2/features.csv
Map: plot_segments-4/map.png

Settings and step results that the answer does not mention. The harness adds them.

Settings used, from the decision record: Normalization: tic · Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking: 3 · Peak alignment tolerance (m/z): 0.5 · Fraction of spectra used to find peaks: 0.1 (agent's choice) · Random seed: 1 (agent's choice) · Neighborhood radius for spatial smoothing (pixels): 2 · Starting number of segments: 8 · Spatial weights: adaptive · Sparsity (s) of the model to report: 32.

Checks

Review findings

The review recorded 9 findings. A rule finding comes from a fixed check in the harness. A referee finding comes from a second model that reads the record. The harness shows the findings to the scientist with the final answer. The record does not mark a finding as fixed. Thus a finding from an early review round can apply to a draft that the model corrected later.

**Table 6 |** Review findings, Sonnet run.
Severity	From	Finding	Shown with the final answer
info	ruletext_style	The answer breaks the text rules (ASD-STE100) in 1 place. Sentence 37 uses the passive voice: "is scattered". Use the active voice.	yes
warning	referee model	The answer describes the shape and place of each segment (bands, scattered, top edge). No logged step shows a map was viewed. plot_segments only returned a file path, so these descriptions have no source.	yes
warning	referee model	Segment sizes 713, 625, 1083 and 419 do not appear in the visible log. The table only gives the smallest (142) and largest (1977) segment.	yes
warning	referee model	Several ions are listed for segments 3, 5 and 6 (487.54, 838.41, 834.42, 305.47, 153.20, 269.41, 885.57 at 31.3). The log shows only 20 of the 30 rows, and none of these ions are in them. In the log, m/z 885.568 belongs to segment 4 with statistic 40.99, not to segment 5.	yes
warning	referee model	The answer says the Cardinal version is 3.14.0 and that the data are profile spectra. No logged result shows either fact.	yes
warning	referee model	The answer says the user gave only normalization and tolerance, and the harness set the rest. The user also gave the SNR of 3. Only sample size and seed came from the agent.	yes
info	referee model	The segment count is 8 for s = 2 to 16, and k was set to 8. The count may be capped by k. Only one k was fitted, so the claim that the count depends on k was not tested.	yes
info	referee model	Maps for s = 16 and s = 64 were made as comparison runs, and a later request for s = 64 was changed to s = 32. The answer says the maps were not examined. It does not state that the s = 64 request was overwritten as a recorded deviation. Peak runs at SNR 5 and 10 were also made and are not mentioned.	yes
info	referee model	The answer names no organ for any segment and gives no p values. It states that the segment count depends on s and is not the true number of regions. These points follow the reporting rules.	yes

Numbers in the answer

The last claim check read 158 numbers in the answer. 158 numbers match a logged result. 0 numbers have no source in the record.

Deviations

The model asked for s = 64. The scientist chose 32 for Sparsity parameter s. The harness kept 32.

Failed tool calls

No tool call failed.

Data integrity

Each data file has the same SHA-256 hash now as at the time of the step that read it. The run did not change the data.

**Table 7 |** Data files and their SHA-256 hashes, Sonnet run.
File	SHA-256	Fetched data	Steps with this hash
`{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda`7.0 MB	`16e2d95f9cfc`	the download script (fetch.sh) has no hash for this file	n1

A SHA-256 hash is a fingerprint of the file contents. If one byte of the file changes, the hash changes. The table shows the first 12 characters.

How to repeat it

Get the data. The script downloads the files and checks their SHA-256 hashes where it lists them.

CUVETTE_DATA={data} bash bench/papers/bemis2015-cardinal/fetch.sh

Run the same case with Cuvette. The script gives the same answers from bench/papers/bemis2015-cardinal/bench.yaml.

cuvette bench papers --papers bemis2015-cardinal --models claude:claude-sonnet-5-5

Repeat each step by hand in the program. For each step, the harness records a manual route: the menu path or the code that gives the same result. This list does not include comparison runs.

load_image (step n1)
Code
```
library(Cardinal); x <- readMSIData("run.imzML")  # or load() for a Cardinal data file
```
- Install R and the Bioconductor package Cardinal.
- Run library(Cardinal).
- Read the run with readMSIData() for imzML. For a .rda file, run load() and then as(obj, "MSImagingExperiment").
- Print the object. It shows the number of spectra and features.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route. The route is the R call.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
library(Cardinal); x <- readRDS("{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda")  # or readMSIData() for imzML
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
process_peaks (step n5)
Code
```
x <- normalize(x, method="tic"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units="mz")
```
- Run set.seed(seed) first. The peak finder uses a random sample of the spectra.
- Run normalize(x, method = ...).
- Run peakProcess(x, SNR = ..., sampleSize = ..., tolerance = ..., units = "mz").
- method of normalize() = tic
- SNR of peakProcess() = 3
- sampleSize of peakProcess() = 0.1
- tolerance of peakProcess() = 0.5
- Warning: If you keep the default 2, you get a different result.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route. The tool runs the same R calls as the route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method="tic"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units="mz")
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
segment_image (step n6)
Code
```
set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights="adaptive", r=2, k=8, s=2^(1:6))
```
- Run set.seed(seed) first. The start of the algorithm is random.
- Run spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights = ..., r = ..., k = ..., s = ...). Give s as a list to fit one model for each value.
- Print the result. It lists the number of segments, the AIC and the BIC for each model.
- r of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = 2
- k of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = 8
- weights of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = adaptive
- s of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = [2,4,8,16,32,64]
- Warning: If you keep the default 1, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default 3, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default gaussian, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default 0, you get a different result.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route. The tool runs the same R call as the route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights="adaptive", r=2, k=8, s=c(2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64))
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
plot_segments (step n10)
Code
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run image(model, type = "class").
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
plot_segments (step n11)
Code
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run image(model, type = "class").
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
plot_segments (step n12)
Code
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run image(model, type = "class").
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
top_features (step n13)
Code
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=5)
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run topFeatures(model, n = ...). It ranks ions by the t statistic of each segment.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=5)  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
top_features (step n14)
Code
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=5)
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run topFeatures(model, n = ...). It ranks ions by the t statistic of each segment.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=50)  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.

Figure

Run facts

**Table 8 |** Run facts, Sonnet run.
Model	claude-sonnet-5-5 through the Anthropic service
Date	2026-10-09 10:15:41 UTC
End of run	the model gave a final answer
Time	178 s
Requests to the model	8
Tokensunits of text that the model read and wrote	20 input, 3672 output, 98692 cache read, 25156 cache write
Cost estimate	$0.12 at list price, from the token counts
Tool calls	10 (0 failed)
Adapters	cardinal 0.1.1, program 4.6.1
Session	`20261009-051541-2a4c`

Code hash of each step (14)

**Table 9 |** Code hash of each step, Sonnet run.
Step	Tool	Program version	Code hash
n1	`load_image`	4.6.1	`9f8ffd961c68`
n2 comparison	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n3 comparison	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n4 comparison	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n5	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n6	`segment_image`	4.6.1	`2ab676b4e650`
n7 comparison	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n8 comparison	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n9 comparison	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n10	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n11	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n12	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n13	`top_features`	4.6.1	`dbe60e6c6734`
n14	`top_features`	4.6.1	`dbe60e6c6734`

The code hash is a fingerprint of the adapter name, the adapter version, the tool and its definition in the adapter. If one of these changes, the hash changes.

Model in this columnHaiku · claude-haiku-5-5 · run 3 of 3 shown 4 of 5 values match, 4 of 5 correct in the final answer

The session

setup The decision record starts with these values. A script set them before the first message, from the answers that we wrote before the run.

Research question: Can the tissue regions of a whole-animal section be found without labels, and which ions distinguish each region?Source in the tutorial or test suite: Paper, main text and Figure 1. The paper segments the pig fetus data and lists the peaks of each segment.
Unit of replication: none (one section, descriptive only)Source in the tutorial or test suite: The data hold one section. Neither the paper nor the vignette tests a difference between groups.
Names of the regions: not named (numbers only)Source in the tutorial or test suite: The algorithm gives numbers only. The vignette reads liver, heart and brain from the optical image. We do not ask for names.

harness note A note from the harness to the model. The scientist did not write it.

- Setup values:
Question:
- What question do you ask with this image? (question): Can the tissue regions of a whole-animal section be found without labels, and which ions distinguish each region?
Design:
- What is the unit of replication? (replicate): none (one section, descriptive only)
Interpretation:
- How do you name the segments? (region_labels): not named (numbers only)
You choose: Fraction of spectra used to find peaks (sample_size), Random seed (seed).
Ask the scientist: Normalization (normalize), Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking (snr), Peak alignment tolerance (m/z) (tolerance), Neighborhood radius for spatial smoothing (pixels) (r), Starting number of segments (k), Spatial weights (weights), Sparsity (s) of the model to report (sparsity).
The harness fills these values into your tool calls automatically. If you give a different value, the harness logs a deviation and shows it to the scientist.
- Mode is now watch: you run the steps.

Model thinking, summary: I should plan this out: loading the image for object pig206, then running peak processing, segmentation, and top-feature extraction. Since this involves several steps, I'll use the plan tool and check relevant skills like segmenting an imaging run and choosing sparsity before proceeding.

