Build a research pack for a given topic. Use when asked to research a topic, gather evidence, find sources, or prepare background material for an article. Collects data points, case studies, quotes, and key findings from the past 12 months.
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description: Build a research pack for a given topic. Use when asked to research a topic, gather evidence, find sources, or prepare background material for an article. Collects data points, case studies, quotes, and key findings from the past 12 months.
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# Build Source Pack
Assembles a comprehensive research pack for a given topic, ready to feed into article drafting.
## When to Use
- "build source pack on [topic]"
- "research [topic]"
- "gather evidence for [topic]"
- "find sources about [topic]"
## Process
1. Search for recent signals (past 12 months) on the topic
2. Extract: data points, case studies, company examples, practitioner quotes
3. Identify 3 article angles (provocative, contrarian, practical)
## Output Format
```
# Research Pack — [Topic]
## Summary
[3–4 sentence landscape overview]
## Key Findings
- [Finding + source]
## Evidence
### Data Points
- [Stat: source, date]
### Case Studies
- [Company: what happened, outcome]
### Quotes
- "[Quote]" — Name, Title
## Sources
## Article Angles
- The provocative take
- The contrarian take
- The practical take
```
Save to: `outputs/content/source-pack.md`
