9. Research & Analysis

Provides strategic web research using WebSearch and WebFetch to gather accurate, relevant information from authoritative sources with proper attribution.

Fetches YouTube video transcripts and captions from user-provided URLs or explicit requests.

Generates and evaluates 4-6 expert perspectives to critically analyze propositions, uncover blindspots, and explore diverse viewpoints on topics.

Provides structured methodologies to identify and leverage connections between disparate disciplines for innovative problem-solving and insight generation.

Guides systematic qualitative analysis of interview data in sociology, supporting theory-informed and data-first approaches with quality checkpoints.

Guides qualitative interview data analysis using abductive reasoning, following Timmermans & Tavory's theory-first approach to uncover anomalies and generate novel theoretical insights.

Guides sociologists through systematic literature review stages including search, screening, and synthesis using OpenAlex API for database construction.

Structures empirical research investigations for code analysis, system documentation, and bug exploration. Creates dated project folders with READMEs for comprehensive documentation.

Provides systematic analysis of articles and long-form content using five proven thinking models including Critical Thinking and Systems Thinking.

Assists users in planning genealogy research projects, including source organization and goal setting for family history studies.

Provides natural language query-based lookup for static context files, returning relevant paths for other skills to reference.

Conducts requirements gathering, technical research, and effort/risk estimation for business analysis, stakeholder analysis, and competitive analysis.

Researches EVM SDK patterns (viem, alloy) to guide Brane feature design and API implementation based on existing solutions.

Simulates US federal and state tax and benefit policies using variables and household scenarios for policy analysis.

Provides standardized analysis patterns for PolicyEngine research repositories, including CRFB, newsletters, dashboards, and impact studies.

Conducts comprehensive codebase research by spawning parallel sub-agents and synthesizing findings into structured research documents.

Aggregates and contextualizes information from multiple sources to prepare grounded research sessions with evidence-based insights.

Explores user intent and requirements through research and analysis to inform creative development work before implementation.

Gathers and analyzes information based on user queries, supporting research tasks through structured data collection and evaluation.

Conducts technical investigations via codebase and internet research, then proposes detailed implementation plans with clarifying questions.

Gathers contextual information from documentation, code examples, and web resources to provide structured findings for informed feature implementation decisions.

Assesses market viability of nonfiction book concepts for Amazon KDP, providing demand analysis, competition insights, and Go/No-Go recommendation.

Assists authors in planning, orchestrating, and validating deep research for nonfiction books through prompt generation, quality validation, and synthesis, using external AI execution.

Validates nonfiction book concepts against existing research, providing competitive landscape analysis and a Go/No-Go report to assess defensibility.