AI Retrieval Patterns

Skill Resources

• Activation and cross-agent notes: references/activation.md
• Use ultrathink or the deepest available reasoning mode before changing architecture, security, migration, or performance-critical paths.
• Template: templates/retrieval-decision-record.md

Retrieval is not a solved problem. Picking the wrong strategy wastes compute, degrades answer quality, and creates maintenance debt. Question every default. This skill establishes a decision framework for choosing and combining retrieval strategies.

Strategy Decision Tree