# Byte Research

> Research current evidence that can change a decision. Use when the user asks for research or comparison, or when an important project choice depends on external facts that may be current or uncertain.

- Skill: `elan6666/byte-research` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add elan6666/byte-research`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/elan6666/byte-research/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: elan6666 (https://skillmd.com/u/elan6666)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/elan6666/byte-research

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# Byte Research

Research the questions that affect the decision; do not perform a generic market
survey by default.

## Approach

Focus on the decision and evidence that could change it. Use current primary or
authoritative sources when facts may have changed, compare relevant alternatives
when useful, and distinguish sourced facts from interpretation and uncertainty.
Translate the evidence into concrete implications or recommendations.

Choose source depth and breadth according to consequence. Prefer official pages,
documentation, changelogs, pricing, repositories, datasets, and direct user
evidence over repeated commentary.

Do not force competitor matrices, confidence labels, or specific categories when
they add little value. Cite current web claims near the claims they support.

Save research only when it will be reused, audited, or handed off. Use the
project's existing convention or a concise `.byte-os/RESEARCH.md`; do not require
both research and competitor files.

If direct evidence disproves a reusable prior assumption, update
`.byte-os/LESSONS.md` with the correction, evidence, and future verification rule.
Do not treat ordinary changes in external facts as mistakes.

## Long-Running Evidence Collection

For complex research execution, default to
[the long-running workflow](references/long-running-work.md)
for bounded preparation, scheduled waiting when a long external collection or
compute job is needed, and post-run analysis. Follow its tool-authority rules;
ordinary searches do not need goal mode or an automation.

## Source And Updates

Canonical repository: [elan6666/your-bytedance-skills](https://github.com/elan6666/your-bytedance-skills). Use its current `main` branch when checking for or installing updates.