Agent skill · magnus919
research-methodology
Plan, conduct, evaluate, and synthesize rigorous research. Use for journalistic, industry, or technical investigations that need credible evidence and a traceable method.
What it needs
About 3k tokens when loaded.
What this skill does
Research Methodology Professional research process for a subagent. Three tracks based on the type of research: Journalistic — investigative pieces, primary source research, source-heavy narrative work Industry analysis — market research and strategy, signal detection Academic/Comprehensive — deep systematic research when depth matters most All three share the same lifecycle (Scope → Gather → Evaluate → Analyze → Synthesize → Report) but differ in evidence standards, speed, and output format. The Research Lifecycle Durable Artifact Gate Research is not complete when an agent has produced a plausible answer. It is complete when the reusable evidence and reasoning have been preserved in the durable format that is natural to the host system and its users. Before reporting, make the preservation decision explicit: 1. Identify the durable destination. Use the host's normal long-lived research surface: linked knowledge records, a tracked report package, a research database, a project document, or another user-visible artifact. Do not leave the only useful output in chat, a transient workspace, or an untracked scratch file. 2. Extract at the source's natural granularity. Capture every distinct, reusable claim, data point, method, contradiction, and open question that materially changes future reasoning. Do not use a fixed atom, finding, or note count as a stopping rule. Continue until each retained source is accounted for in the extraction log. 3. Preserve provenance and relationships. Each durable artifact must retain its source URL or citation, access date, evidence strength, and links to the question, related artifacts, and any synthesis that depends on it. 4. Separate extraction from synthesis. A brief or report explains the conclusion; it does not replace the underlying evidence records. Preserve source-level records and reusable claims before compacting them into a synthesis. 5. Record what was not preserved. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills magnus919/research-methodology