General Research

What it does

Lightweight / single-thread research on any topic — breaks the question into sub-questions, searches multiple sources, and synthesizes a cited briefing.

Procedure

When this skill is activated, Chalie follows these steps:

1. Use memory to recall any prior research or context on this topic — then ask the user to state the research question in 1–2 sentences (push back if too vague).
2. Use search to scope the question: run a broad query first to identify 3–5 sub-questions covering what, why, how, who, and what’s next.
3. For each sub-question, use search to find relevant sources (2–3 queries per sub-question, broad to narrow).
4. Use read to extract content from the most relevant URLs found.
5. Use news to find recent developments on the topic.
6. Use document to synthesize findings per sub-question with inline source references, surfacing where sources agree or disagree.
7. Use document to add a cross-cutting patterns section noting consensus signals, controversies, and notable gaps.
8. Save a summary of findings to memory if the topic is relevant to ongoing work.

Version

v1 (curated)