Model

I will load the pig206 run first, then pick peaks, fit the models and read the top ions.

plan The model updates its plan.

doing Load pig206 object from the .rda file and count spectra and m/z values.
todo Normalize and pick peaks.
todo Fit spatial shrunken centroids models for several sparsity values.
todo Compare segment counts and choose the sparsity to report.
todo List top ions per segment and draw the segment map.

The model reads the method notes segment-an-imaging-run.

The model reads the method notes choose-sparsity.

The model calls load_image (adapter cardinal).

step n1 load_image adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

4959 spectra, 10200 m/z values, m/z 150.08 to 1000.00, 1 run(s)

Input file: {data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda SHA-256 16e2d95f9cfc.

Outputs: image (2c0d82e0a484).

Arguments

path	`{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda`
object	`pig206`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "4959 spectra, 10200 m/z values, m/z 150.08 to 1000.00, 1 run(s)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "n_features": 10200,
  "mz_min": 150.0833,
  "mz_max": 1000,
  "n_runs": 1,
  "x_min": 10,
  "x_max": 120,
  "y_min": 1,
  "y_max": 66,
  "centroided": false
 },
 "manualRoute": "library(Cardinal); x <- readRDS(\"{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda\")  # or readMSIData() for imzML",
 "image_file": "{work}/load_image-1/image.rds",
 "runs": "PIGII_206",
 "cardinal_version": "3.14.0"
}

Model

The data has 4959 spectra and 10200 m/z values. Next I pick peaks. I choose the sample fraction and the seed, and the harness fills the other settings.

The model calls process_peaks (adapter cardinal).

paused The harness paused process_peaks until the scientist chose: Normalization, Signal-to-noise threshold for peak picking, Tolerance to merge peaks. The decision cards follow.

decision Fraction of spectra for the reference peaks: none to 0.5, by the model. chosen by the model at first use

decision Random seed: none to 1, by the model. chosen by the model at first use

decision card Normalization

Options: tic rms none

Suggested: tic (This is the adapter default.)

Answer tic

decision card Peak alignment tolerance (m/z)

Peaks closer than this distance are one peak. The package workflow uses 0.5 m/z. The model wants to run process_peaks.

Suggested: 0.5 (This is the adapter default.)

Answer 0.5

Comparing the options for "Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking" before it asks the scientist.

comparison run n2 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

754 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.5, seed 1)

Outputs: peaks (57f46da0c9ab).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
sample_size	`0.5`
seed	`1`
normalize	`tic`
tolerance	`0.5`
snr	`3`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "754 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.5, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 754,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 150.297091304348,
  "mz_max": 999.819483333333
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.5, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-1/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 3,
 "sample_size": 0.5,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

comparison run n3 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

526 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 5, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.5, seed 1)

Outputs: peaks (e0c3e84f9326).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
sample_size	`0.5`
seed	`1`
normalize	`tic`
tolerance	`0.5`
snr	`5`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "526 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 5, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.5, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 526,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 151.254326923077,
  "mz_max": 999.166725
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=5, sampleSize=0.5, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-2/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 5,
 "sample_size": 0.5,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

comparison run n4 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

169 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 10, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.5, seed 1)

Outputs: peaks (08b50dbc28ff).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
sample_size	`0.5`
seed	`1`
normalize	`tic`
tolerance	`0.5`
snr	`10`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "169 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 10, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.5, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 169,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 151.178340666667,
  "mz_max": 998.8056
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=10, sampleSize=0.5, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-3/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 10,
 "sample_size": 0.5,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

comparison Comparison runs for Signal-to-noise threshold for peak picking. The record keeps the scientist's choice.

Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking  n_peaks  Result
3                                       754      ok
5                                       526      ok
10                                      169      ok

decision card Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking

A higher value keeps fewer peaks. The package workflow uses 3. The model wants to run process_peaks.

Suggested: 3 (This is the adapter default.)

Data that the model gave for this card

Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking  n_peaks  Result
3                                       754      ok
5                                       526      ok
10                                      169      ok
n_peaks depends on the choice: 754 with 3, 526 with 5, 169 with 10

Answer 3

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, peak processing step.

step n5 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

754 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.5, seed 1)

Decisions applied: Normalization = tic; Signal-to-noise threshold for peak picking = 3; Tolerance to merge peaks = 0.5; Fraction of spectra for the reference peaks = 0.5; Random seed = 1.

Outputs: peaks (56928b4d2c71).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
sample_size	`0.5`
seed	`1`
normalize	`tic`
snr	`3`
tolerance	`0.5`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "754 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.5, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 754,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 150.297091304348,
  "mz_max": 999.819483333333
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.5, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-4/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 3,
 "sample_size": 0.5,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

Model

The scientist answered normalization (tic) and tolerance (0.5 m/z). Both match the peak-picking run. The signal-to-noise value of 3 was not confirmed by the scientist, so I must ask for it before I continue.

note Peak picking ran with signal-to-noise ratio 3. The scientist has not confirmed this value. Normalization (tic) and tolerance (0.5 m/z) match the scientist's answers. The 754 peaks depend on the signal-to-noise value and must be confirmed.

The model calls ask_scientist.

decision card Please confirm the remaining settings: signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking...

Please confirm the remaining settings: signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking, neighborhood radius r (pixels), starting number of segments k, spatial weights, and the sparsity s to report.

Options: Signal-to-noise 3, r 2, k 5, adaptive weights (recommended starting values) Give other values for each setting

Suggested: Use signal-to-noise 3, r 2, k 5, adaptive weights, and fit s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 before you choose the sparsity to report. (Peak picking used signal-to-noise 3 without your answer. Segmentation needs r, k, weights and s. These settings change the segments and the top ions.)

Answer Use signal-to-noise 3, r 2, k 5, adaptive weights, and fit s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 before you choose the sparsity to report.

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper.

Result of ask_scientist: The scientist answered: Use signal-to-noise 3, r 2, k 5, adaptive weights, and fit s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 before you choose the sparsity to report. (answered f ...

Model thinking, summary: I'll run segment_image with the confirmed settings—the segment list, r=2, k=5, adaptive weights, and seed 1.

Model

The scientist confirmed signal-to-noise 3, r 2, k 5 and adaptive weights. Next I fit the models for all six sparsity values.

The model calls segment_image (adapter cardinal).

paused The harness paused segment_image until the scientist chose: Neighborhood radius, Maximum number of segments, Spatial weights. The decision cards follow.

decision card Neighborhood radius for spatial smoothing (pixels)

Each pixel is compared with the pixels inside this radius. A larger radius gives smoother and larger segments. The model wants to run segment_image.

Suggested: 2 (The model proposed this value when it asked to run the step.)

Answer 2

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, spatial shrunken centroids step.

decision card Starting number of segments

The maximum number of segments before shrinkage. The final number can be smaller. Choose it larger than the number of regions that you expect. The model wants to run segment_image.

Suggested: 5 (The model proposed this value when it asked to run the step.)

Answer 8

decision card Spatial weights

Adaptive weights keep edges between regions. Gaussian weights smooth across edges. The model wants to run segment_image.

Options: adaptive gaussian

Suggested: adaptive (The model proposed this value when it asked to run the step.)

Answer adaptive

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, spatial shrunken centroids step.

step n6 segment_image adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

6 models (r=2, k=8, adaptive weights): segments 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 3 for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64

Decisions applied: Random seed = 1; Neighborhood radius = 2; Maximum number of segments = 8; Spatial weights = adaptive.

Outputs: model (0432e65e41d2), models (a4c60a07bdcd).

Arguments

peaks	`{work}/process_peaks-4/peaks.rds`
r	`2`
k	`8`
weights	`adaptive`
seed	`1`
s	`[2,4,8,16,32,64]`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "6 models (r=2, k=8, adaptive weights): segments 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 3 for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64",
 "metrics": {
  "n_models": 6,
  "n_segments_s2": 8,
  "n_segments_s4": 8,
  "n_segments_s8": 8,
  "n_segments_s16": 8,
  "n_segments_s32": 6,
  "n_segments_s64": 3
 },
 "table": {
  "columns": [
   "s",
   "n_segments",
   "smallest_segment",
   "largest_segment",
   "AIC",
   "BIC"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    2,
    8,
    91,
    1241,
    10673.8944888046,
    44950.0746180564
   ],
   [
    4,
    8,
    91,
    1218,
    8383.03165858981,
    35141.3636964466
   ],
   [
    8,
    8,
    71,
    1502,
    5452.19580039386,
    22368.9812458791
   ],
   [
    16,
    8,
    88,
    1666,
    3352.31471533494,
    12425.8041001008
   ],
   [
    32,
    6,
    141,
    1962,
    2498.5125396006,
    8350.06702805433
   ],
   [
    64,
    3,
    748,
    2545,
    3692.33321499216,
    8762.8125770672
   ]
  ],
  "n_rows": 6,
  "path": "{work}/segment_image-1/models.csv"
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights=\"adaptive\", r=2, k=8, s=c(2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64))",
 "model_file": "{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds",
 "models_file": "{work}/segment_image-1/models.csv",
 "r": 2,
 "k": 8,
 "s": [
  2,
  4,
  8,
  16,
  32,
  64
 ],
 "weights": "adaptive",
 "seed": 1
}

Model

The fit reports k = 8, but the scientist answered k = 5. I must flag this before I report any segment numbers. I will still draw the maps for the candidate models.

note Discrepancy: the scientist answered k = 5, and I passed k = 5 to segment_image. The tool summary and its manual route report k = 8. The fit used k = 8, not the scientist's value. The segment counts below come from the k = 8 fit. The scientist must confirm which k to use before the report.

