Map a subfield by discovering, organizing, and cross-linking research papers into a persistent, wiki-integrated lit workspace. TRIGGER when the user wants to build a literature review, survey a subfield, do a paper search, find related work, or map what exists on a topic. Also triggers on "find me papers on...", "what papers exist about...", "related work for...", "literature search", "paper survey", or any ML/social-science conference/venue name. Maintains per-topic memory-bank.md, mind-graph.md, and references.bib under wiki/queries/<topic>/. Chains to /paper-read for per-paper summaries and deep-read ingestion; chains to /research-companion for idea triangulation. Adapted from bchao1/paper-finder to fit the Researcher Pack's wiki model.
Read, discuss, and optionally ingest a research paper. TRIGGER when the user wants to read a paper, discuss a paper, ingest a paper into the wiki, or analyze a research document. Provides a 5-phase workflow: Load → Analyze → Discuss → Ingest → Follow-up. Chains to wiki, mental-gym, and research-companion.
Strategic research companion — brainstorm, evaluate, and decide on research directions. TRIGGER when the user wants to brainstorm research, evaluate research ideas, do project triage, or explore a problem space. ALSO TRIGGER when the user proposes a research idea mid-session, shares a hunch, or uses phrasings like "what if…", "I'm thinking…", "maybe we could…", "here's an idea…", "should we try X?", "wouldn't it be interesting if…" — mid-session proposals default to triage mode (pass `triage` or `quick` as the first argument for a fast, single-agent critique; pass `full` or a bare problem space for the 6-phase flow). Orchestrates brainstormer, idea-critic, and research-strategist agents through a 6-phase pipeline: Seed → Diverge → Evaluate → Deepen → Frame → Decide. Includes Carlini's conclusion-first test.
Start a structured research session with a briefing and guided workflow. TRIGGER when the user is starting a work session, wants to know what to work on, or says "research session" / "what should I work on" / "catch me up." Reads research state, presents a briefing, and chains to appropriate sub-skills (paper-read, research-companion, academic, mental-gym).
General-purpose multi-agent orchestrator. TRIGGER when: (1) the task is complex or multi-step — research, analysis, review, planning, debugging, refactoring, or any work that benefits from multiple expert perspectives; (2) the user asks for parallel review or multi-angle analysis; (3) brainstorming, ideation, or creative exploration is requested; (4) the task spans multiple files, domains, or concerns. Coordinates specialist agents in parallel, synthesizes findings, and drives iterative improvement. For academic writing specifically, prefer the /academic skill if available.
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