Research State Keeper

To maintain research state across sessions, use a guided questioning loop that updates state files like STATE.md and ROADMAP.md to capture progress and route you to the next research stage.

Research state management is the process of persisting workflow status and routing decisions across sessions. You need it when resuming work or determining the next action in a multi-stage research roadmap to ensure deterministic progress.

Updating a research roadmap when resuming involves running a bootstrap rule that asks high-leverage questions to determine your objective, then aligning artifacts and state files to route you to the appropriate next step.

Yes, you can use a guided questioning loop to determine the next stage of a research workflow. It captures your objective and routing decisions to align with broader artifacts and update workflow continuity files.

You should not use research state persistence for deep technical analysis of a single artifact. It is designed specifically for managing workflow continuity, routing between stages, and updating roadmap files across sessions.