Research Skill

When to Use This Skill

This skill activates when the user requests research or information gathering:

• "Do research on X"
• "Research this topic"
• "Find information about X"
• "Investigate this subject"
• "Analyze trends in X"
• "Current events research"
• Any comprehensive information gathering request

How to Execute

Execute the /conduct-research slash command, which handles the complete workflow:

1. Decomposing research questions into 3-10 sub-questions
2. Launching up to 10 parallel research agents (perplexity, claude, gemini)
3. Collecting results in 15-30 seconds
4. Synthesizing findings with confidence levels
5. Formatting comprehensive report with source attribution

Available Research Agents

• All agents with "researcher" in their name in the agents directory.

Speed Benefits

• ❌ Old approach: Sequential searches → 5-10 minutes
• ✅ New approach: 10 parallel agents → Under 1 minute

Full Workflow Reference

For complete step-by-step instructions: read ${PAI_DIR}/commands/conduct-research.md