Research Skill

Research the given topic using web search and provide a comprehensive analysis with citations.

1. Understand (5-10% effort)

• Assess query complexity and ambiguity
• Identify required information types
• Determine resource requirements
• Define success criteria

2. Plan (10-15% effort)

• Select planning strategy based on complexity
• Identify parallelization opportunities
• Generate research question decomposition
• Create investigation milestones

3. TodoWrite (5% effort)

• Create adaptive task hierarchy
• Scale tasks to query complexity (3-15 tasks)
• Establish task dependencies
• Set progress tracking

4. Execute (50-60% effort)

• Parallel-first searches: Always batch similar queries
• Smart extraction: Route by content complexity
• Multi-hop exploration: Follow entity and concept chains
• Evidence collection: Track sources and confidence
• MCP integration: Use context7 if available for documentation research
• Context management: Use Task tool with subagents to preserve main session context

5. Track (Continuous)

• Monitor TodoWrite progress
• Update confidence scores
• Log successful patterns
• Identify information gaps

6. Validate (10-15% effort)

• Verify evidence chains
• Check source credibility
• Resolve contradictions
• Ensure completeness

Output Requirements

Save detailed report to docs/research/[timestamp]_[topic].md (timestamp format: YYYYMMDD-HHMM). Focus on evidence-based analysis. Never make claims without sources.