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name: structured-research-workflow-3ee1ab045966
description: Use this skill when conducting research on a topic from scratch — literature review, competitive analysis, technical due diligence, or fact-finding. Apply before starting any open-ended research task.
category: research
---

# Structured Research Workflow

1. **Define scope** — Write the specific question you are trying to answer. Avoid scope creep.
2. **Search broadly first** — Use multiple search strategies and keywords.
3. **Filter ruthlessly** — Keep only sources that directly address the question.
4. **Read deeply** — Skim abstracts/intros; read in full only when clearly relevant.
5. **Synthesize, don't transcribe** — Group findings by theme; note agreements and conflicts.
6. **Cite** — Record source URL/DOI at time of reading; don't reconstruct later.
7. **Flag uncertainty** — Clearly separate what is established vs. contested vs. unknown.

**Anti-pattern:** Reporting the first search result without checking alternatives.


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Source attribution: aiming-lab
Original project: https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw
License: MIT
License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit
Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Dave AI.

## Upstream license notice

MIT License

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# Dave AI resource metadata

Creator / publisher: aiming-lab
Original project: https://github.com/aiming-lab/MetaClaw
Attribution basis: Upstream repository explicitly recorded in package mirror path

Fields of work: Data & Analytics, Education & Research
Roles: Data Analyst, Market Research Analyst, Researcher
Specialties: Specialty not specified
Tools: Tool not specified
Country applicability: Country not specified
Classification basis: Source catalog labels
Instruction SHA-256: f29b92b12aa762a5a68de14bfdfe3ac34c84bf841bef26c9e3d981d87735b912