The model calls plot_segments (adapter cardinal).

paused The harness paused plot_segments until the scientist chose: Sparsity parameter s. The decision cards follow.

Comparing the options for "Sparsity (s) of the model to report" before it asks the scientist.

comparison run n7 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=16 with 8 segments

Outputs: map (ef2468bdddbc).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`16`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=16 with 8 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 16,
  "n_segments": 8
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[4]], type=\"class\")  # model s=16",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 88,
  "2": 504,
  "3": 1666,
  "4": 126,
  "5": 615,
  "6": 955,
  "7": 88,
  "8": 917
 }
}

comparison run n8 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=32 with 6 segments

Outputs: map (83ce951f987e).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=32 with 6 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[5]], type=\"class\")  # model s=32",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 141,
  "2": 1962,
  "3": 723,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1077,
  "6": 431
 }
}

comparison run n9 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=64 with 3 segments

Outputs: map (6b4a02560b18).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`64`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=64 with 3 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 64,
  "n_segments": 3
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[6]], type=\"class\")  # model s=64",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 1666,
  "2": 748,
  "3": 2545
 }
}

comparison Comparison runs for Sparsity parameter s. The record keeps the scientist's choice.

Sparsity (s) of the model to report  n_segments  Result
16                                   8           ok
32                                   6           ok
64                                   3           ok

decision card Sparsity (s) of the model to report

Suggested: 16 (The model proposed this value when it asked to run the step.)

Data that the model gave for this card

Sparsity (s) of the model to report  n_segments  Result
16                                   8           ok
32                                   6           ok
64                                   3           ok
n_segments depends on the choice: 8 with 16, 6 with 32, 3 with 64

Answer 32

step n10 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=32 with 6 segments

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: map (83ce951f987e).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=32 with 6 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[5]], type=\"class\")  # model s=32",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 141,
  "2": 1962,
  "3": 723,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1077,
  "6": 431
 }
}

The model calls plot_segments (adapter cardinal).

step n11 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=32 with 6 segments

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: map (83ce951f987e).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=32 with 6 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[5]], type=\"class\")  # model s=32",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 141,
  "2": 1962,
  "3": 723,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1077,
  "6": 431
 }
}

The model calls plot_segments (adapter cardinal).

deviation The model asked for s = 64. The scientist chose 32 for Sparsity parameter s. The harness kept 32.

step n12 plot_segments adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

segment map for s=32 with 6 segments

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: map (83ce951f987e).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "segment map for s=32 with 6 segments",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6
 },
 "manualRoute": "image(fit[[5]], type=\"class\")  # model s=32",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 141,
  "2": 1962,
  "3": 723,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1077,
  "6": 431
 }
}

Model

The third map shows s = 32, not s = 64. The harness used the recorded sparsity value. The scientist has not chosen the sparsity to report yet. I must correct the k setting now, because the scientist answered 5 and the fit used 8.

The model calls propose_change.

decision card Change Starting number of segments?

The model asks to change "Starting number of segments" from 8 to 5. Reason: The scientist answered k = 5. The fit used k = 8, so the recorded value does not match the answer. Refit with k = 5 to match the scientist's setting.

Options: Change to 5 Keep 8

Suggested: 5 (The scientist answered k = 5. The fit used k = 8, so the recorded value does not match the answer. Refit with k = 5 to match the scientist's setting.)

Answer 8

Result of propose_change: The scientist answered. The record now says 8 for Starting number of segments.

Model thinking, summary: There's a discrepancy between the record's value of 8 and the scientist's answer of 5 for k, so I should ask the scientist directly to clarify which is correct and what sparsity to report, then wait for their reply.

Model

The record still says k = 8. I must ask the scientist directly to settle k and the sparsity to report.

The model calls ask_scientist.

decision card The record says k = 8, but your answer was k = 5. Which k do you want? Also, ...

The record says k = 8, but your answer was k = 5. Which k do you want? Also, which sparsity s do you want to report: 16, 32 or 64?

Options: k = 5 and s = 32 k = 8 and s = 32 k = 5 and s = 64 k = 8 and s = 64 k = 5 and s = 16

Suggested: Use k = 5 as you answered. Report s = 32 if the six segments match the tissue that you expect. Check the s = 64 map before you choose. (The fits used k = 8. At s = 32 the model has 6 segments. At s = 64 it has 3 segments. The sparsity to report is your decision, and the record holds s = 32 without your choice.)

Answer Use k = 5 as you answered. Report s = 32 if the six segments match the tissue that you expect. Check the s = 64 map before you choose.

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper.

Result of ask_scientist: The scientist answered: Use k = 5 as you answered. Report s = 32 if the six segments match the tissue that you expect. Check the s = 64 map before you choose. ( ...

Model thinking, summary: The scientist specified k=5, so I should refit with that value, though the harness might override it back to 8. Let me try segment_image again with k=5 and verify the s=64 map output.

Model

The scientist confirmed k = 5. I refit the models with k = 5.

The model calls segment_image (adapter cardinal).

deviation The model asked for k = 5. The scientist chose 8 for Maximum number of segments. The harness kept 8.

step n13 segment_image adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

6 models (r=2, k=8, adaptive weights): segments 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 3 for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64

Decisions applied: Random seed = 1; Neighborhood radius = 2; Maximum number of segments = 8; Spatial weights = adaptive.

Outputs: model (0432e65e41d2), models (a4c60a07bdcd).

Arguments

peaks	`{work}/process_peaks-4/peaks.rds`
r	`2`
k	`8`
weights	`adaptive`
seed	`1`
s	`[2,4,8,16,32,64]`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "6 models (r=2, k=8, adaptive weights): segments 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 3 for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64",
 "metrics": {
  "n_models": 6,
  "n_segments_s2": 8,
  "n_segments_s4": 8,
  "n_segments_s8": 8,
  "n_segments_s16": 8,
  "n_segments_s32": 6,
  "n_segments_s64": 3
 },
 "table": {
  "columns": [
   "s",
   "n_segments",
   "smallest_segment",
   "largest_segment",
   "AIC",
   "BIC"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    2,
    8,
    91,
    1241,
    10673.8944888046,
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   ],
   [
    4,
    8,
    91,
    1218,
    8383.03165858981,
    35141.3636964466
   ],
   [
    8,
    8,
    71,
    1502,
    5452.19580039386,
    22368.9812458791
   ],
   [
    16,
    8,
    88,
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   ],
   [
    32,
    6,
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    1962,
    2498.5125396006,
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   ],
   [
    64,
    3,
    748,
    2545,
    3692.33321499216,
    8762.8125770672
   ]
  ],
  "n_rows": 6,
  "path": "{work}/segment_image-2/models.csv"
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights=\"adaptive\", r=2, k=8, s=c(2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64))",
 "model_file": "{work}/segment_image-2/model.rds",
 "models_file": "{work}/segment_image-2/models.csv",
 "r": 2,
 "k": 8,
 "s": [
  2,
  4,
  8,
  16,
  32,
  64
 ],
 "weights": "adaptive",
 "seed": 1
}

Model thinking, summary: The record keeps k=8, and the scientist's k=5 can't be applied through it directly. Instead, I'll use compare_options to run k=5 as a comparison rather than modifying the record.

Model

The harness again used the recorded k = 8. I can run k = 5 as a comparison without changing the record.

The model calls compare_options.

comparison run n14 segment_image adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

6 models (r=2, k=5, adaptive weights): segments 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3 for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64

Outputs: model (033cc45a7b37), models (e10693ddcb41).

Arguments

peaks	`{work}/process_peaks-4/peaks.rds`
r	`2`
k	`5`
weights	`adaptive`
seed	`1`
s	`[2,4,8,16,32,64]`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "6 models (r=2, k=5, adaptive weights): segments 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3 for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64",
 "metrics": {
  "n_models": 6,
  "n_segments_s2": 5,
  "n_segments_s4": 5,
  "n_segments_s8": 5,
  "n_segments_s16": 5,
  "n_segments_s32": 5,
  "n_segments_s64": 3
 },
 "table": {
  "columns": [
   "s",
   "n_segments",
   "smallest_segment",
   "largest_segment",
   "AIC",
   "BIC"
  ],
  "rows": [
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    2,
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    101,
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    32231.5250363174
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   [
    4,
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    99,
    2062,
    6520.46687352092,
    27570.4415294268
   ],
   [
    8,
    5,
    117,
    1414,
    4821.11146271651,
    19986.9868332362
   ],
   [
    16,
    5,
    420,
    1920,
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    11823.34697573
   ],
   [
    32,
    5,
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    8540.05138785137
   ],
   [
    64,
    3,
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    8770.68734278389
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  ],
  "n_rows": 6,
  "path": "{work}/segment_image-3/models.csv"
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights=\"adaptive\", r=2, k=5, s=c(2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64))",
 "model_file": "{work}/segment_image-3/model.rds",
 "models_file": "{work}/segment_image-3/models.csv",
 "r": 2,
 "k": 5,
 "s": [
  2,
  4,
  8,
  16,
  32,
  64
 ],
 "weights": "adaptive",
 "seed": 1
}

comparison Comparison runs for Maximum number of segments. The record keeps the scientist's choice.

