| name | scope-investigation-report |
| description | Use when scope-investigate completes an investigation and needs a facts-only analyst summary, evidence timeline, query appendix, investigation gaps, and optional saved investigation artifact. |
SCOPE Investigation Report
Use this skill after the analyst chooses done in scope-investigate, before the save prompt and before durable knowledge updates.
The top-level investigation agent provides:
MODE: INVESTIGATION, RUN, or INTEL
active_hypothesis
investigation_context
investigation_findings
KNOWLEDGE_CONTEXT
- skipped steps and analyst pivots
- saved artifact path when persistence was approved
Rules
- Present facts only. Do not assign severity, risk, suspicion, compromise, maliciousness, or confidence.
- Do not infer events that no query returned.
- Do not hide skipped steps or telemetry gaps.
- Prefix every follow-up option with
Consider:.
- Cite
KNOWLEDGE_CONTEXT entries only when they influenced reasoning.
- Use UTC timestamps.
- Deduplicate events that appeared in overlapping query windows.
Required Sections
Return this structure:
## Investigation Summary
[2-5 sentences. State what the data showed, what the data did not show, and what remains unknown.]
## Evidence Timeline
| Timestamp (UTC) | Event | Principal | Source IP | Details |
|-----------------|-------|-----------|-----------|---------|
## Key Indicators Found
- [Observable fact]
## Investigation Gaps
- [Skipped step, missing telemetry, or unanswered question]
## Environment Context Used
| Entity | Knowledge Entry | How It Informed Investigation |
|--------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
## Suggested Follow-Up Actions
- Consider: [optional next step]
Omit Environment Context Used when no knowledge entry influenced the investigation.
Saved Artifact Appendix
When the analyst approves save, append:
## Queries Run
| Step | Purpose | SPL | Result Summary |
|------|---------|-----|----------------|
## Skipped Or Pivoted Steps
| Step | Status | Reason |
|------|--------|--------|
Output Contract
Return:
INVESTIGATION_REPORT
status: complete|skipped|error
sections:
- Investigation Summary
- Evidence Timeline
- Key Indicators Found
- Investigation Gaps
- Suggested Follow-Up Actions
save_ready: true|false
knowledge_update_candidates:
- ...