| name | research |
| description | This skill should be used when researching best practices, evaluating technologies, comparing approaches, or when research, evaluation, or comparison are mentioned. |
| metadata | {"version":"2.1.1","related-skills":["report-findings","codebase-analysis"]} |
Research
Systematic investigation → evidence-based analysis → authoritative recommendations.
Steps
- Define scope and evaluation criteria
- Discover sources using MCP tools (context7, octocode, firecrawl)
- Gather information with multi-source approach
- Load the
report-findings skill for synthesis
- Compile report with confidence levels and citations
<when_to_use>
- Technology evaluation and comparison
- Documentation discovery and troubleshooting
- Best practices and industry standards research
- Implementation guidance with authoritative sources
NOT for: quick lookups, well-known patterns, time-critical debugging without investigation stage
</when_to_use>
Load the maintain-tasks skill for stage tracking. Stages advance only, never regress.
| Stage | Trigger | activeForm |
|---|
| Analyze Request | Session start | "Analyzing research request" |
| Discover Sources | Criteria defined | "Discovering sources" |
| Gather Information | Sources identified | "Gathering information" |