research

Description

Conducts a structured research task and produces a publishable lab note.

This skill formalises the Research Task Routine.

Routine

1. Plan

• •Break the research question into sub-questions
• •Identify sources (web, docs, reports)
• •Create a new lab note file: src/lab-notes/YYYY-MM-DD-{slug}.md
• •Write the research plan into the file

2. Execute

• •Perform research using web search and source fetching
• •Append findings incrementally
• •Include citations with URLs
• •Prefer information less than 1 year old unless specified

3. Publish

• •Finalise the lab note with:
  • •Summary
  • •Key takeaways
  • •Sources list
• •Publish using the LABNOTE skill

4. Report pre-flight check

• •Verify the published page is accessible
• •Verify all cited links resolve (no 4xx/5xx)
• •Ensure links point to specific articles, not generic home pages

5. Report

• •Return a concise summary
• •Include the URL of the published lab note

Notes

This skill defines process only. Execution is manual unless paired with an executable skill.