The Agent Skills Directory

Structured Research Documentation: The skill is designed to create and maintain research artifacts within a specific project directory (.copilot-tracking/research/). This localized file management is a core part of its functionality for providing dated evidence and research briefs.
Subagent Delegation: To perform deep research, the skill utilizes standard platform capabilities like runSubagent. This allows for modular task execution where specialized components handle detailed analysis while the primary skill manages the overall research workflow.
Contextual Scope Refinement: The skill processes user-supplied topics and conversation history to define its research boundary. This context-aware behavior is a standard feature for AI research assistants, intended to improve the relevance and accuracy of the gathered evidence.
Output Constraints: Explicit instructions are included to ensure that internal tracking paths and research artifacts are not inadvertently included in production code or documentation, maintaining a clear separation between research activities and project source code.

rpi-research