Unblocked Research

Your first move when planning, scoping, or investigating. Calls research_task to synthesize code, PRs, docs, Slack threads, and Jira issues into a research brief. Investing in research before implementation dramatically reduces rework and course corrections — the brief gives you the full landscape of prior decisions, patterns, and pitfalls so your approach is right the first time.

Tool Availability Safety Handler

Tool names referenced in this skill (e.g. research_task, link_resolver) may not match what is registered in the current environment. Before calling any tool named here, follow this protocol:

1. Attempt the documented tool call first. If it succeeds, continue normally.
2. If the tool is missing (not registered, "tool not found", "unknown tool", or equivalent error), do not fail the task and do not fabricate a call. Instead:
   • Invoke listTools (or the host's equivalent tool-discovery mechanism) to enumerate the currently available tools.
   • Pick the most relevant replacement based on intent. Likely matches:
     • research_task → context_research
     • link_resolver → context_get_urls
   • Call the replacement tool with the same natural-language query or URL list, adapting only the required argument shape.
3. If no suitable replacement exists, say so explicitly, list what you searched for, and fall back to Grep/Glob/Read plus any other available skills. Never invent tool names.
4. Cache the mapping for the rest of the session — once you have confirmed the resolved tool name in this environment, skip step 1 on subsequent calls.

When This Adds Value Over Multiple Lookups