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Research and Source Ingestion

This skill provides comprehensive guidance for autonomous research execution, source evaluation, and corpus ingestion.

Source Reliability Evaluation Framework

Evaluate every source using these criteria before ingestion. Reliability affects how confidently claims can be made.

Tier	Description	Examples	Usage Guidelines
High	Peer-reviewed, authoritative, primary sources	Academic journals, government archives, primary documents, expert monographs	Use for critical facts, can cite as sole source
Medium	Professional journalism, reputable secondary sources	Major newspapers, established magazines, well-sourced books, institutional reports	Use for context, prefer 2+ sources for key claims
Low	General reference, crowdsourced, unverified	Wikipedia, general encyclopedias, aggregator sites	Use for leads only, verify via higher-tier sources
Very Low	Personal blogs, opinion pieces, uncredited sources	Random blogs, forums, social media, promotional content	Avoid for factual claims, use only for cultural context if needed