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Add research notes to a phase for documentation and reference during development
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Based on SOC occupation classification
Create a handoff note to capture work state and enable smooth session transitions
Initialize a copilot-memory vault or start a new project with onboarding (greenfield or brownfield mode)
Create a new development phase with organized directory structure for research and execution tracking
Complete or pause a phase with a summary handoff note
Resume from the latest handoff note to restore context at the start of a session
Run health checks on the vault structure and notes to detect and fix issues
| name | phase-research |
| description | Add research notes to a phase for documentation and reference during development |
Add research notes to a phase for documentation and reference.
copilot-memory phase research [--phase {{PHASE_ID}}] --title "{{TITLE}}" [options]
--phase <id> — Phase ID (optional when active phase is set via vault tracker)--title <title> — Research title--content <text> — Research content--stdin — Read from stdin--tags <tag1,tag2> — Tags# With content
copilot-memory phase research --phase abc123 --title "OAuth2 patterns" --content "## Findings..."
# From stdin (uses active phase from tracker)
echo "## JWT Best Practices..." | copilot-memory phase research --stdin --title "JWT Study"
Research notes are stored in .copilot-memory-vault/phases/{{PHASE_ID}}/research/ with timestamped filenames. If no --phase is specified, the active phase from vault tracker is used.