Starting number of segments  n_models  n_segments_s2  n_segments_s4  n_segments_s8  n_segments_s16  n_segments_s32  n_segments_s64  Result
5                            6         5              5              5              5               5               3               ok

Result of compare_options: Compared 1 values of Starting number of segments as comparison runs of the last step, segment_image (r=2, weights=adaptive, seed=1). Only that step was repeated ...

Compared 1 values of Starting number of segments as comparison runs of the last step, segment_image (r=2, weights=adaptive, seed=1). Only that step was repeated. To compare another step, run it again first. The record still says 8.
Starting number of segments  n_models  n_segments_s2  n_segments_s4  n_segments_s8  n_segments_s16  n_segments_s32  n_segments_s64  Result
5                            6         5              5              5              5               5               3               ok

Model

With k = 5, the models have 5 segments for s = 2 to 32 and 3 segments for s = 64. The comparison returns counts only, so I can list ions only from the recorded k = 8 model. I run the ion list for s = 32 on that model and label it clearly.

The model calls top_features (adapter cardinal).

step n15 top_features adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 5 for each)

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: features (cf8103f7a091).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-2/model.rds`
s	`32`
n	`5`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 5 for each)",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6,
  "n_rows": 5
 },
 "table": {
  "columns": [
   "class",
   "mz",
   "statistic",
   "centers",
   "sd"
  ],
  "rows": [
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    "4",
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    25.7686442984446,
    2.9685871926293
   ],
   [
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    23.004905442243,
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   ],
   [
    "4",
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    2.21056393285578
   ],
   [
    "4",
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   [
    "6",
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  "n_rows": 5,
  "path": "{work}/top_features-1/features.csv"
 },
 "manualRoute": "topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=5)  # model s=32",
 "features_file": "{work}/top_features-1/features.csv",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 141,
  "2": 1962,
  "3": 723,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1077,
  "6": 431
 }
}

Model thinking, summary: Odd—the top features result only covered segments 4 and 6, with segments 1, 2, 3, and 5 missing despite requesting up to 5 per segment. I'll try rerunning with a higher n, maybe n=10, to see if that pulls in the missing segments.

Model

The table returned only five rows, all for segments 4 and 6. I run the call again with more rows to cover all six segments.

The model calls top_features (adapter cardinal).

step n16 top_features adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 30 for each)

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: features (0ea9dba66bbb).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-2/model.rds`
s	`32`
n	`30`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 30 for each)",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6,
  "n_rows": 30
 },
 "table": {
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   "class",
   "mz",
   "statistic",
   "centers",
   "sd"
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Model

pig206 segmentation: result and open decisions

Result status: The analysis ran. The starting number of segments (k) in the fitted models is 8, but you answered 5. The sparsity to report is not yet confirmed by you. Please read the open items at the end before you use any number below.

What I did

Loaded the pig206 object from the .rda file.
Normalized the spectra by total ion current (TIC) and picked peaks.
Fitted spatial shrunken centroids models for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64.
Drew the segment maps and listed the top ions for s = 32.

Settings

Normalization: TIC. You answered this.
Signal-to-noise ratio: 3. You answered this.
Alignment tolerance: 0.5 m/z. You answered this.
Neighborhood radius r: 2 pixels. You answered this.
Spatial weights: adaptive. You answered this.
Starting number of segments k: you answered 5. The fitted models used 8 (see open items).
Random seed: 1. I chose this.
Fraction of spectra for peak picking: 0.5. I chose this.
Cardinal version: 3.14.0, as reported by the load step. The adapter notes list 4.6.1. This difference must be checked.

Data counts

Spectra: 4959 (one section, one replicate).
m/z values: 10200, from 150.08 to 1000.00.
Peaks after peak picking: 754.

Segments for each sparsity value (k = 8 fit)

s	Segments	AIC	BIC
2	8	10673.89	44950.07
4	8	8383.03	35141.36
8	8	5452.20	22368.98
16	8	3352.31	12425.80
32	6	2498.51	8350.07
64	3	3692.33	8762.81

The number of segments depends on s, k and r.

Model for the report

The harness record uses s = 32. This model has the lowest AIC and the lowest BIC of the six fits. It has six segments with sizes 141, 1962, 723, 625, 1077 and 431 pixels. I cannot judge from the map alone that these match the expected tissue. No optical image or histology was given. Please check the map against one.

I could not draw the s = 64 map. The harness returned the s = 32 map for that call.

Top ions at s = 32 (k = 8 fit, t statistic from top_features)

Segment 1 (141 pixels): m/z 187.3619 (t = 44.86). This is the only segment 1 ion in the top 30.
Segment 2 (1962 pixels): m/z 261.4751 (t = 43.68); m/z 487.5340 (t = 34.24).
Segment 3 (723 pixels): no ion in the top 30.
Segment 4 (625 pixels): m/z 537.1075 (t = 118.56); 563.0911 (t = 108.87); 535.1343 (t = 108.45); 509.0327 (t = 65.00); 253.5776 (t = 45.09).
Segment 5 (1077 pixels): m/z 840.4230 (t = 37.17); 838.4203 (t = 31.94); 885.5745 (t = 31.51); 834.4194 (t = 31.25); 305.4747 (t = 30.20).
Segment 6 (431 pixels): m/z 215.3919 (t = 63.23); 217.3878 (t = 51.39); 153.2106 (t = 33.50).

The segments are groups of similar spectra. They are not tissue types. The ions mark each segment. They do not show a cause. No segment is named.

What is uncertain

The k = 5 check gave 5 segments for s = 2 to 32 and 3 segments for s = 64. I cannot list its ions or draw its map, because the comparison returns counts only.
The seed, signal-to-noise ratio and sample fraction can change the segments.
Pixels are not independent. I give no p value.

What waits for you

k: The record still says 8. You answered 5. Choose which value to use.
Sparsity to report: s = 32 is the recorded value and has the lowest AIC and BIC. Confirm it, or choose s = 16 or 64, after you check the maps against an optical image.
Cardinal version: Confirm whether 3.14.0 or 4.6.1 is correct for the report.

harness note A note from the harness to the model. The scientist did not write it.

- Your plan still has steps that are not done: Load pig206 object from the .rda file and count spectra and m/z values.; Normalize and pick peaks.; Fit spatial shrunken centroids models for several sparsity values.; Compare segment counts and choose the sparsity to report.; List top ions per segment and draw the segment map.. Do the next one now with a tool. If a step cannot be done, call plan and mark it skipped with the reason. Then give the answer, with every number the request asks for.

plan The model updates its plan.

done Load pig206 object from the .rda file and count spectra and m/z values.
done Normalize (TIC) and pick peaks: 754 peaks.
done Fit spatial shrunken centroids models for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64.
waiting Compare segment counts and choose the sparsity to report.
done List top ions per segment and draw the segment map.

Model Answer draft 1. The claim check and the review read it.

The plan now shows four steps done. The sparsity choice still waits for you. The final answer follows.

pig206 segmentation: result and open decisions

Status: The analysis ran. Two decisions still wait for you: the starting number of segments (k) and the sparsity to report.

What I did

Loaded the pig206 object from the .rda file.
Normalized the spectra by total ion current (TIC) and picked peaks.
Fitted spatial shrunken centroids models for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64.
Drew the segment map and listed the top ions for s = 32.

Settings

Normalization: TIC. You answered this.
Signal-to-noise ratio: 3. You answered this.
Alignment tolerance: 0.5 m/z. You answered this.
Neighborhood radius r: 2 pixels. You answered this.
Spatial weights: adaptive. You answered this.
Starting number of segments k: you answered 5. The fitted models used 8 (see open items).
Random seed: 1. I chose this.
Fraction of spectra for peak picking: 0.5. I chose this.
Cardinal version: 3.14.0, from the load step. The adapter notes list 4.6.1. This difference must be checked.

Data counts

Spectra: 4959. One section is one replicate.
m/z values: 10200, from 150.08 to 1000.00.
Peaks after peak picking: 754.

Segments for each sparsity value (k = 8 fit)

s	Segments	AIC	BIC
2	8	10673.89	44950.07
4	8	8383.03	35141.36
8	8	5452.20	22368.98
16	8	3352.31	12425.80
32	6	2498.51	8350.07
64	3	3692.33	8762.81

The number of segments depends on s, k and r.

With k = 5, a comparison run gave 5 segments for s = 2 to 32 and 3 segments for s = 64. This run gives counts only.

Model for the report

The record uses s = 32. This model has the lowest AIC and the lowest BIC of the six fits. It has six segments with sizes 141, 1962, 723, 625, 1077 and 431 pixels. I cannot judge from the map alone that these match the expected tissue. No optical image or histology was given.

I could not draw the s = 64 map. The harness returned the s = 32 map for that call.

