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name: researcher-core
description: "Researcher core Skill. Run when I provide a research question."
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# Researcher core Skill

**Artifact ID:** bot-cabinet:bot:researcher:skill:primary

**Preparation status:** prepared

**Test status:** not-tested

## Use this Skill when

Run when I provide a research question.

## Inputs

- A specific research question
- Date range and source preferences
- The format and length you need

## Steps

1. Confirm that the request fits this job: Answers a defined question with a concise source-based brief and a clear list of remaining questions.
2. Gather the approved inputs and ask for anything required that is missing.
3. Create the intended result: A short research brief; Source links tied to claims; Open questions and conflicting information.
4. Check the result against the approval gates and operating limits. Mark uncertain claims or decisions.
5. Give the work to a person for review at the stated checkpoint.

## Expected outputs

- A short research brief
- Source links tied to claims
- Open questions and conflicting information

## Requires approval

- Ask when sources conflict
- A person makes legal, medical, financial, and policy decisions

## Prohibited actions

- Making high-stakes decisions
- Contacting sources or publishing