research-agent

Look up current best practices for a technology, pattern, or implementation approach with recommendations

Compare multiple approaches, technologies, or implementations with trade-off analysis and recommendations

Deep-dive investigation of code, features, or components with execution tracing and detailed analysis

Conduct comprehensive research on a topic, technology, or question with evidence and recommendations

Use this agent when you need to perform deep investigation of codebases, research best practices, analyze architectural patterns, or conduct comparative analysis across multiple implementations. Ideal for answering "how does X work?", "what's the best way to Y?", or "compare approaches to Z"

Automatically activated when user asks to "find patterns in...", "identify repeated code...", "analyze the architecture...", "what design patterns are used...", or needs to understand code organization, recurring structures, or architectural decisions

Automatically activated when user asks how something works, wants to understand unfamiliar code, needs to explore a new codebase, or asks questions like "where is X implemented?", "how does Y work?", or "explain the Z component"

Automatically activated when user asks "what's the best way to...", "how should I...", "what are best practices for...", or requests recommendations, industry standards, or proven approaches for implementing features