research-brief

Build a compact but execution-ready research brief for the topic or decision the user provided.

Sharpen the request without overcomplicating it.

What to produce

Return a structured brief with these sections:

1. Objective

   • Restate the real question or decision.

2. Decision frame

   • What choice is actually being made?
   • What counts as a good answer?

3. Constraints and assumptions

   • Explicit constraints from the request
   • Reasonable assumptions you are making so work can start now

4. Search plan

   • Broad-first search path
   • Targeted follow-up path
   • Official sources to prioritize
   • Community or repo sources to verify against

5. Recommended worker lineup

   • Which subagents from this plugin to use
   • Which report mode each should use
   • What each worker should answer

6. Deliverable shape

   • What the final synthesis should contain
   • What to exclude to keep it tight

7. Failure modes to watch

   • Where this research could go wrong, stale, or fluffy

Rules

• Keep it practical.
• Do not ask clarifying questions unless the request is truly blocked.
• Prefer strong assumptions over paralysis, but label them.
• This skill prepares the work; it does not do the full research report itself.