workflow-cited-research

name	workflow-cited-research
description	Build a grounded research loop from source acquisition through NotebookLM synthesis into local markdown/CMS projections. Invoke with /workflow cited-research.
disable-model-invocation	true
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Bash, Glob, Grep

Workflow: Cited Research

Trigger

Run when the user wants a repeatable research workflow that:

• curates web/video/doc sources
• synthesizes them with citations
• persists the output locally
• optionally projects the result into Obsidian or another publisher target

This is the workflow-level synthesis of:

• lev-research for source acquisition
• notebooklm for grounded multi-source reasoning
• publisher/CMS projections for durable local output

Inputs

• Research question or theme
• Source seed list, or permission to discover sources
• Preferred source classes: youtube, web, pdf, notes
• Projection target:
  • markdown only
  • Obsidian vault
  • future CMS/publisher target
• Notebook slug and dashboard title

Steps

1. Acquire or curate sources. Use lev-research or user-provided URLs to build a deliberate source set. Prefer curated relevance over raw volume.

2. Materialize a source manifest. Save the final source list as JSON or markdown so the research input is inspectable and reproducible.

3. Create or select the NotebookLM notebook. Authenticate, create/select notebook, and add sources in batches.

4. Import the notebook into local markdown. Run the notebooklm import workflow to create source files and a dashboard/materialized view.

5. Ask grounded questions. Use notebooklm ask --new --json for each research question. Extract cited passages and resolve citations into durable local links.

6. Project the result. Treat Obsidian as a projection target, not a new authority. If a different publisher exists later, reuse the same markdown artifacts.

7. Close the loop. Produce:

   • source manifest
   • Q&A notes
   • cited passage map
   • concise synthesis of themes, gaps, and next actions

Team

Role	Responsibility
Source Curator	builds and prunes the source set
Notebook Operator	manages notebook creation, auth, and source import
Citation Resolver	extracts passages and resolves evidence links
Publisher Adapter	projects markdown output into Obsidian/CMS targets

Outputs

• /tmp/notebooklm-sources.json or equivalent source manifest
• Notes/NotebookLM/{slug}/Sources/*.md
• Notes/NotebookLM/{slug}/QA/*.md
• Notes/Dashboards/{dashboard}.md
• A short synthesis note with themes, gaps, and follow-up prompts

Validation

• Source manifest exists and matches the notebook contents
• Q&A notes contain local resolved citations, not bare [N] markers
• Source files contain cited passages
• Projection target renders the result without depending on the NotebookLM web UI
• Workflow can be rerun with a fresh notebook/question set without changing the core steps