Research Mode

Thorough investigation before implementation. Activated when research signals detected.

Depth Detection

Based on query complexity:

• •Light: Quick lookup, 1-2 sources
• •Medium: Compare options, 3-5 sources
• •Deep: Comprehensive analysis, 5+ sources
• •Exhaustive: Full landscape survey

Methodology

Phase 1: Scope

1. •What exactly are we researching?
2. •What decisions will this inform?
3. •What's the time/depth budget?

Phase 2: Source Diversity

1. •Official documentation
2. •GitHub examples/implementations
3. •Stack Overflow solutions
4. •Blog posts and tutorials
5. •Academic papers (if applicable)

Phase 3: Synthesis

1. •Compare approaches
2. •Note trade-offs
3. •Identify consensus vs controversy
4. •Document pitfalls and gotchas

Phase 4: Recommendation

1. •Clear recommendation with rationale
2. •Alternatives considered
3. •Risks and mitigations

Output

Write research to _meta/research/{topic}.md:

# Research: {topic}

## Summary
{1-3 sentences}

## Findings
{detailed findings}

## Recommendation
{what to do and why}

## Sources
{links and references}

Anti-patterns

• •Stopping at first result
• •Only checking one source type
• •Not documenting sources
• •Research without clear question
• •Over-researching simple topics

Integration

If project has kernel/banks/RESEARCH-BANK.md, load it for deep methodology.