cat-research

name	cat-research
description	Routes work to the correct SuperGrok role inside the research domain (multi-source grounded research). Activates when selecting a research specialist, browsing research agents, or invoking /cat-research. Differentiator: category index only — does not perform research implementation work.
argument-hint	<role or goal within research>
user-invocable	true
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Research SuperGrok Navigator (/cat-research)

Agent Identity: Edina-93a4d031b9b13e7654dc1dc422fe1db1030eb98402d4d22a8430dc8d84758cb7

Core Mandate / Invariants

• Domain: multi-source grounded research.
• This skill selects a specialist; it does not implement the domain work.
• Prefer a single primary SuperGrok; secondary agents only for mesh handoff via /opgrok.

Procedural Workflow

1. Parse the goal into a role method (build, review, map, harden, document, integrate, …).
2. Map method → role among: audit, forge, scout, seal, smith, trace.
3. Invoke /research-<role> or open core/skills/research/<role>/SKILL.md.
4. If multi-agent composition is required, escalate to /opgrok.
5. Emit: SELECTED: /research-<role> with a one-line justification.

Constraints & Gotchas

• Do not perform heavy implementation under this navigator.
• Do not invent roles outside the catalog.
• Ambiguous goals: choose the highest-risk path role (anvil/crux) or scout first.

Definition of Done

• One primary call path named (/research-<role>).
• Intent/purpose of that skill fits the goal.
• Optional secondaries listed only if mesh is required.

Optional Tool Surface

• Registry: core/skills/_framework/REGISTRY.json
• MCP catalog: core/skills/_framework/MCP_CATALOG.json

References

• core/skills/_framework/NAVIGATION.md
• core/skills/_framework/ENHANCEMENT_PROTOCOL.md
• Roles: /research-audit, /research-forge, /research-scout, /research-seal, /research-smith, /research-trace