| name | research |
| description | Research and investigation skills. Use for "research this", "investigate", "find out", "autoresearch:", and "deep dive". |
| trigger | /omp:research |
| autoinvoke | false |
Skill: research
Conduct thorough research and investigation on topics.
When to Use
- Unknown or unfamiliar topics
- Need comprehensive understanding
- Fact-finding missions
- Competitive analysis
- Technology evaluation
Research Process
1. Define Scope
- What do we need to know?
- How deep to go?
- What sources to check?
- Timeline constraints
2. Gather Sources
- Official documentation
- Expert opinions
- Community discussions
- Real-world usage
3. Synthesize
- Extract key information
- Identify patterns
- Note contradictions
- Build understanding
4. Analyze
- Compare options
- Evaluate trade-offs
- Assess quality
- Rate confidence
5. Present
- Clear findings
- Source attribution
- Confidence levels
- Recommendations
Source Types
Primary Sources
- Official documentation
- Source code
- API specifications
- Original research
Secondary Sources
- Expert blogs
- Technical articles
- Tutorial content
- Community posts
Social Proof
- Usage statistics
- Adoption rates
- Community size
- Support availability
Research Methods
Code Archaeology
- Read source code
- Trace execution
- Find patterns
- Understand internals
Documentation Mining
- API docs
- README files
- Change logs
- Migration guides
Web Research
- Search engines
- Specialized forums
- Stack Overflow
- GitHub issues
Expert Consultation
- Ask practitioners
- Find case studies
- Get benchmarks
- Collect opinions
Agent Routing
Delegate research tasks to the document-specialist agent (standard tier). For deep code archaeology, use the explore agent. For architecture trade-offs, escalate to the architect agent.
State for in-progress research is stored under .omp/research/.
Output Format
## Research: {topic}
### Scope
**Questions:** {what we need to know}
**Depth:** {surface/deep/comprehensive}
**Timeline:** {constraints}
### Sources Consulted
| Source | Type | Relevance | Confidence |
|--------|------|-----------|------------|
| {source} | {type} | High | High |
### Findings
#### Topic 1: {title}
**Summary:** {what we learned}
**Source:** {source}
**Confidence:** {level}
#### Topic 2: {title}
...
### Analysis
{comparisons and synthesis}
### Recommendations
1. **{rec}** — {rationale}
### Confidence
- **Overall:** {level}
- **Gaps:** {what we don't know}
### Further Research
{what would improve confidence}
Constraints
- Verify information independently
- Note source quality
- Be clear about confidence
- Avoid bias in selection
- Cite your sources
