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Comprehensive research with cited sources. Use for complex research that should be verified and persist.

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SKILL.md

name researching
description Comprehensive research with cited sources. Use for complex research that should be verified and persist.

Researching

Produce well-sourced research artifacts with verified citations.

When to Use

  • Complex research requiring multiple sub-queries
  • Need documented research that persists beyond conversation
  • Topic requires source verification and confidence calibration
  • High-stakes decisions that need cited evidence

Don't use for: Quick lookups. Just search directly.

Artifact Requirements

  • Minimum 3 independent evidence bundles per research topic
  • Each bundle must cite primary sources with URLs
  • Source diversity required: official docs, peer-reviewed, reputable secondary
  • Academic citations must be validated with bibval

Quality Rubric

Criterion Requirement
Citations Every claim has inline citation with URL
Coverage Key perspectives included (not just first result)
Recency Sources current (≤2 years for APIs/tech, flexible for fundamentals)
Confidence Calibrated honestly; uncertainties stated explicitly
Conflicts Disagreements between sources noted, not hidden

Source Credibility Hierarchy

Weight findings by source authority:

  1. Official documentation - canonical, highest weight
  2. Peer-reviewed papers - validated, high weight
  3. Reputable blogs/talks - expert authors, medium weight
  4. Stack Overflow (accepted) - community validated, medium weight
  5. Forums/unverified - low weight, note uncertainty

Output Schema

{
  "topic": "string",
  "status": "COMPLETE | PARTIAL",
  "confidence": "HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW",
  "findings": [
    {
      "subtopic": "string",
      "content": "string with inline citations",
      "sources": ["url1", "url2"]
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "string",
      "title": "string",
      "authority": "official | peer-reviewed | blog | forum"
    }
  ],
  "gaps": ["string"]
}

Constraints

  • Prefer primary sources over secondary
  • Cross-reference claims across multiple sources
  • Flag single-source claims as lower confidence
  • Run bibval on academic citations before including

Recording Findings

Post research artifacts to jwz for persistence and discovery:

jwz post "research:<topic>" --role alice \
  -m "[alice] SYNTHESIS: <topic>
Status: COMPLETE | PARTIAL
Confidence: HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW
Findings:
- <finding 1>
- <finding 2>
Sources: <url1>, <url2>"

Discovery

jwz search "SYNTHESIS:"
jwz search "FINDING:"
jwz read "research:<topic>"