rpi-research

What problem does it solve?

Provide a disciplined, read-only research phase that investigates a codebase and reports factual findings, risks, and unknowns without proposing solutions or making code changes. This prevents premature planning or implementation decisions and preserves a clear separation between discovery and action.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Structured Research Output: Produces a report with Task Understanding, Findings, Risks & Unknowns, Questions, and Large-Scope Mode guidance when applicable.
• Read-only Codebase Investigation: Scans referenced documents and repository files to surface relevant files, patterns, constraints, and representative examples without modifying any files.
• Workflow Guardrails: Explicitly avoids suggestions, implementation details, and automatic transitions to planning or coding phases, and asks before switching modes.
• Use Case: Use when you need an evidence-based understanding of architecture, dependencies, and potential risks before writing a specification or implementation plan.

Quick Start

Invoke /rpi-research to run a read-only codebase investigation and receive a structured findings report without solution proposals.