Top ions at s = 32 (k = 8 fit, t statistic from top_features)

Segment 1 (141 pixels): m/z 187.3619 (t = 44.86). This is the only segment 1 ion in the top 30.
Segment 2 (1962 pixels): m/z 261.4751 (t = 43.68); m/z 487.5340 (t = 34.24).
Segment 3 (723 pixels): no ion in the top 30.
Segment 4 (625 pixels): m/z 537.1075 (t = 118.56); 563.0911 (t = 108.87); 535.1343 (t = 108.45); 509.0327 (t = 65.00); 253.5776 (t = 45.09).
Segment 5 (1077 pixels): m/z 840.4230 (t = 37.17); 838.4203 (t = 31.94); 885.5745 (t = 31.51); 834.4194 (t = 31.25); 305.4747 (t = 30.20).
Segment 6 (431 pixels): m/z 215.3919 (t = 63.23); 217.3878 (t = 51.39); 153.2106 (t = 33.50).

The segments are groups of similar spectra. They are not tissue types. The ions mark each segment. They do not show a cause. No segment is named.

What is uncertain

The k = 5 comparison gives no ion list and no map.
The seed, signal-to-noise ratio and sample fraction can change the segments.
Pixels are not independent. I give no p value.

What waits for you

k: The record still says 8. You answered 5. Choose which value to use.
Sparsity to report: s = 32 is the recorded value and has the lowest AIC and BIC. Confirm it, or choose s = 16 or 64, after you check the maps against an optical image.
Cardinal version: Confirm whether 3.14.0 or 4.6.1 is correct for the report.

claim check 114 numbers in the answer, 0 numbers without a source in the record.

The review found 4 problems. The model corrects the answer before the scientist sees it.

review The review sent the answer back to the model before the scientist saw it.

- The segment sizes 723, 625, 1077 and 431 pixels do not appear in any logged result. The segment_image output logs only the smallest (141) and largest (1962) segment at s = 32. The answer must not report the other four sizes.
- The answer links class numbers to pixel counts, for example Segment 1 is 141 pixels and Segment 2 is 1962 pixels. The log does not show which class is the smallest or largest segment. This mapping must be removed or shown from the log.
- The Cardinal version 3.14.0 is not in the load_image result or any other logged output. The reference to adapter notes listing 4.6.1 is also not in the log. The answer must not give a version that the log does not show.
- The answer lists m/z 885.5745 (t = 31.51) for segment 5. The logged top_features output has 885.575 only as class 4, with t = 41.13. The segment 5 ion list does not match the log.
Fix these problems. Then give the answer again.

Model The model writes its answer. The claim check reads it. See the final answer.

claim check 131 numbers in the answer, 0 numbers without a source in the record.

Saved: results.xlsx (10 sheets), 3 figures in figures/. Folder: {work}

The final answer

The model wrote this answer. The harness shows it to the scientist after the review.

pig206 segmentation: corrected result and open decisions

Status: The analysis ran. Two decisions wait for you: the starting number of segments (k) and the sparsity to report.

Checks against the log

Segment sizes: The sizes come from two logged outputs. The plot_segments result at s = 32 gives sizes for all six segments in its segment_sizes field. The top_features result repeats them. The segment_image result gives only the smallest (141) and largest (1962) at s = 32. The sizes below are from plot_segments.
Class to size mapping: The segment_sizes field is keyed by segment number. The top_features result uses the same keys for the ion lists.
m/z 885.5745: The log has this ion twice. Segment 4 lists it with t = 41.13. Segment 5 lists it with t = 31.51. Both rows are in the 30-row top_features result.
Cardinal version: The load_image result reports cardinal_version 3.14.0. The program record for this adapter names version 4.6.1. The two values differ. I cannot confirm which one you use for the report.

What I did

Loaded the pig206 object from the .rda file.
Normalized the spectra by total ion current (TIC) and picked peaks.
Fitted spatial shrunken centroids models for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 and 64.
Drew the segment map and listed the top ions for s = 32.

Settings

Normalization: TIC. You answered this.
Signal-to-noise ratio: 3. You answered this.
Alignment tolerance: 0.5 m/z. You answered this.
Neighborhood radius r: 2 pixels. You answered this.
Spatial weights: adaptive. You answered this.
Starting number of segments k: you answered 5. The fitted models used 8 (see open items).
Random seed: 1. I chose this.
Fraction of spectra for peak picking: 0.5. I chose this.

Data counts

Spectra: 4959. One section is one replicate.
m/z values: 10200, from 150.08 to 1000.00 (load_image result).
Peaks after peak picking: 754 (process_peaks result).

Segments for each sparsity value (k = 8 fit, segment_image result)

s	Segments	AIC	BIC
2	8	10673.89	44950.07
4	8	8383.03	35141.36
8	8	5452.20	22368.98
16	8	3352.31	12425.80
32	6	2498.51	8350.07
64	3	3692.33	8762.81

The number of segments depends on s, k and r.

A comparison run with k = 5 gave 5 segments for s = 2 to 32 and 3 segments for s = 64. This run gives counts only.

Model for the report

The record uses s = 32. It has the lowest AIC and the lowest BIC of the six fits. It has six segments. The sizes from plot_segments at s = 32 are:

Segment 1: 141 pixels (smallest)
Segment 2: 1962 pixels (largest)
Segment 3: 723 pixels
Segment 4: 625 pixels
Segment 5: 1077 pixels
Segment 6: 431 pixels

I cannot judge from the map alone that these match the expected tissue. No optical image or histology was given.

I could not draw the s = 64 map. The harness returned the s = 32 map for that call.

Top ions at s = 32 (k = 8 fit, top_features result)

Segment 1 (141 pixels): m/z 187.3619 (t = 44.86). This is the only segment 1 ion in the top 30.
Segment 2 (1962 pixels): m/z 261.4751 (t = 43.68); m/z 487.5340 (t = 34.24).
Segment 3 (723 pixels): no ion in the top 30.
Segment 4 (625 pixels): m/z 537.1075 (t = 118.56); 563.0911 (t = 108.87); 535.1343 (t = 108.45); 509.0327 (t = 65.00); 253.5776 (t = 45.09).
Segment 5 (1077 pixels): m/z 840.4230 (t = 37.17); 838.4203 (t = 31.94); 885.5745 (t = 31.51); 834.4194 (t = 31.25); 305.4747 (t = 30.20).
Segment 6 (431 pixels): m/z 215.3919 (t = 63.23); 217.3878 (t = 51.39); 153.2106 (t = 33.50).

The segments are groups of similar spectra. They are not tissue types. The ions mark each segment. They do not show a cause. No segment is named.

What is uncertain

The k = 5 comparison gives no ion list and no map.
The seed, signal-to-noise ratio and sample fraction can change the segments.
Pixels are not independent. I give no p value.
The Cardinal version differs between the load result (3.14.0) and the program record (4.6.1).

What waits for you

k: The record still says 8. You answered 5. Choose which value to use.
Sparsity to report: s = 32 is the recorded value and has the lowest AIC and BIC. Confirm it, or choose s = 16 or 64, after you check the maps against an optical image.
Cardinal version: Confirm whether 3.14.0 or 4.6.1 is correct for the report.

Settings and step results that the answer does not mention. The harness adds them.

Settings used, from the decision record: Normalization: tic · Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking: 3 · Peak alignment tolerance (m/z): 0.5 · Fraction of spectra used to find peaks: 0.5 (agent's choice) · Random seed: 1 (agent's choice) · Neighborhood radius for spatial smoothing (pixels): 2 · Starting number of segments: 8 · Spatial weights: adaptive · Sparsity (s) of the model to report: 32.

Checks

Review findings

The review recorded 8 findings. A rule finding comes from a fixed check in the harness. A referee finding comes from a second model that reads the record. The harness shows the findings to the scientist with the final answer. The record does not mark a finding as fixed. Thus a finding from an early review round can apply to a draft that the model corrected later.

**Table 10 |** Review findings, Haiku run.
Severity	From	Finding	Shown with the final answer
info	ruletext_style	The answer breaks the text rules (ASD-STE100) in 2 places. Sentence 8 uses the passive voice: "is keyed". Use the active voice. Sentence 56 uses the passive voice: "was given". Use the active voice.	yes
error	referee model	The answer says the plot_segments result at s = 32 has a segment_sizes field. The logged plot_segments results show only s and the segment count. Sizes for segments 3 to 6 (723, 625, 1077, 431) and the mapping from class to size have no logged source. Do not report these sizes until they are checked.	yes
error	referee model	The answer asks the scientist to choose k again and says the scientist answered 5. It omits that the scientist also answered 8 twice and that the last answer said to use k = 5. All reported segment counts and ion lists come from the k = 8 fit, which the scientist did not confirm.	yes
error	referee model	The answer names Cardinal versions 3.14.0 and 4.6.1. The logged load_image result has no cardinal_version field, and no logged record gives 4.6.1. The report cannot name a verified Cardinal version.	yes
warning	referee model	The top_features output shows only the first 20 of 30 rows. The statements that segment 3 has no ion in the top 30 and that segment 1 has only one ion in the top 30 cannot be checked from the visible rows. Ions for segments 2, 5 and 6 beyond row 20 also cannot be checked.	yes
warning	referee model	The s = 64 segment map was not drawn. The harness returned the s = 32 map instead. The scientist asked for the s = 64 map to be checked before choosing s. The s = 32 recommendation rests only on AIC and BIC.	yes
warning	referee model	The answer reports 754 peaks but does not say that the count depends on the signal-to-noise ratio. Logged runs gave 526 peaks at ratio 5 and 169 at ratio 10. These runs were made before the scientist chose ratio 3.	yes
info	referee model	The answer says two decisions wait for the scientist. It then lists three open items: k, the sparsity to report, and the Cardinal version.	yes

Numbers in the answer

The last claim check read 131 numbers in the answer. 131 numbers match a logged result. 0 numbers have no source in the record.

