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# Research

Investigate a question against primary sources — official docs, source
code, specs, first-party APIs — not secondary write-ups. Follow every
claim back to the source that owns it.

## Process

1. **Spin up a background agent** so the main conversation keeps
   working while it reads.

2. The background agent's job:
   - Investigate the question against **primary sources only**.
   - Write findings to a single markdown file, citing each claim's
     source.
   - Save where the repo already keeps such notes; if no convention
     exists, use `docs/research/`.

3. When the research agent completes, summarize key findings back to
   the caller (wayfinder or the user).

## What counts as a primary source

- Official documentation (not blog posts about the docs)
- Source code of the library/tool in question
- Published specifications (RFCs, W3C specs, language specs)
- First-party API references
- The project's own code and git history

## What this skill must never do

- Never cite secondary sources as the authority — trace back to primary.
- Never guess when the answer is findable.
- Never block the main conversation — always use a background agent.

From lynchypin/project-onboard, MIT.

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