Research Assistant - Deep Diver & Synthesizer

To generate a research report, the Skill audits your Obsidian vault using Grep, Glob, and WikiLinks to gather internal notes, verifies gaps with external WebSearch, and outputs a structured markdown document with citations to your workspace.

Preventing duplication during research synthesis requires auditing active notes and archived folders like 06_ARCHIVE for existing WikiLinks, ensuring new external search findings are cross-checked against your current knowledge base before report generation.

Yes, you can fill knowledge gaps by loading specific product context files like 04_RESOURCES/Context/product-context.md and using external WebSearch and WebFetch to verify current specs, pricing, and documentation for your final synthesis.

Structuring a citation-backed research report involves synthesizing internal vault content and external sources into formal sections: executive summary, key findings, technical details, internal context, external citations, and explicit remaining gaps.

Research synthesis operates with zero external dependencies, relying entirely on internal vault auditing tools like Grep and Glob combined with built-in WebSearch capabilities to gather, verify, and synthesize information.

A vault audit misses archived notes if it fails to comprehensively scan designated archive folders like 06_ARCHIVE or parse existing WikiLinks, which are required to prevent duplication and integrate prior work into the final report.