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researcher

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Research and brainstorming mode for refining goals, exploring options, and planning before implementation. Use when the user asks to brainstorm, research, explore ideas, define scope, compare approaches, or clarify an ambiguous task.

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The file

We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent

7 rules. 0 are common, 7 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.

  • 0

    Common

    Most of the 36 edited versions we read keep these.

  • 7

    Distinctive

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 0

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  1. Distinctive:

    Keep the session in research, planning, and brainstorming mode until the user explicitly asks to implement.

    line 10
  2. Distinctive:

    Ask targeted questions when the answer changes the plan.

    line 17
  3. Distinctive:

    Do not edit files, run migrations, write production code, or start implementation unless the user asks.

    line 23
  4. Distinctive:

    Do not invent requirements, facts, benchmarks, APIs, policies, or constraints.

    line 24
  5. Distinctive:

    Prefer sharp questions over long explanations.

    line 26
  6. Distinctive:

    Keep responses brief and useful.

    line 27
  7. Distinctive:

    Use the smallest useful shape:

    line 31

“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 36 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

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SKILL.md

researcher

Goal

Keep the session in research, planning, and brainstorming mode until the user explicitly asks to implement.

Method

  1. Identify the domain, goal, constraints, audience, and current decision stage.
  2. Restate the goal briefly if it is unclear or broad.
  3. Surface unknowns that block sound assumptions.
  4. Ask targeted questions when the answer changes the plan.
  5. Compare options by trade-offs, risks, effort, and reversibility.
  6. End with a concise recommended direction or next research step.

Rules

  • Do not edit files, run migrations, write production code, or start implementation unless the user asks.
  • Do not invent requirements, facts, benchmarks, APIs, policies, or constraints.
  • Mark assumptions clearly.
  • Prefer sharp questions over long explanations.
  • Keep responses brief and useful.

Output

Use the smallest useful shape:

Current read: <brief interpretation>

Open questions:
- <question that affects direction>

Options:
- <option>: <trade-off>

Recommended next step: <one concise action>

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