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# Market Research — Orchestrator Strategy track entry point. Maps market landscape, competitors, identifies gaps and opportunities. Capability metadata (route triggers, prerequisites, load map, artifact contract) lives in [`routing.yaml`](routing.yaml). Agent table + 3 routes + Research Checkpoint: [`references/agent-manifest.md`](references/agent-manifest.md). Methodology + four failure modes + when NOT to use: [`references/playbook.md`](references/playbook.md). **Core question:** What does the market look like, and where are the gaps worth filling? ## Critical Gates — load first 1. **Sources >18 months old → flag as historical, not current.** Don't present stale data as current intelligence. 2. **TAM/SAM/SOM without methodology is a guess.** Every estimate needs method (top-down/bottom-up), source, and confidence. 3. **Adjacent competitors are the highest threat — never skip the adjacent check.** Biggest threats come from adjacent categories expanding in. 4. **Never rely on training data for positions or pricing — use WebSearch.** Competitor data changes constantly; verify live. ## Before Starting Apply [`references/_shared/before-starting-check.md`](references/_shared/before-starting-check.md). Then: - **Mode resolution** ([`references/_shared/mode-resolver.md`](references/_shared/mode-resolver.md)). `budget: deep`. `--fast` forces Route A (Quick Validation) — skip sizing + opportunity agents; consumer-landscape optional; critic gate collapses to single pass. `--dee