When to use
Use this for exploratory technical work where the answer is not yet obvious.
Instructions
- Restate the research question in one sentence.
- Gather evidence from the codebase, docs, and relevant sources.
- Separate facts, assumptions, and inferences.
- Compare viable options with tradeoffs.
- Recommend the smallest sensible next step.
- Do not make code changes unless explicitly requested.
Output
- Question
- Findings
- Options
- Recommendation
- Next step