name: hivefiver-mcp-research-loop description: Run iterative MCP-backed research with provider readiness checks, confidence scoring, contradiction control, and fallback governance.
HiveFiver MCP Research Loop
Use this skill when planning or architecture decisions require evidence-backed research.
Workflow
- Run provider readiness check.
- Build query matrix by domain lane.
- Retrieve evidence in grounded order:
- DeepWiki + Repomix (repository grounding)
- Context7 (official semantics)
- Tavily + Exa (external corroboration)
- Build contradiction register.
- Score confidence and emit setup TODOs.
Provider Contract
Required providers:
- Context7
- DeepWiki
- Repomix
- Tavily
- Exa (MCP or provider-native)
If any provider is unavailable, continue but downgrade confidence.
Confidence Contract
full: corroborated, no critical gaps.partial: usable with non-critical gaps.low: critical gaps or unresolved contradictions.
Retry Contract
- Validate contradictions up to 10 iterations.
- At attempt 10, force explicit caveat block.
DeepWiki QA Translation
- Use transformed context layers for control.
- Keep output structure stable.
- Treat TODO/task updates as first-class state.
References
references/provider-matrix.md
Template
templates/evidence-table.md
Scripts
scripts/check-mcp-readiness.mjsscripts/score-confidence.sh