Research Workflow

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name: research-workflow
description: Systematic research workflow orchestrating multi-source research operations for comprehensive domain investigation. Sequential workflow from web search through GitHub exploration and documentation analysis to research synthesis. Use when researching new domains, gathering patterns, investigating technologies, or conducting comprehensive multi-source research for skill development.
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, Bash, WebSearch, WebFetch
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# Research Workflow

## Overview

research-workflow provides systematic multi-source research by orchestrating skill-researcher operations in optimal sequence.

**Component Skill**: skill-researcher (all 5 operations)

**Workflow** (5 steps):
1. **Web Search Research** - Find best practices, recent information
2. **GitHub Repository Research** - Discover code patterns, implementations
3. **Documentation Research** - Study official docs, specifications
4. **MCP Server Research** - Explore relevant MCP servers (if applicable)
5. **Synthesize Findings** - Aggregate and consolidate all sources

**Result**: Comprehensive research synthesis from multiple credible sources

## When to Use

- Researching for new skill development
- Investigating unfamiliar domains
- Gathering implementation patterns
- Technology/library research
- Best practices discovery

## Research Workflow

### Step 1: Web Search Research
Search for best practices, recent blog posts, community knowledge.

**Time**: 15-30 minutes

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### Step 2: GitHub Repository Research
Find code examples, implementation patterns, community projects.

**Time**: 20-40 minutes

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### Step 3: Documentation Research
Study official documentation, specifications, API references.

**Time**: 20-40 minutes

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### Step 4: MCP Server Research (Optional)
Explore relevant MCP servers if domain has them.

**Time**: 15-30 minutes (skip if N/A)

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### Step 5: Synthesize Findings
Aggregate all sources, identify patterns, create synthesis document.

**Time**: 30-60 minutes

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## Quick Reference

### The 5-Step Research Workflow

| Step | Source | Time | Output |
|------|--------|------|--------|
| 1 | Web Search | 15-30m | Best practices, recent info |
| 2 | GitHub | 20-40m | Code patterns, examples |
| 3 | Documentation | 20-40m | Official specs, APIs |
| 4 | MCP Servers | 15-30m | Server capabilities (optional) |
| 5 | Synthesis | 30-60m | Research synthesis document |

**Total Time**: 2-3.5 hours

**Result**: research-synthesis.md with 3-5 sources, identified patterns, best practices

**Use in**: development-workflow Step 1 (research phase)

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**research-workflow ensures comprehensive multi-source research for well-grounded skill development.**