swarm-research-pack

Use this skill to compress evidence before deeper reasoning.

Inputs

Provide:

• topic
• one profile name
• optional questions
• relevant local paths
• optional constraints

Workflow

1. Load exactly one profile from profiles/.
2. Start from the smallest relevant local artifacts, not the whole repo.
3. Produce a pack with facts, artifact previews, unknowns, and suggested next reads.
4. Keep the pack small. Prefer 4-8 artifacts by default.
5. Hand the pack to swarm-meeting, task-supervisor-loop, or task-implementer.

Guardrails

• Do not dump whole files into the pack.
• Prefer a manifest plus short previews with file references.
• Call out stale, missing, or ambiguous artifacts.
• Separate facts from inferences.
• Treat the pack as disposable working context, not permanent truth.

Resources

• profiles/codebase-first.yaml: default local-codebase triage.
• profiles/decision-prep.yaml: heavier pack for architecture or product decisions.
• references/source-triage.md: artifact selection guidance.
• scripts/build_research_pack.py: generate a compact pack from selected paths.