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name: deep-research description: > Deep research on technical topics using EXA tools with intelligent two-tier caching. Use when user asks to research a topic, investigate best practices, look up information, find patterns, or explore architectures. Also invoked by /research command. Triggers: "research", "look up", "investigate", "deep dive", "find information about", "what are best practices for", "how do others implement".

Deep Research

Coordinate deep technical research with intelligent caching for cross-project reuse and team knowledge sharing.

Quick Start

When research is needed:

1. Check cache first - Read ~/.claude/plugins/research/index.json
2. If cached and valid - Return cached content, note source
3. If cache miss or expired - Invoke deep-researcher agent
4. Report findings - Include cache status and promote suggestion

Cache Architecture

Operations

Slug Normalization

Convert topics to cache keys:

• "Domain-Driven Design" → domain-driven-design
• "DDD" → domain-driven-design (via alias)
• "React Hooks" → react-hooks

Output Format

After research, report:

Copy## Research: {Topic}

**Cache:** {Hit | Miss | Expired}
**Source:** {Cached | Fresh research}
**Path:** ~/.claude/plugins/research/entries/{slug}/

[Brief summary of findings]

💡 Run `/research promote {slug}` to add to project docs.

Agent Delegation

For actual research execution, delegate to deep-researcher agent:

• Has MCP tool access (EXA web search, code context)
• Handles cache read/write operations
• Structures research output consistently

Additional Resources

• WORKFLOW.md - Detailed process flows
• EXAMPLES.md - Usage examples
• TROUBLESHOOTING.md - Common issues and solutions