name: research-deep description: Conduct deep research on a topic using web search and analysis. Use when you need comprehensive understanding of a topic.
Research Deep
Conduct deep research on a topic.
When to Use
- Need comprehensive understanding
- Exploring new technologies
- Investigating best practices
Approach
Phase 1: Define Research Questions
- Force-Ranked Questions: Create exactly 6 specialized, force-ranked questions.
- Hypothesis Generation: What do we believe to be true?
- Key Unknowns: What specific data is missing?
Phase 2: Information Gathering (Tiered Source Hierarchy)
- Tier 1 (Frontier/Primary): Official docs, source code, primary research papers.
- Tier 2 (Expert): Recognized expert blogs, technical whitepapers.
- Tier 3 (Community): High-quality forums (StackOverflow with high votes), community discussions.
- BLOCK: Generic Medium posts, SEO-spam, Reddit (unless specific expert subreddits).
Phase 3: Synthesis & Verification
- Cascading State Integrity: If Domain changes → Reset Persona → Reset Methodology.
- Personnel-Driven Frameworks: Use appropriate frameworks (e.g., AI Lead = RAGAS, not PESTLE).
- Conflict Resolution: Cross-reference conflicting sources; prioritize Tier 1.
Phase 4: Recommendations
- Summarize learnings with specific citations.
- Note technical implications for project.
- Identify next steps.
Output
Research notes with tiered sources cited.