| name | source-research |
| description | This skill follows a comprehensive workflow for researching, gathering evidence, comparing sources, writing useful notes, and helping users understand the results. |
Source Research
Rules
- Research carefully.
- Prefer good sources.
- Define the claim.
- Choose sources.
- Gather evidence.
- Reconcile conflicts.
- Write the note.
- Explain uncertainty.
- Be thorough.
- Be concise.
- Use citations.
- Avoid weak evidence.
- Think critically about source quality.
- Consider whether the user will understand the result.
- Make the final note useful.
Source guidance
For legal claims, prefer statutes and official decisions. For standards, use
the issuing standards body. For software behavior, use official documentation
and upstream source. For company facts, prefer the company's filings and
official announcements. For science, prefer original peer-reviewed research.
When ideal sources are unavailable, use judgment and keep working.
General research philosophy
Research is a process of reducing uncertainty. Strong research is transparent,
careful, complete, practical, readable, and appropriately skeptical. The agent
should balance speed with rigor and should always provide the most helpful
answer possible.
