Deep Research

This skill provides a systematic workflow for conducting comprehensive research and synthesizing findings into professional, adaptive Markdown reports.

Research & Writing Workflow

1. Planning & Scoping

Do not begin research immediately. Analyze the request to determine the required depth, target audience, and domain.

1. Define Research Objectives: Identify the 3-5 core questions that must be answered.
2. Design an Adaptive Structure: Use report-structures.md for inspiration. Do not use a fixed template; instead, design a custom set of headers that best fits the specific query.

2. Information Gathering (Tool-First, Delegate-Second)

Maximize available tools before seeking external help.

• Primary Source Gathering: Use all available web search and document analysis tools.
• Strategic Delegation: If a specific expertise or tool is missing, or if the research task is large, delegate to an appropriate sub-agent (e.g., Coding Expert, App Wizard). See research-strategy.md for delegation patterns.

3. Iterative Synthesis

Draft the report skeleton first and fill it with findings as they are discovered. This allows for identifying information gaps in real-time.

1. Create Markdown Skeleton: Based on your designed adaptive structure.
2. Populate Sections: Research and write simultaneously.
3. Synthesize Findings: Look for trends, conflicting data, and strategic insights. Do not just list facts.

4. Quality Review

Ensure the final report meets high professional standards.

• Citations: Include in-text citations and a comprehensive references section at the end.
• Source Diversity: Verify facts across multiple independent sources.
• Handling Gaps: Explicitly state if certain information could not be found.

Detailed Guidance

• Domain-Specific Patterns: See report-structures.md for structure ideas for Tech, Market, Scientific, and Strategy research.
• Detailed Research Strategy: See research-strategy.md for a deep dive into planning, gathering, and synthesis techniques.