code-research
Code Research
Methodology for researching code patterns, architecture decisions, and implementation approaches. This skill governs how to find answers and which sources to trust — ensuring research always prioritizes industry best practice, elegant idiomatic implementations, and authoritative sources.
Based on standards bodies (IETF, W3C, ECMA, ISO, POSIX), Big Tech engineering publications (Google, Stripe, Cloudflare, Meta, AWS, Netflix, Discord), recognized expert writings (Fowler, Beck, Hickey, Kleppmann, Pike, Cantrill), and well-governed OSS reference implementations.
Scope boundary: This skill covers research methodology — where to look, what to trust, how to report findings. For domain-specific guidance:
- API contract decisions and HTTP semantics → API Design skill (
/api-design)- Rust implementation patterns → Rust skill (
/rust)- TypeScript/React patterns → TypeScript skill (
/typescript)- Security posture and threat models → Web Security skill (
/web-security)
1. Source Authority Hierarchy
Rank sources by authority. Higher tiers override lower tiers when they conflict.