research

Scalable, secure solutions require phased planning: scope definition, multi-source information gathering, source evaluation, and synthesis into actionable recommendations. This Skill provides structured research phases aligned with YAGNI, KISS, and DRY principles to ensure verifiable, current sources and reproducible outputs.

Multi-source technical research uses systematic information gathering, leveraging Gemini for searches when available or WebSearch as fallback, then evaluates and synthesizes findings into markdown reports. This approach ensures currency within 12 months and bounded tool usage for actionable insights.

Generate structured markdown reports by following a phased workflow: define scope, gather information across multiple sources, analyze findings against technical requirements, and synthesize executive summaries with implementation plans and risk mitigation strategies suitable for architecture and operations contexts.

Yes. This Skill applies across software architecture, security, performance, and operations contexts. It satisfies functional and technical requirements for all these domains, delivering verifiable recommendations and reproducible outputs from bounded research phases.

Actionable technical research requires verifiable sources with currency within the last 12 months, structured markdown outputs, and reproducibility. The Skill enforces these constraints through phased information gathering and synthesis to support planning and decision-making.

Use Gemini with `gemini -m gemini-2.5-flash` for primary searches (10-minute timeout), saving reports to `./plans/<plan-name>/reports/`. Fall back to WebSearch only when Gemini is unavailable, then proceed to analysis and synthesis phases with the gathered sources.