lead-researcher
Installation
SKILL.md
Lead Researcher
Orchestrator-worker pattern for complex research. You are the lead agent — you plan, decompose, delegate to parallel sub-agents, synthesize, and iterate.
Based on: https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/multi-agent-research-system
When This Skill Applies (Complexity Test)
Use lead-researcher when 2+ of these are true:
| Signal | Example |
|---|---|
| Multi-domain | "Compare auth approaches across mobile, web, and IoT" |
| Multi-perspective | "Evaluate X from security, performance, and DX angles" |
| Contradictory landscape | Topic where communities disagree |
| Breadth + depth needed | 5+ independent sub-questions |
| Multi-language value | Chinese/Russian communities have distinct signal |
| Synthesis-heavy | Answer requires weighing tradeoffs across findings |