research

To structure source-backed research using the SIFT framework, you execute mode-aware workflows that frame questions, gather data, evaluate sources, challenge assumptions, synthesize findings, and verify results to produce defensible, reproducible documents.

The best way to generate reproducible research documents with verification is to apply a structured workflow that includes frontmatter, phase gates, search protocols, and CoVe verification, ensuring all findings are fully source-attested and defensible.

CoVe verification works in a structured research workflow by acting as a final governance gate, checking synthesized findings against gathered sources to ensure the generated research document is accurate, reproducible, and fully verified before finalization.

Yes, you can execute multi-domain investigations using a single research framework. The workflow applies mode detection and sub-question decomposition to adapt its gather, evaluate, and synthesize phases across diverse domains for defensible findings.

Yes, you need a research brief to start an end-to-end investigation workflow. Providing a brief that outlines the question, sub-questions, mode, and search strategy allows the workflow to properly frame and execute the structured investigation.

When decomposing complex questions into sub-questions, limitations arise if the initial research brief lacks a clear search strategy or defined mode, which can cause the gather and evaluate phases to miss critical sources needed for defensible findings.