Research Brief

This is a Hermes-native research-brief workflow skill.

Why This Exists

research-brief exists because a decision brief goes wrong when a vendor claim, a source's date and the analyst's inference share one sentence: it keeps each evidence row typed observed, vendor-asserted or inferred, with its source date, so the decision owner can see what would change the answer.

Do Not Use When

• The user needs to decide whether a customer problem deserves product investment with evidence typing and customer re-entry; use omh-product-discovery-validation.
• The request is only fresh links, citations, or current facts without a business question or decision audience; use omh-web-research for one cited lookup, or ulw-research for a depth-budget study.
• Sources have not yet been selected and the user wants source types, candidates, or acquisition state; use omh-source-finder.
• A scoped TAM/SAM/SOM model, customer-evidence matrix, or comparable competitor or pricing profile is the deliverable; use omh-market-research, then return here for the audience synthesis.
• The research is recurring and run by several roles; use omh-research-department.

Examples

Good example: