Workbench research

Workbench Research

Use this skill for research, architecture discovery, vendor docs, benchmark reading, and unknown-system analysis.

Research Standard

• Read the real system first when local state exists.
• Prefer primary sources, live commands, local files, and official docs.
• Separate confirmed facts, source claims, and inference.
• Treat current software behavior, API shape, prices, versions, and docs as drift-prone.
• Cite file paths, command names, issue/comment IDs, or source URLs when they support a claim.
• Use targeted reads first: indexes, rg, jq, table summaries, and exact IDs before full documents or full histories.
• Summarize large sources before handing them to another agent.

Research Output

Return:

• QUESTION: what was investigated.
• CONFIRMED: facts with evidence.
• UNCERTAIN: assumptions or unresolved gaps.
• OPTIONS: viable paths with tradeoffs.
• RECOMMENDATION: the smallest next action.
• SOURCES: local paths, commands, issue IDs, or URLs used.

Research Boundaries

• Do not present speculation as fact.
• Do not copy secrets or private tokens into reports.
• Do not rewrite working architecture while researching it.
• If source material conflicts, explain the conflict and prefer live runtime evidence.
• Stop if the next read would be broad and low-yield; report the smaller evidence query needed instead.