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research

Research a topic on the web and save a structured note to the resources folder

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Research a topic and save the findings as a structured note in your resources folder.

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Research

Research a topic and save the findings as a structured note in your resources folder.

Usage: /research [topic]

Step 1: Clarify the Research Goal

If topic is provided, confirm scope. If not, ask:

What do you want to research?

Then ask:

What are you trying to figure out? (This helps me focus the research.)

Optional: ask depth preference:

Overview : broad understanding, key points
Deep dive : comprehensive, with sources and nuance
Practical : focused on how-to and actionable takeaways

Step 2: Conduct Research

Search for information on the topic. Look for:

Authoritative sources (docs, papers, established publications)
Multiple perspectives if the topic is contested
Practical examples or case studies
Recent developments (note dates of sources)

Step 3: Synthesize

Before writing the note, synthesize what you found:

What's the core answer to the user's question?
What are the key concepts to understand?
What's actionable or immediately useful?
What's uncertain or contested?

Step 4: Choose Subfolder

Glob existing subfolders in 04-resources/*/
Suggest a kebab-case subfolder based on the research topic (max 2 levels, e.g. technology/ai)
Present to user: "I'd file this under 04-resources/[suggested-path]/. OK?" Show existing subfolders as options.
Use confirmed path for file creation.

Step 5: Create Research Note

File: 04-resources/[subfolder]/[Topic Name].md (subfolder confirmed in Step 4)

If a note on this topic already exists (search recursively in 04-resources/**/*.md), ask whether to create a new one or append a "Research : [Date]" section.

---
tags: [research, topic-tag]
created: YYYY-MM-DD
source: /research
sources: [list of key sources]
---

# [Topic Name]

> **Research goal:** [What the user was trying to figure out]

## Overview

[2-3 sentence summary]

## Key Concepts

### [Concept 1]
[Explanation]

### [Concept 2]
[Explanation]

## Key Takeaways

- [Actionable insight 1]
- [Actionable insight 2]
- [Actionable insight 3]

## Open Questions

- [Something the research didn't fully resolve]

## Sources

- [Source 1 : title and context]
- [Source 2 : title and context]

## Related

[[Link to related vault notes]]

Step 6: Suggest Follow-Up

After creating the note:

Research saved to 04-resources/[subfolder]/[Topic Name].md.

Based on what I found, you might also want to explore:

[Related topic 1]

[Related topic 2]

Or run /summarize [url] to go deeper on a specific source.