March 6, 2026
SIGFPT Meeting: AFP Vibe Coding and Atomic Protocol Questions
Participants: _vgr, ediblebadger, anurajenp, unapologeticshenanigans, zoesh, senthil_d1sc0rd
The SIGFPT group conducted a live research session focused on developing methodology for creating and exploring Atomic Protocol Questions (APQs) through AI-assisted vibe coding. Led by ediblebadger, the session involved discussing the breadth of disciplines applicable to APQs, selecting relevant context/dimension pairs, and identifying interesting research angles. The group emphasized the importance of human expertise in spotting hallucinations during the AI-assisted research process. Participants decided that NotebookLM would serve as the primary tool for exploration and RAG-based research, though they acknowledged limitations in customization that could be addressed through MCP/skills integration. To facilitate future work, ediblebadger created a basic APQ notebook template containing key foundational materials including FPT essays, the unreasonable sufficiency essay, protocol watching materials, and the Timbers ETTO article, with the intent that this notebook could be forked for specific research applications.
- NotebookLM is the preferred tool for APQ exploration due to superior search and RAG capabilities, but MCP/skills provide a necessary bridge for generating customized outputs like code or styled prose.
- The group created a basic APQ notebook template populated with foundational essays (FPT essays, unreasonable sufficiency essay, protocol watching, and Timbers ETTO article) to enable forking for specific research contexts.
- The live research session will involve collaborative discipline exploration and problem selection, with participants expected to contribute domain expertise to identify and catch AI hallucinations.