Research Skill

Systematic research query expansion and completion assessment. Transforms basic questions into comprehensive search strategies.

Diagnostic States

R1: No Analysis

Symptoms: Jumping straight to searching without analyzing the topic. Test: Can you articulate stakeholders, temporal scope, and domain mapping? Intervention: Run Phase 0 Analysis Template before generating queries.

R1.5: No Vocabulary Map

Symptoms: Using outsider/introductory terminology. Finding only surface-level material. Test: Have you identified expert vs. outsider terms? Terms across domains? Intervention: Build vocabulary map. Hunt for "also known as," "technically called" in early sources.