Method Inspiration

Use this skill to run a Method Inspiration Workflow: route to exactly one Research Question Card or Source Problem Brief, decompose the problem into Method Needs, run Targeted Method Search, extract Method Patterns, map their transfer fit, assemble 3-5 Candidate Methods, and write a Method Candidate Library.

This skill helps the user collect method inspiration. It does not invent the paper's actual core method, force a quick commitment, or produce a Committed Method Design. The human researcher owns the later jump from Candidate Methods to a real method design.

Output Root

Set {workspace-root} before creating, scanning, or updating artifacts:

• Default {workspace-root} to workspace (the repo-local workspace/ directory).
• If the user specifies a workspace root, use that path exactly and do not add another workspace/ layer.
• If the user provides an existing artifact or workflow path, infer {workspace-root} from that path and keep related artifacts under the same root.
• Do not create new generated workflow directories directly at the repository root. If the user points to an existing root-level legacy workspace, inspect or update only that existing path.

Core Workflow