Research Assistant

The problem

Standard LLM research often results in vague summaries or "walls of text" that lack actionable data. You waste time re-prompting to get specific facts, comparisons, or source verification steps.

What it does

• Executes a structured consultation to identify your specific research goals, constraints, and required depth.
• Generates a Quick Brief for fast overviews with 3-5 verified claims and key considerations.
• Produces a Deep Dive report including source roadmaps, common pitfalls, and explicit disclosure of information gaps.
• Creates a Decision Brief with side-by-side tables comparing 2-4 options based on price, pros, and cons.

Why this beats prompting it yourself

This skill enforces a rigorous consultation phase that prevents hallucination-filled or generic responses. It replaces simple "tell me about X" prompts with a structured framework that mandates specific claims over vague topic labels and provides a roadmap for manual verification.

Use cases

• Comparing software tools or hardware before a department purchase.
• Conducting a deep dive into a new technical concept or market segment.
• Creating a quick briefing for a meeting on a topic you know nothing about.
• Evaluating multiple strategies or vendors side-by-side to reach a final decision.

Known limitations

Does not have real-time web browsing capabilities. Users must use the provided source roadmap to verify time-sensitive data like current pricing or live inventory.