⚠️ MANDATORY TRIGGER

When user says "research" (in any form), ALWAYS invoke this skill.

User Says	Action
"research" / "do research" / "research this"	→ Standard mode (3 agents: Claude + Gemini + Perplexity + cross-check)
"quick research" / "minor research"	→ Quick mode (1 Perplexity agent)
"extensive research" / "deep research"	→ Extensive mode (7 explorers + 2 verifiers)
"deep investigation" / "investigate [topic]" / "map the [X] landscape"	→ Deep Investigation (iterative + verification)

"Research" alone = Standard mode. No exceptions.

Deterministic alternative (EXPERIMENTAL — not yet run in the harness): Workflows/research.mjs ports Standard + Extensive into a Workflow-tool script — fixed researcher roster, single batch URL-verify, cross-checked synthesis. It is parse-verified and contract-checked but has NOT yet had a live harness run, so the prose StandardResearch.md / ExtensiveResearch.md stay the default path. Do not route real research through the .mjs until one smoke run lands. To do that smoke run: Workflow({ scriptPath: "skills/Research/Workflows/research.mjs", args: { question: "<trivial test>", depth: "standard" } }). Once it runs clean, drop this experimental caveat.

Customization

Before executing, check for user customizations at: ~/.claude/LIFEOS/USER/CUSTOMIZATIONS/SKILLS/Research/