# Research Reasoning

> Synthesizes scientific literature, cross-references sources, evaluates evidence quality, and builds systematic research summaries.

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

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## Overview & Purpose

Research Reasoning organizes literature review and information gathering into a structured synthesis, evaluating source credibility, method soundness, and evidence strength.

## When to Use

- **Literature Reviews**: Synthesizing academic papers, technical documentation, or benchmarks.
- **Fact-Checking & Evidence Synthesis**: Evaluating conflicting technical claims across sources.

## Execution Workflow

1. **Define Research Query**: State explicit research questions.
2. **Source Gathering & Categorization**: Collect primary sources, documentation, or empirical studies.
3. **Evidence Evaluation**: Grade sources by peer-review status, recency, sample size, and method.
4. **Synthesis & Triangulation**: Combine findings across multiple independent sources.
5. **Identify Gaps**: Highlight unresolved questions or conflicting evidence.

## Expected Output Contract

```markdown
### Research Synthesis
- **Research Question**: [Target Query]
- **Key Findings**:
  - *Finding 1* (Source A, B): [Summary of evidence]
- **Source Quality Evaluation**: [High / Medium / Low Credibility Analysis]
- **Unresolved Gaps**: [Open questions]
```

## Scripts

- `scripts/research_reasoning.py` - Deterministic evaluation, state validation, and CLI tool for research-reasoning.