A Sharpness Alert after Source-Free Structural Transfer
Abstract
Graph adaptation can change representations and the calibration of an internal alert. Evaluation should preserve topology and the source-free restriction while independently checking target claims. Detection, calibration, and the effect of mitigation remain separate outcomes. A useful source-domain signal does not establish that the same review rule improves the adapted target workflow. This focused synthesis develops an empirical comparison that preserves the terminal action, observation process, and total verification cost. Its proposed tests are prospective; no new simulation run, model-training result, or intervention effect is reported.
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