aqe-research

# Research AQE Systems 1. Read `AGENTS.md`, the question, and any user-supplied artifacts completely. 2. Define the decision the research must support, its scope, and freshness needs. 3. Search local evidence broad-to-narrow with `rg --files`, `rg`, code navigation, tests, configuration, documentation, and git history. 4. For current external claims, inspect primary sources: upstream repositories, releases, commits, issues, pull requests, and official documentation. Record dates, versions, commit identifiers, and links. 5. Trace definitions to usages and public boundaries. Map dependencies, data flow, CLI/MCP parity, configuration generation, and tests when relevant. 6. Classify each material statement using [references/evidence-rules.md](references/evidence-rules.md). Never repeat a benchmark, capability, or roadmap claim as fact without direct evidence. 7. Synthesize only after gathering evidence. State contradictions, uncertainty, missing access, and stale documentation explicitly. 8. Return: - the decision-oriented summary; - verified findings with source locations; - inferences and their supporting evidence; - gaps and risks; - prioritized recommendations and the smallest useful next validation. Use parallel agents only when the user requests delegation or repository instructions explicitly permit it. Treat Claude agent definitions as domain references; do not copy or execute their Claude-only hooks or tool syntax.