name: research-orchestration
description: Parallel research agent orchestration dispatching 5-10 concurrent agents for comprehensive multi-source research with synthesis and validation.
allowed-tools: Read, Bash, Grep, Glob
graph:
domains: [domain:software-engineering]
skillAreas: [skill-area:agentic-loops, skill-area:orchestration-loop]
workflows: [workflow:feature-development]
topics: [topic:developer-experience]
roles: [role:tech-lead, role:backend-engineer]
|-------|------------|----------|
| Shallow | 5 | Quick fact-finding, simple queries |
| Medium | 7 | Standard research, moderate complexity |
| Deep | 10 | Comprehensive analysis, complex queries |
Process Flow
- Plan: Decompose query into independent sub-queries
- Dispatch: Run 5-10 research agents in parallel
- Synthesize: Merge findings, identify consensus and conflicts
- Validate: Cross-reference against codebase for accuracy
Sources
- Codebase: source files, patterns, implementations
- Documentation: README, JSDoc, inline comments
- Configuration: package.json, tsconfig, CI/CD configs
Confidence Scoring
Overall confidence is a weighted average of individual agent confidence scores, adjusted by validation results. Below 70% triggers human review.
When to Use
/research [query] slash command
- Before specification creation
- When investigating unfamiliar parts of the codebase
Processes Used By
claudekit-research (primary consumer)