deep-research

name	deep-research
description	8-phase autonomous research pipeline with multi-source discovery, 4-layer citation verification, hypothesis generation, and PIVOT/REFINE/PROCEED decision loops. Confidence-gated — loops until 95%+ confidence.
argument-hint	[topic, depth, or source mix]

deep-research

Overview

Use this as the Codex-first research workflow for ProductionOS. It should take a topic, break it into concrete research questions, gather and verify sources, synthesize competing hypotheses, and only deliver claims that are evidence-backed.

Source references:

• .claude/commands/deep-research.md
• scripts/arxiv-scraper.sh

Inputs

• topic: required research question or area
• depth: quick, standard, deep, or exhaustive
• sources: arxiv, web, docs, or all

Codex Workflow

1. Scope the topic into 3-5 specific research questions.
2. Discover sources appropriate to the selected depth.
3. Verify sources before trusting them.
   • title and author sanity
   • direct relevance
   • source quality
4. Synthesize the evidence.
   • consensus
   • contradictions
   • missing information
5. Generate competing hypotheses and select the best-supported one.
6. If confidence is still low, refine the search instead of bluffing.

Expected Output

• research questions
• verified source set
• synthesis with contradictions called out
• selected hypothesis with confidence
• explicit unknowns

Guardrails

• do not present weakly supported claims as facts
• prefer primary sources when available
• if confidence stays low, say so and stop rather than pretending certainty