| name | deep-research |
| description | Use when the user explicitly needs a rigorous, cited, formal research report on a complex scientific, technical, policy, or market topic. |
Axon Deep Research
Use this only for report-scale research: a rigorous, cited synthesis the user
explicitly wants delivered as a formal written report. If the request is a
product pick, a top-N list, a quick lookup, or anything answerable with a short
search, stop; do not use this skill, let the request be handled the standard
way.
Onboarding Interview
Infer the topic, scope, depth, and output format from context. Ask only when the
topic or a critical scope boundary is unclear. Otherwise default to Thorough for
formal reports.
Axon Collection Plan
Start with Axon's native research pipeline through the CLI or equivalent tool
surface:
axon research "<topic>" --research-depth 5 > .axon/research.md
Then use axon ask, axon query, axon retrieve, targeted axon scrape, or
additional axon research passes only when the first-pass synthesis leaves gaps.
Match depth to the task scope:
- Quick:
--research-depth 3, then one targeted follow-up if needed.
- Thorough: choose one value from 5 to 8, e.g.
--research-depth 8, plus targeted primary-source scrapes.
- Exhaustive: multiple focused
research passes and targeted primary sources, papers, expert views, and contrarian sources.
Avoid re-fetching URLs already covered by research, already indexed and
available via retrieve, or already scraped in this run.
Parallel Work
If appropriate, use sub-agents or equivalent parallel task runners by research angle:
- overview and definitions
- technical or implementation details
- market and industry context
- contrarian views, risks, and limitations
- primary sources and official docs
Each researcher should return claims, source URLs, source quality notes, and uncertainty.
Final Deliverable
Default structure:
# Deep Research: [Topic]
## Executive Summary
[2-3 paragraphs]
## Key Findings
[Numbered findings with source links]
## Methodology
[Search queries, source types, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and access dates]
## Source Quality
[Primary/secondary/source-quality notes and confidence]
## Detailed Analysis
[Themes, evidence, and synthesis]
## Contrarian Views And Risks
[Counterarguments, limitations, failure modes]
## Open Questions
[What remains uncertain]
## Limits
[Known gaps, inaccessible sources, uncertainty, and recency caveats]
## Sources
[Every URL used with a one-line note]
## Rerun Inputs
workflow: deep-research
topic: [topic]
depth: [quick/thorough/exhaustive]
output: [markdown/json/brief]
Quality Bar
- Cite sources for factual claims.
- Prefer primary sources when available.
- Flag uncertainty and conflicting evidence.
- Synthesize instead of listing scrape summaries.
- For current Axon capture patterns, see capture-recipes.md.
