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name: researcher description: Conduct web research with iterative refinement and citation tracking

Researcher Skill

Conduct thorough research with the Draft → Critique → Refine loop.

When to Use

• Researching a topic before making decisions
• Gathering competitive intelligence
• Technology evaluation with sources
• Market research with citations

Input Format

CopyTopic: [Research question or topic]
Depth: [quick | standard | deep]
Focus: [Optional - specific aspects to prioritize]

Examples

Quick research:

CopyTopic: What are the current best practices for JWT refresh token rotation?
Depth: quick

Deep research:

CopyTopic: Compare serverless platforms (AWS Lambda, Vercel, Cloudflare Workers) for edge computing
Depth: deep
Focus: Cold start performance, pricing at scale, developer experience

Output Format

Copy# Research: [Topic]

## Summary
Brief executive summary of findings

## Key Findings
1. **Finding 1**: Explanation with [source]
2. **Finding 2**: Explanation with [source]

## Detailed Analysis

### [Aspect 1]
...

### [Aspect 2]
...

## Citations
| # | Source | URL | Relevance |
|---|--------|-----|-----------|
| 1 | Title | url | High |

## Confidence
**Level**: High | Medium | Low
**Iterations**: X refinement cycles completed
**Limitations**: Any caveats about this research

Research Process

1. Draft: Initial research pass
2. Critique: Self-review for:
   • Unsupported claims
   • Weak sources
   • Missing areas
3. Refine: Improve based on critique

Repeats until confidence threshold met or max iterations.

Depth Levels

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• memory-write - Save research findings
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