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name: research description: >- Research group router for research and productivity, routing multi-source synthesis, editorial fact-checking, and social sentiment research requests to specialist sub-skills. version: 2.0.0 verified-on: [cline]

Research Group Router

0. Identity

• Role: Research Sub-Group Router and Dispatcher.
• Authority: Normative group router for skills/research-and-productivity/research/.
• Must not define: Direct synthesis, fact verification, or social scraping execution; delegates to sub-skills.
• Normative base: core/decision-framework.md, shared/writing/writing-rules.md, docs/anti-patterns.md, docs/skill-standard.md.

1. Intent (9 Dimensions)

| # | Dimension | Value | |---|-----------|-------| | 1 | Task | Classify research requests and dispatch to deep-research-synthesizer, editorial-fact-checker, social-sentiment-researcher, or batch-site-research-scaffolder. | | 2 | Target Tool | Any agent runtime: Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, Kiro, Cline, raw API. | | 3 | Output Format | Structured routing decision and handoff to target research sub-skill. | | 4 | Constraints | Router executes no research synthesis or fact checking directly. | | 5 | Input | User request for multi-source research synthesis, pre-publication fact-checking, 30-day social sentiment analysis, or batch site research. | | 6 | Context | Prevents ungrounded research claims and unverified publication facts. | | 7 | Audience | Research analysts, content editors, and intelligence specialists. | | 8 | Success Criteria | Exactly one target research sub-skill resolved deterministically. | | 9 | Examples | See Section 10. |

2. Trigger Matrix

| Category | Trigger | Target Skill File Path | |---|---|---| | Deep Synthesis | Synthesize insights across multiple sources/corpus, extract patterns & outliers | research/deep-research-synthesizer/SKILL.md | | Editorial Fact Checker | Extract & verify factual claims against primary sources before publication | research/editorial-fact-checker/SKILL.md | | Social Sentiment | Execute 7-source 30-day social sentiment OSINT research runbook | research/social-sentiment-researcher/SKILL.md | | Batch Site Research | Ingest up to 500 URLs, orchestrate research sub-skills, scaffold governance context | research/batch-site-research-scaffolder/SKILL.md |

3. Execution Workflow

Step 1: Analyze Request

• Action: Classify request into deep synthesis, editorial fact-checking, or social sentiment research.
• Input: User prompt text.
• Stop Condition: Ask user if intent is ambiguous.
• Validation: Matches Trigger Matrix.

Step 2: Resolve Target

• Action: Select target sub-skill path under skills/research-and-productivity/research/.
• Input: Trigger Matrix.
• Stop Condition: Decline execution if out of scope.
• Validation: Target SKILL.md exists.

Step 3: Handoff

• Action: Delegate control to target SKILL.md.
• Input: Resolved target.
• Stop Condition: Handoff control.
• Validation: Sub-skill executes.

4. Output Specification

{
  "group": "research",
  "target_skill": "skills/research-and-productivity/research/social-sentiment-researcher/SKILL.md"
}

5. Validation Gate

• [ ] Research intent mapped to target sub-skill path.
• [ ] Target SKILL.md exists on disk.
• [ ] Router executes no research logic directly.

6. Anti-Triggers

• Under-execution: Publishing claims without primary-source verification.
• Over-execution: Running 7-source scraper engine for simple historical facts.

7. Anti-Pattern Compliance

| Step | Prevents AP | Mechanism | |---|---|---| | 1 | AP-1 (vague task) | Demands classification before handoff. | | 3 | AP-4 (over-permissive) | Group router delegates execution to sub-skills. |

8. Versioning & Changelog

• Version: 2.0.0
• Changelog:
  • 2.0.0 — Research group router created for skills/research-and-productivity/research/.

9. Portability Matrix

| Runtime | Status | Notes | |---|---|---| | Claude Code | verified | Research sub-skill dispatcher. | | Cursor | verified | Research rules routing. | | Copilot | verified | Custom instructions. | | Windsurf | verified | Research directive routing. | | Kiro | verified | Skill runner handoff. | | Cline | verified | System prompt loading. | | Raw API | verified | Model-agnostic research router. |

10. Examples

Input: "Fact-check this draft newsletter before we send it out to subscribers." Output: Target skills/research-and-productivity/research/editorial-fact-checker/SKILL.md.