| name | blog-research |
| description | Research a blog topic and produce a traceable source brief. Use before outlining or drafting when claims need current facts, external evidence, quotations, or links. |
Blog Research
Build an evidence base that a writer and editor can audit.
Inputs
Establish the topic, intended audience, reader outcome, point of view, time sensitivity, and any source constraints. Ask when a missing choice would change the research direction.
Research
- Search current sources when facts, products, standards, people, or recommendations may have changed.
- Prefer primary and authoritative sources. Use secondary sources to add context or competing perspectives.
- Record the publisher, title, URL, publication date when available, access date, and the claim each source supports.
- Separate verified facts, reasonable inferences, disputed claims, and open questions.
- Follow source licensing and quotation limits. Paraphrase unless exact wording is necessary.
Never fabricate a URL, quotation, statistic, author, or publication date. Mark inaccessible or weakly supported material as unverified and keep it out of factual claims.
Output
Produce a concise research brief and a numbered source list. Include the recommended angle, useful counterpoints, factual risks, and claims that should not appear without more evidence.
When WORKFLOW_RUN_DIR is provided, write only to declared artifact paths inside it. Otherwise use the destination requested by the user and do not publish externally.
