research

# Research ## Purpose Conduct thorough research on a topic, producing a structured summary with sources and actionable takeaways for Genesis. ## When to Use - User requests research on a topic. - A blocker requires understanding an unfamiliar domain. - Surplus compute is available and a research task is queued. - An evaluation identified a WATCH or ADOPT item needing deeper analysis. ## Workflow 1. **Scope** — Define the research question clearly. What specifically do we need to know? What decisions does this inform? 2. **Gather** — Search web, documentation, code repositories. Collect primary sources. Prefer official docs over blog posts. 3. **Synthesize** — Organize findings into a coherent narrative. Identify consensus vs. conflicting information. 4. **Assess reliability** — Note source quality, recency, potential bias. 5. **Extract actionables** — What should Genesis do with this information? 6. **Write output** — Structured research report. ## Output Format ```yaml topic: <research question> date: <YYYY-MM-DD> summary: <3-5 sentence overview> key_findings: - finding: <finding> confidence: high | medium | low source: <source reference> action_items: - <concrete next step> open_questions: - <what remains unknown> ``` ## References - `docs/architecture/genesis-v3-vision.md` — For relevance filtering - `docs/architecture/genesis-v3-gap-assessment.md` — Known gaps