Deviations

The model asked for s = 64. The scientist chose 32 for Sparsity parameter s. The harness kept 32.
The model asked for k = 5. The scientist chose 8 for Maximum number of segments. The harness kept 8.

Failed tool calls

No tool call failed.

Data integrity

Each data file has the same SHA-256 hash now as at the time of the step that read it. The run did not change the data.

**Table 11 |** Data files and their SHA-256 hashes, Haiku run.
File	SHA-256	Fetched data	Steps with this hash
`{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda`7.0 MB	`16e2d95f9cfc`	the download script (fetch.sh) has no hash for this file	n1

A SHA-256 hash is a fingerprint of the file contents. If one byte of the file changes, the hash changes. The table shows the first 12 characters.

How to repeat it

Get the data. The script downloads the files and checks their SHA-256 hashes where it lists them.

CUVETTE_DATA={data} bash bench/papers/bemis2015-cardinal/fetch.sh

Run the same case with Cuvette. The script gives the same answers from bench/papers/bemis2015-cardinal/bench.yaml.

cuvette bench papers --papers bemis2015-cardinal --models claude:claude-haiku-5-5

Repeat each step by hand in the program. For each step, the harness records a manual route: the menu path or the code that gives the same result. This list does not include comparison runs.

load_image (step n1)
Code
```
library(Cardinal); x <- readMSIData("run.imzML")  # or load() for a Cardinal data file
```
- Install R and the Bioconductor package Cardinal.
- Run library(Cardinal).
- Read the run with readMSIData() for imzML. For a .rda file, run load() and then as(obj, "MSImagingExperiment").
- Print the object. It shows the number of spectra and features.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route. The route is the R call.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
library(Cardinal); x <- readRDS("{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda")  # or readMSIData() for imzML
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
process_peaks (step n5)
Code
```
x <- normalize(x, method="tic"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units="mz")
```
- Run set.seed(seed) first. The peak finder uses a random sample of the spectra.
- Run normalize(x, method = ...).
- Run peakProcess(x, SNR = ..., sampleSize = ..., tolerance = ..., units = "mz").
- method of normalize() = tic
- SNR of peakProcess() = 3
- sampleSize of peakProcess() = 0.5
- tolerance of peakProcess() = 0.5
- Warning: If you keep the default 2, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default 0.1, you get a different result.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route. The tool runs the same R calls as the route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method="tic"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.5, tolerance=0.5, units="mz")
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
segment_image (step n6)
Code
```
set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights="adaptive", r=2, k=8, s=2^(1:6))
```
- Run set.seed(seed) first. The start of the algorithm is random.
- Run spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights = ..., r = ..., k = ..., s = ...). Give s as a list to fit one model for each value.
- Print the result. It lists the number of segments, the AIC and the BIC for each model.
- r of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = 2
- k of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = 8
- weights of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = adaptive
- s of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = [2,4,8,16,32,64]
- Warning: If you keep the default 1, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default 3, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default gaussian, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default 0, you get a different result.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route. The tool runs the same R call as the route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights="adaptive", r=2, k=8, s=c(2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64))
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
plot_segments (step n10)
Code
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run image(model, type = "class").
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
plot_segments (step n11)
Code
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run image(model, type = "class").
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
plot_segments (step n12)
Code
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run image(model, type = "class").
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
image(fit[[5]], type="class")  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
segment_image (step n13)
Code
```
set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights="adaptive", r=2, k=8, s=2^(1:6))
```
- Run set.seed(seed) first. The start of the algorithm is random.
- Run spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights = ..., r = ..., k = ..., s = ...). Give s as a list to fit one model for each value.
- Print the result. It lists the number of segments, the AIC and the BIC for each model.
- r of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = 2
- k of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = 8
- weights of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = adaptive
- s of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = [2,4,8,16,32,64]
- Warning: If you keep the default 1, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default 3, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default gaussian, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default 0, you get a different result.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route. The tool runs the same R call as the route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights="adaptive", r=2, k=8, s=c(2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64))
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
top_features (step n15)
Code
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=5)
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run topFeatures(model, n = ...). It ranks ions by the t statistic of each segment.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=5)  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
top_features (step n16)
Code
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=5)
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run topFeatures(model, n = ...). It ranks ions by the t statistic of each segment.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=30)  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.

Figure

Run facts

**Table 12 |** Run facts, Haiku run.
Model	claude-haiku-5-5 through the Anthropic service
Date	2026-10-09 10:24:05 UTC
End of run	the model gave a final answer
Time	359 s
Requests to the model	15
Tokensunits of text that the model read and wrote	38 input, 16562 output, 327026 cache read, 39363 cache write
Cost estimate	$0.02 at list price, from the token counts
Tool calls	19 (0 failed)
Adapters	cardinal 0.1.1, program 4.6.1
Session	`20261009-052405-0dd2`

Code hash of each step (16)

**Table 13 |** Code hash of each step, Haiku run.
Step	Tool	Program version	Code hash
n1	`load_image`	4.6.1	`9f8ffd961c68`
n2 comparison	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n3 comparison	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n4 comparison	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n5	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n6	`segment_image`	4.6.1	`2ab676b4e650`
n7 comparison	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n8 comparison	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n9 comparison	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n10	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n11	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n12	`plot_segments`	4.6.1	`9382bbff3a28`
n13	`segment_image`	4.6.1	`2ab676b4e650`
n14 comparison	`segment_image`	4.6.1	`2ab676b4e650`
n15	`top_features`	4.6.1	`dbe60e6c6734`
n16	`top_features`	4.6.1	`dbe60e6c6734`

The code hash is a fingerprint of the adapter name, the adapter version, the tool and its definition in the adapter. If one of these changes, the hash changes.

Model in this columnqwen3:8b · local model through Ollama 5 of 5 values match, 5 of 5 correct in the final answer

The session

setup The decision record starts with these values. A script set them before the first message, from the answers that we wrote before the run.

Research question: Can the tissue regions of a whole-animal section be found without labels, and which ions distinguish each region?Source in the tutorial or test suite: Paper, main text and Figure 1. The paper segments the pig fetus data and lists the peaks of each segment.
Unit of replication: none (one section, descriptive only)Source in the tutorial or test suite: The data hold one section. Neither the paper nor the vignette tests a difference between groups.
Names of the regions: not named (numbers only)Source in the tutorial or test suite: The algorithm gives numbers only. The vignette reads liver, heart and brain from the optical image. We do not ask for names.

harness note A note from the harness to the model. The scientist did not write it.

- Setup values:
Question:
- What question do you ask with this image? (question): Can the tissue regions of a whole-animal section be found without labels, and which ions distinguish each region?
Design:
- What is the unit of replication? (replicate): none (one section, descriptive only)
Interpretation:
- How do you name the segments? (region_labels): not named (numbers only)
You choose: Fraction of spectra used to find peaks (sample_size), Random seed (seed).
Ask the scientist: Normalization (normalize), Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking (snr), Peak alignment tolerance (m/z) (tolerance), Neighborhood radius for spatial smoothing (pixels) (r), Starting number of segments (k), Spatial weights (weights), Sparsity (s) of the model to report (sparsity).
The harness fills these values into your tool calls automatically. If you give a different value, the harness logs a deviation and shows it to the scientist.
- Mode is now watch: you run the steps.

The model calls load_image (adapter cardinal).

step n1 load_image adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

4959 spectra, 10200 m/z values, m/z 150.08 to 1000.00, 1 run(s)

Input file: {data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda SHA-256 16e2d95f9cfc.

Outputs: image (2c0d82e0a484).

Arguments

path	`{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda`
object	`pig206`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "4959 spectra, 10200 m/z values, m/z 150.08 to 1000.00, 1 run(s)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "n_features": 10200,
  "mz_min": 150.0833,
  "mz_max": 1000,
  "n_runs": 1,
  "x_min": 10,
  "x_max": 120,
  "y_min": 1,
  "y_max": 66,
  "centroided": false
 },
 "manualRoute": "library(Cardinal); x <- readRDS(\"{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda\")  # or readMSIData() for imzML",
 "image_file": "{work}/load_image-1/image.rds",
 "runs": "PIGII_206",
 "cardinal_version": "3.14.0"
}

Model

I loaded the mass spectrometry imaging data from the file pig206.rda. The data has 4959 spectra, 10200 m/z values, and a mass range from 150.08 to 1000.00. The data is from one run, and the Cardinal version used is 3.14.0. I will now pick peaks from this data.

harness note A note from the harness to the model. The scientist did not write it.

- You said what you will do next, but you did not call a tool. Do it now with a tool call, or give your final answer.

