Deep Research

Enhanced research engine for topics where training data is outdated.

Quick Start

Standard Mode

CLASSIFY → LANDSCAPE SCAN → SCOPE → HYPOTHESIZE → PLAN → [PLAN PREVIEW*] → RETRIEVE
→ GAP ANALYSIS → TRIANGULATE → SYNTHESIZE → RED TEAM → SELF-CRITIQUE → PACKAGE

*Deep+ tier only

LANDSCAPE SCAN (MANDATORY - Before Anything Else)

[Search for OVERVIEW first - NO known entity names in query!]
WebSearch: "[topic] landscape overview [current year]"
WebSearch: "top [topic] list [current year]"
WebSearch: "[topic] ecosystem players [current year]"

❌ WRONG: "DeepSeek Qwen performance 2025" (uses names you already know)
✅ RIGHT: "China open source LLM models list 2025" (discovers what exists)

→ Extract ALL entity names from results
→ List: Discovered (new to you) vs Confirmed (you knew)
→ THEN proceed to SCOPE with complete picture

Why: You cannot research what you don't know exists. Scan the landscape FIRST.

Creative Mode

ABSTRACT → MAP (3-5 domains) → SEARCH → GENERALIZE → SYNTHESIZE

Trigger: "creative mode", "cross-industry", "what do others do"

Classification

Type	When	Process
A	Single fact	WebSearch → Answer
B	Multi-fact	3 phases
C	Judgment needed	6 phases
D	Novel/conflicting	Full + Red Team

Intensity Tiers

Tier	Sources	When
Quick	5-10	Simple question
Standard	10-20	Multi-faceted
Deep	20-30	Novel, high stakes
Exhaustive	30+	Critical decision

Core Rules

Parallel Search (MANDATORY)

[Single message]
WebSearch: "[topic] 2025"
WebSearch: "[topic] limitations"
WebSearch: "[topic] vs alternatives"

Claim Types

Type	Requirements
C1	Quote + 2+ sources + confidence + reasoning
C2	Citation required
C3	Cite if contested

Confidence Format (C1 claims)

**Claim:** [Statement]
**Confidence:** HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW
**Reason:** [Why]
**Sources:** [1][2]

Anti-Hallucination

• Every C1 cites [N] immediately
• Use "According to [1]..."
• Admit: "No sources found for X"

URL Fallback

If WebFetch returns 403:

curl -s --max-time 60 "https://r.jina.ai/https://example.com"

Finding Details in References

Topic	File	Grep Pattern
Phase details	standard-mode.md	grep -n "^## Phase"
Creative mode	creative-mode.md	grep -n "^## Phase C"
Agent prompts	agent-templates.md	grep -n "^## "
Progress/recovery	progress-recovery.md	—
Report template	report_template.md	—
Query generation	query-framework.md	QUEST Matrix
Perspective audit	perspective-checklist.md	COMPASS Checklist
Researcher thinking	researcher-thinking.md	THINK Protocol

Scripts

Script	Purpose
scripts/validate_report.py	9-check quality validation

Output File (MANDATORY)

After completing research, ALWAYS save to markdown file:

research/[topic-slug]-[YYYY-MM-DD].md

Example: research/china-opensource-ai-2025-01-04.md

• Create research/ folder if it doesn't exist
• Why: Research takes effort. Save it for future reference.

Related Skills

When	Skill
Cross-industry innovation	/generate-creative-ideas
Technical contradiction	/triz
Explain findings	/explain-concepts
Strategic analysis	/manage-business-strategy