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 recall to surface 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 web_fetch to extract content from the most relevant URLs found.
5. Use news to find recent developments on the topic.
6. Use write_file to synthesize findings per sub-question with inline source references, surfacing where sources agree or disagree.
7. Use write_file to add a cross-cutting patterns section noting consensus signals, controversies, and notable gaps.
8. If the topic is relevant to ongoing work, close with a summary of findings so it is remembered.

Version

v1 (curated)