shipit-kit:research

To document technical architecture decisions, this Skill analyzes your feature's technical approach, evaluates library choices and trade-offs, and outputs a structured research.yaml file containing rationale, security notes, and performance considerations.

Evaluating library and architecture trade-offs is handled by applying a guided research workflow to your feature spec, producing structured decision documentation with security and performance notes to guide future implementation planning.

Generating a research.yaml file requires starting a research session on your current feature branch, which analyzes integration approaches and architecture choices to update related spec metadata with actionable decision rationale.

Yes, you can apply this technical analysis workflow directly to features on your current branch or a specified spec, automatically identifying context and evaluating technology decisions to inform implementation.

Integrating with SDLC processes is supported natively, as the workflow aligns with the ShipIT new-feature workflow to enable seamless planning and implementation routing based on the documented technical decisions.

Feature planning documentation should include technical decisions, rationale, security notes, and performance evaluations, which this Skill automatically structures into a research.yaml file alongside updates to related feature YAML metadata.