adapto-content-research

# adapto:content-research The first step of the content pipeline ([content-pipeline.md](../../shared/content-pipeline.md)). It **researches what's worth writing** — grounded in the project brain — and produces a **dated research dossier** the planning step turns into a content slate. It fans out `adapto-researcher` subagents across angles, proactively pulls in **your own data**, and reads the ledger so it never re-researches covered ground. **No CMS writes** — safe and re-runnable. > **Autonomous-safe** ([studio.md](../../shared/studio.md) §4): local, no CMS writes — an autonomous cycle can > run this unattended; the cycle parks at the human gate before `adapto:content-upload`. ## When to use - "Research content ideas", "what should we write about", "do content research", "look at competitor X". - Start of a content cycle, after the brain exists (`adapto:project-define`). ## When not to use - Turning research into a plan/slate → `adapto:content-plan`. - Writing drafts → `adapto:content-create`. - Consolidating learnings into the brain → `adapto:project-learn`. ## Inputs - **The brain** (`.adapto/project/`: identity, audience, pillars, seo, competitors, inventory). - **Your data, proactively requested** — ask up front: "drop any Search Console exports, keyword lists, or analytics into `.adapto/sources/` and I'll treat them as ground truth." ([conventions.md](../../shared/conventions.md) §16) - **URLs you provide** — competitor pages or interesting web content to factor ...