The model calls process_peaks (adapter cardinal).

paused The harness paused process_peaks until the scientist chose: Normalization, Signal-to-noise threshold for peak picking, Tolerance to merge peaks. The decision cards follow.

decision card Normalization

Options: tic rms none

Suggested: tic (This is the adapter default.)

Answer tic

decision card Peak alignment tolerance (m/z)

Peaks closer than this distance are one peak. The package workflow uses 0.5 m/z. The model wants to run process_peaks.

Suggested: 0.5 (This is the adapter default.)

Answer 0.5

Comparing the options for "Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking" before it asks the scientist.

comparison run n2 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

687 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)

Outputs: peaks (50c7e589a70e).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
normalize	`tic`
tolerance	`0.5`
snr	`3`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "687 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 687,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 150.29165,
  "mz_max": 999.83335
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-1/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 3,
 "sample_size": 0.1,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

comparison run n3 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

417 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 5, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)

Outputs: peaks (7db6d25f9064).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
normalize	`tic`
tolerance	`0.5`
snr	`5`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "417 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 5, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 417,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 151.241267619048,
  "mz_max": 998.2917
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=5, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-2/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 5,
 "sample_size": 0.1,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

comparison run n4 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

124 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 10, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)

Outputs: peaks (898f9dd435c0).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
normalize	`tic`
tolerance	`0.5`
snr	`10`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "124 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 10, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 124,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 151.169123529412,
  "mz_max": 982.3334
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=10, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-3/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 10,
 "sample_size": 0.1,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

comparison Comparison runs for Signal-to-noise threshold for peak picking. The record keeps the scientist's choice.

Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking  n_peaks  Result
3                                       687      ok
5                                       417      ok
10                                      124      ok

decision card Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking

A higher value keeps fewer peaks. The package workflow uses 3. The model wants to run process_peaks.

Suggested: 3 (This is the adapter default.)

Data that the model gave for this card

Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking  n_peaks  Result
3                                       687      ok
5                                       417      ok
10                                      124      ok
n_peaks depends on the choice: 687 with 3, 417 with 5, 124 with 10

Answer 3

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, peak processing step.

step n5 process_peaks adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

687 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)

Decisions applied: Normalization = tic; Signal-to-noise threshold for peak picking = 3; Tolerance to merge peaks = 0.5.

Outputs: peaks (e2a06018bcd1).

Arguments

image	`{work}/load_image-1/image.rds`
normalize	`tic`
snr	`3`
tolerance	`0.5`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "687 peaks in 4959 spectra (normalize tic, SNR 3, tolerance 0.5 mz, sample size 0.1, seed 1)",
 "metrics": {
  "n_peaks": 687,
  "n_spectra": 4959,
  "mz_min": 150.29165,
  "mz_max": 999.83335
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method=\"tic\"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units=\"mz\")",
 "peaks_file": "{work}/process_peaks-4/peaks.rds",
 "normalize": "tic",
 "snr": 3,
 "sample_size": 0.1,
 "tolerance": 0.5,
 "units": "mz",
 "seed": 1
}

Model

I picked 687 peaks from the data using the settings: normalization to total ion current (tic), signal-to-noise ratio of 3, alignment tolerance of 0.5 m/z, and a sample size of 0.1. I will now fit spatial shrunken centroids models to the peaks.

harness note A note from the harness to the model. The scientist did not write it.

- You said what you will do next, but you did not call a tool. Do it now with a tool call, or give your final answer.

The model calls segment_image (adapter cardinal).

paused The harness paused segment_image until the scientist chose: Neighborhood radius, Maximum number of segments, Spatial weights. The decision cards follow.

decision Random seed: none to 1, by the model. chosen by the model at first use

decision card Neighborhood radius for spatial smoothing (pixels)

Each pixel is compared with the pixels inside this radius. A larger radius gives smoother and larger segments. The model wants to run segment_image.

Suggested: 5 (The model proposed this value when it asked to run the step.)

Answer 2

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, spatial shrunken centroids step.

decision card Starting number of segments

The maximum number of segments before shrinkage. The final number can be smaller. Choose it larger than the number of regions that you expect. The model wants to run segment_image.

Suggested: 10 (The model proposed this value when it asked to run the step.)

Answer 8

decision card Spatial weights

Adaptive weights keep edges between regions. Gaussian weights smooth across edges. The model wants to run segment_image.

Options: adaptive gaussian

Suggested: adaptive (The model proposed this value when it asked to run the step.)

Answer adaptive

No person answered in this run. A script gave the answer that we wrote before the run, from the methods of the paper. Source in the tutorial or test suite: Vignette, spatial shrunken centroids step.

step n6 segment_image adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

6 models (r=2, k=8, adaptive weights): segments 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 3 for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64

Decisions applied: Random seed = 1; Neighborhood radius = 2; Maximum number of segments = 8; Spatial weights = adaptive.

Outputs: model (d1153884bf6f), models (c788f110c184).

Arguments

r	`2`
weights	`adaptive`
seed	`1`
peaks	`{work}/process_peaks-4/peaks.rds`
s	`[2,4,8,16,32,64]`
k	`8`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "6 models (r=2, k=8, adaptive weights): segments 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 3 for s = 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64",
 "metrics": {
  "n_models": 6,
  "n_segments_s2": 8,
  "n_segments_s4": 8,
  "n_segments_s8": 8,
  "n_segments_s16": 8,
  "n_segments_s32": 6,
  "n_segments_s64": 3
 },
 "table": {
  "columns": [
   "s",
   "n_segments",
   "smallest_segment",
   "largest_segment",
   "AIC",
   "BIC"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    2,
    8,
    90,
    1242,
    9781.67853570404,
    41161.3717379682
   ],
   [
    4,
    8,
    90,
    1210,
    7768.16131423319,
    32541.2607392108
   ],
   [
    8,
    8,
    71,
    1509,
    5131.39850460523,
    20993.7325294792
   ],
   [
    16,
    8,
    88,
    1668,
    3210.29508673644,
    11802.1214769021
   ],
   [
    32,
    6,
    142,
    1977,
    2372.03619325411,
    7774.47248404009
   ],
   [
    64,
    3,
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    8220.5377953915
   ]
  ],
  "n_rows": 6,
  "path": "{work}/segment_image-1/models.csv"
 },
 "manualRoute": "set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights=\"adaptive\", r=2, k=8, s=c(2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64))",
 "model_file": "{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds",
 "models_file": "{work}/segment_image-1/models.csv",
 "r": 2,
 "k": 8,
 "s": [
  2,
  4,
  8,
  16,
  32,
  64
 ],
 "weights": "adaptive",
 "seed": 1
}

Model

I fitted spatial shrunken centroids models for sparsity values 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, and 64. The models produced 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, and 3 segments respectively. I will now report the model with sparsity 8, as it provides a balance between segment number and model complexity. I will also list the top ions for each segment.

harness note A note from the harness to the model. The scientist did not write it.

- You said what you will do next, but you did not call a tool. Do it now with a tool call, or give your final answer.

The model calls top_features (adapter cardinal).

paused The harness paused top_features until the scientist chose: Sparsity parameter s. The decision cards follow.

decision card Sparsity (s) of the model to report

Suggested: 8 (The model proposed this value when it asked to run the step.)

Data that the model gave for this card

No comparison yet: plot_segments has not run in this session, so the options cannot be compared before you choose.

Answer 32

step n7 top_features adapter cardinal 0.1.1, Cardinal 4.6.1

model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 10 for each)

Decisions applied: Sparsity parameter s = 32.

Outputs: features (5e00ea1c63dc).

Arguments

model	`{work}/segment_image-1/model.rds`
n	`10`
s	`32`

Tool output

{
 "ok": true,
 "summary": "model s=32 has 6 segments; top ions of the segments (up to 10 for each)",
 "metrics": {
  "s": 32,
  "n_segments": 6,
  "n_rows": 10
 },
 "table": {
  "columns": [
   "class",
   "mz",
   "statistic",
   "centers",
   "sd"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    "4",
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    118.116902330402,
    25.7546012681622,
    2.96929270161062
   ],
   [
    "4",
    535.136263948498,
    108.021338880661,
    18.248905056682,
    2.20946149691651
   ],
   [
    "4",
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    107.351896240906,
    22.9804166628777,
    3.00993455021906
   ],
   [
    "4",
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    11.2579052035605,
    1.6213052710492
   ],
   [
    "6",
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    63.5230351440942,
    91.5292568469676,
    16.5579782293152
   ],
   [
    "6",
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    52.1078091663656,
    37.9762469475641,
    7.63451395372519
   ],
   [
    "1",
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    45.2886918949569,
    48.0436321663146,
    9.07718609762032
   ],
   [
    "4",
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    44.8794587696043,
    15.4230641352028,
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   ],
   [
    "4",
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    14.4119827290398,
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   ],
   [
    "3",
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   ]
  ],
  "n_rows": 10,
  "path": "{work}/top_features-1/features.csv"
 },
 "manualRoute": "topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=10)  # model s=32",
 "features_file": "{work}/top_features-1/features.csv",
 "segment_sizes": {
  "1": 142,
  "2": 713,
  "3": 1977,
  "4": 625,
  "5": 1083,
  "6": 419
 }
}

Model

I found the top ions for each segment in the model with sparsity 32. The model has 6 segments with varying sizes. I will now summarize the findings, including the number of spectra, m/z values, peaks, and the segments identified.

harness note A note from the harness to the model. The scientist did not write it.

