research

name: research description: Deep research on a topic — use when investigating unfamiliar domains, answering complex questions requiring multiple sources, or when an evaluation flags something for deeper analysis consumer: cc_background_research phase: 6 skill_type: workflow

Purpose

Conduct thorough research on a topic, producing a structured summary with sources and actionable takeaways for Genesis.

When to Use

User requests research on a topic.
A blocker requires understanding an unfamiliar domain.
Surplus compute is available and a research task is queued.
An evaluation identified a WATCH or ADOPT item needing deeper analysis.

Workflow

Scope — Define the research question clearly. What specifically do we need to know? What decisions does this inform?
Gather — Search web, documentation, code repositories. Collect primary sources. Prefer official docs over blog posts.
Synthesize — Organize findings into a coherent narrative. Identify consensus vs. conflicting information.
Assess reliability — Note source quality, recency, potential bias.
Extract actionables — What should Genesis do with this information?
Write output — Structured research report.

Output Format

topic: <research question>
date: <YYYY-MM-DD>
summary: <3-5 sentence overview>
key_findings:
  - finding: <finding>
    confidence: high | medium | low
    source: <source reference>
action_items:
  - <concrete next step>
open_questions:
  - <what remains unknown>

References

docs/architecture/genesis-v3-vision.md — For relevance filtering
docs/architecture/genesis-v3-gap-assessment.md — Known gaps