Ecosystem Research

Quick Start

Use this when a design or grilling decision depends on evidence that should be gathered and synthesized before acting.

Source Modes

• ecosystem: external systems, libraries, products, docs, public precedent, and technical writing.
• internal: repository history, Codex sessions, PRs, issues, ADRs, local docs, and project-specific evidence.
• mixed: internal evidence plus external precedent.

Default to ecosystem when the user asks how others solve a problem, compares products/libraries, or mentions ecosystem precedent. Default to internal for retrospectives, session analysis, project history, or repo-local pattern analysis. Use mixed when both would change the decision.

Workflow