gsd-research-phase

To research a project phase implementation, you need to validate the roadmap, load existing phase context, and generate a research brief covering the architectural approach, standard stack, and common pitfalls before coding begins.

Checking project phase feasibility involves validating the proposed phase against your existing roadmap and loaded project context to ensure the implementation approach makes sense before committing to detailed planning or development.

A dedicated research subagent gathers implementation context by validating the roadmap, loading phase details, and producing a RESEARCH.md output that grounds your architectural decisions and highlights standard stacks and common pitfalls.

You need to re-run phase implementation research when project decisions change after initial planning, requiring you to gather updated architectural context and validate the roadmap to produce a fresh research brief.

Yes, you can perform standalone investigation of a project phase without full planning by validating the roadmap and gathering implementation context independently to produce a focused research brief.

Researching phase implementation without a validated roadmap limits the ability to gather grounded context, as the research requires roadmap validation and phase context loading to accurately produce the implementation brief and identify pitfalls.