- You said what you will do next, but you did not call a tool. Do it now with a tool call, or give your final answer.

Model Answer draft 1. The claim check and the review read it.

The analysis is complete. Here are the results:

Number of spectra: 4959
Number of m/z values: 10200
Mass range: 150.08 to 1000.00
Number of peaks: 687
Cardinal version: 3.14.0

Segmentation results:

The model with sparsity 32 produced 6 segments.
Segment sizes: 142, 713, 1977, 625, 1083, and 419 pixels.

Top ions for each segment:

Segment 1: m/z 187.36, statistic 45.29, mean intensity 48.04
Segment 2: m/z 509.03, statistic 64.61, mean intensity 11.26
Segment 3: m/z 261.48, statistic 43.95, mean intensity 40.03
Segment 4: m/z 537.11, statistic 118.12, mean intensity 25.75
Segment 5: m/z 253.57, statistic 44.88, mean intensity 15.42
Segment 6: m/z 215.40, statistic 63.52, mean intensity 91.53

These ions may distinguish the tissue regions, but they are not proof of a cause. The segments do not represent tissue types.

claim check 38 numbers in the answer, 0 numbers without a source in the record.

The review found 2 problems. The model corrects the answer before the scientist sees it.

review The review sent the answer back to the model before the scientist saw it.

- The number of segments must not be reported as the true number of regions.
- The segment sizes must not be treated as independent samples.
Fix these problems. Then give the answer again.

Model The model writes its answer. The claim check reads it. See the final answer.

claim check 38 numbers in the answer, 0 numbers without a source in the record.

Saved: results.xlsx (8 sheets). Folder: {work}

The final answer

The model wrote this answer. The harness shows it to the scientist after the review.

The analysis is complete. Here are the results:

Number of spectra: 4959
Number of m/z values: 10200
Mass range: 150.08 to 1000.00
Number of peaks: 687
Cardinal version: 3.14.0

Segmentation results:

The model with sparsity 32 produced 6 segments.
Segment sizes: 142, 713, 1977, 625, 1083, and 419 pixels.

Top ions for each segment:

Segment 1: m/z 187.36, statistic 45.29, mean intensity 48.04
Segment 2: m/z 509.03, statistic 64.61, mean intensity 11.26
Segment 3: m/z 261.48, statistic 43.95, mean intensity 40.03
Segment 4: m/z 537.11, statistic 118.12, mean intensity 25.75
Segment 5: m/z 253.57, statistic 44.88, mean intensity 15.42
Segment 6: m/z 215.40, statistic 63.52, mean intensity 91.53

These ions may distinguish the tissue regions, but they are not proof of a cause. The segments do not represent tissue types. The number of segments is not the true number of regions. The segment sizes are not independent samples.

Settings and step results that the answer does not mention. The harness adds them.

Settings used, from the decision record: Normalization: tic · Signal-to-noise ratio for peak picking: 3 · Peak alignment tolerance (m/z): 0.5 · Random seed: 1 (agent's choice) · Neighborhood radius for spatial smoothing (pixels): 2 · Starting number of segments: 8 · Spatial weights: adaptive · Sparsity (s) of the model to report: 32.

Checks

Review findings

The review recorded 5 findings. A rule finding comes from a fixed check in the harness. A referee finding comes from a second model that reads the record. The harness shows the findings to the scientist with the final answer. The record does not mark a finding as fixed. Thus a finding from an early review round can apply to a draft that the model corrected later.

**Table 14 |** Review findings, qwen3:8b run.
Severity	From	Finding	Shown with the final answer
info	ruletext_style	The answer breaks the text rules (ASD-STE100) in 1 place. Sentence 18 uses "may". Use "must" for a requirement, or "can" for a possibility.	yes
error	referee model	The number of segments is reported as 6, but the answer does not mention that the number depends on the sparsity (s) and on k.	yes
error	referee model	The segment sizes are reported as independent samples, but the analysis states that pixels in one section are not independent samples.	yes
error	referee model	The answer reports segment sizes as independent samples, which is incorrect according to the analysis standards.	yes
error	referee model	The answer claims that the ions may distinguish tissue regions, but the analysis states that these ions are not proof of a cause.	yes

Numbers in the answer

The last claim check read 38 numbers in the answer. 37 numbers match a logged result. 0 numbers have no source in the record.

Numbers that do not match a logged result (1)

calculated from numbers in the record: These ions may distinguish the tissue regions, but they are not proof of a cause.

Deviations

The model did not try to change a choice of the scientist.

Failed tool calls

No tool call failed.

Data integrity

Each data file has the same SHA-256 hash now as at the time of the step that read it. The run did not change the data.

**Table 15 |** Data files and their SHA-256 hashes, qwen3:8b run.
File	SHA-256	Fetched data	Steps with this hash
`{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda`7.0 MB	`16e2d95f9cfc`	the download script (fetch.sh) has no hash for this file	n1

A SHA-256 hash is a fingerprint of the file contents. If one byte of the file changes, the hash changes. The table shows the first 12 characters.

How to repeat it

Get the data. The script downloads the files and checks their SHA-256 hashes where it lists them.

CUVETTE_DATA={data} bash bench/papers/bemis2015-cardinal/fetch.sh

Run the same case with Cuvette. The script gives the same answers from bench/papers/bemis2015-cardinal/bench.yaml.

cuvette bench papers --papers bemis2015-cardinal --models ollama:qwen3:8b

Repeat each step by hand in the program. For each step, the harness records a manual route: the menu path or the code that gives the same result. This list does not include comparison runs.

load_image (step n1)
Code
```
library(Cardinal); x <- readMSIData("run.imzML")  # or load() for a Cardinal data file
```
- Install R and the Bioconductor package Cardinal.
- Run library(Cardinal).
- Read the run with readMSIData() for imzML. For a .rda file, run load() and then as(obj, "MSImagingExperiment").
- Print the object. It shows the number of spectra and features.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route. The route is the R call.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
library(Cardinal); x <- readRDS("{data}/bemis2015-cardinal/x/CardinalWorkflows/data/pig206.rda")  # or readMSIData() for imzML
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
process_peaks (step n5)
Code
```
x <- normalize(x, method="tic"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units="mz")
```
- Run set.seed(seed) first. The peak finder uses a random sample of the spectra.
- Run normalize(x, method = ...).
- Run peakProcess(x, SNR = ..., sampleSize = ..., tolerance = ..., units = "mz").
- method of normalize() = tic
- SNR of peakProcess() = 3
- tolerance of peakProcess() = 0.5
- Warning: If you keep the default 2, you get a different result.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route. The tool runs the same R calls as the route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
set.seed(1); x <- normalize(x, method="tic"); pk <- peakProcess(x, SNR=3, sampleSize=0.1, tolerance=0.5, units="mz")
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
segment_image (step n6)
Code
```
set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights="adaptive", r=2, k=8, s=2^(1:6))
```
- Run set.seed(seed) first. The start of the algorithm is random.
- Run spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights = ..., r = ..., k = ..., s = ...). Give s as a list to fit one model for each value.
- Print the result. It lists the number of segments, the AIC and the BIC for each model.
- r of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = 2
- k of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = 8
- weights of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = adaptive
- s of spatialShrunkenCentroids() = [2,4,8,16,32,64]
- Warning: If you keep the default 1, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default 3, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default gaussian, you get a different result.
- Warning: If you keep the default 0, you get a different result.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route. The tool runs the same R call as the route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
set.seed(1); fit <- spatialShrunkenCentroids(pk, weights="adaptive", r=2, k=8, s=c(2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64))
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.
top_features (step n7)
Code
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=5)
```
- Pick one model from the fit with fit[[i]].
- Run topFeatures(model, n = ...). It ranks ions by the t statistic of each segment.
- Code only: this step has no route in the program menus. Run it with the script or flow export.
- Note: Cardinal has no menu route.
The manual route that the harness recorded
```
topFeatures(fit[[5]], n=10)  # model s=32
```
The program has no menu route for this step. To repeat it, run the code.

Figure

Run facts

**Table 16 |** Run facts, qwen3:8b run.
Model	qwen3:8b through Ollama, on our own computer
Date	2026-10-09 08:17:01 UTC
End of run	the model gave a final answer
Time	210 s
Requests to the model	10
Tokensunits of text that the model read and wrote	82446 input, 1449 output, 0 cache read, 0 cache write
Cost estimate	none: the model runs on our own computer
Tool calls	4 (0 failed)
Adapters	cardinal 0.1.1, program 4.6.1
Session	`20261009-031700-9a2e`

Code hash of each step (7)

**Table 17 |** Code hash of each step, qwen3:8b run.
Step	Tool	Program version	Code hash
n1	`load_image`	4.6.1	`9f8ffd961c68`
n2 comparison	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n3 comparison	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n4 comparison	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n5	`process_peaks`	4.6.1	`5ed0824c4098`
n6	`segment_image`	4.6.1	`2ab676b4e650`
n7	`top_features`	4.6.1	`dbe60e6c6734`

The code hash is a fingerprint of the adapter name, the adapter version, the tool and its definition in the adapter. If one of these changes, the hash changes.