Research Methodology

Professional research process for a subagent. Three tracks based on the type of research:

• Journalistic — investigative pieces, primary source research, source-heavy narrative work
• Industry analysis — market research and strategy, signal detection
• Academic/Comprehensive — deep systematic research when depth matters most

All three share the same lifecycle (Scope → Gather → Evaluate → Analyze → Synthesize → Report) but differ in evidence standards, speed, and output format.

Media evidence is a technical-verification extension, not a fourth operational track. This skill owns research scope, source evaluation, claim closure, sampling-completeness audits, exclusions, and durable preservation. The ffmpeg skill owns FFmpeg commands, media probes, extraction, editing, rendering, and target verification; human or capable reviewers own semantic/editorial observations and approval. Load references/media-evidence-routing.md whenever a research conclusion depends on media tooling, sampled frames/audio/transcripts, or editorial judgment.

When not to use

Do not load this skill for: