kata-research-phase

name	kata-research-phase
description	Research how to implement a phase standalone, investigating implementation approaches before planning, or re-researching after planning is complete. Triggers include "research phase", "investigate phase", "how to implement", "research implementation", and "phase research".
metadata	{"version":"1.6.1"}

Research how to implement a phase. Spawns kata-phase-researcher agent with phase context.

Note: This is a standalone research command. For most workflows, use /kata-plan-phase which integrates research automatically.

Use this command when:

• You want to research without planning yet
• You want to re-research after planning is complete
• You need to investigate before deciding if a phase is feasible

Orchestrator role: Parse phase, validate against roadmap, check existing research, gather context, spawn researcher agent, present results.

Why subagent: Research burns context fast (WebSearch, Context7 queries, source verification). Fresh 200k context for investigation. Main context stays lean for user interaction.

Phase number: $ARGUMENTS (required)

Normalize phase input in step 1 before any directory lookups.

0. Resolve Model Profile

Read model profile for agent spawning:

MODEL_PROFILE=$(node "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/kata-research-phase/scripts/kata-lib.cjs" read-config "model_profile" "balanced")

Default to "balanced" if not set.