research

name	research
description	Research Gradient product, architecture, model/provider, and reference-system questions with citations and public-safe boundaries. Trigger: /research.
argument-hint	[query|delegate|thinktank] [context]

/research

Research supports Gradient decisions; it does not smuggle private deployment context into this repo.

Source Priority

1. Repo sources: docs/background.md, docs/decision-log.md, docs/architecture.md, docs/module-contracts.md, docs/source-dependencies.md, docs/experimentation-roadmap.md.
2. Public official sources for modern tools, models, standards, and APIs.
3. Local reference repos only through public-safe summaries unless the target file is intended to be copied into Gradient.

Procedure

1. State the decision the research will inform.
2. Check repo docs before web or external tools.
3. For current model/API/tool facts, verify from primary sources.
4. Summarize with citations and freshness.
5. Classify output as core, profile, adapter, policy, context, or private.

Output

Return findings, sources, confidence, and the Gradient artifact likely to change.