synthesis

name	synthesis
description	Synthesizes research notes and documents to surface cross-cutting themes, unexpected connections, and high-level insights not visible in individual pieces. Use when the user asks for an overview, thematic analysis, synthesis across notes, or to find patterns in their research collection.
license	MIT
metadata	{"author":"archora","version":"1.0","website":"https://archora2026.com/"}

Research Synthesis

Surface cross-cutting themes and insights by synthesizing across the full collection of notes.

Workflow

1. Read all provided content — notes, documents, wiki pages
2. Identify recurring themes — concepts that appear across multiple sources
3. Find unexpected connections — links between sources that aren't explicitly stated
4. Surface gaps — important questions the content doesn't yet address
5. Synthesize insights — produce observations that go beyond any single source

Output Format

# 🔭 Research Synthesis

## Overview
[3–4 sentences: what this research is fundamentally about and its current state]

## Core Themes

### Theme 1: [Title]
[2–3 sentences describing the theme and which sources contribute to it]
*Sources: [list of relevant notes/docs]*

### Theme 2: [Title]
...

## Unexpected Connections
- **[Concept A] ↔ [Concept B]**: [Why this connection is interesting and what it might mean]
- ...

## Research Gaps
- [Important question not yet addressed by any source]
- ...

## Key Insights
1. [Cross-cutting insight that requires reading multiple sources together]
2. ...

Quality criteria

• Insights must require multiple sources — don't just summarize individual documents
• Connections should be non-obvious — don't flag things already explicitly linked
• Gaps should be specific — not "more research needed" but "no source addresses X"