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Workflow Cited Research by lev-os — Agent Skill

Name: Workflow Cited Research
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: lev-os

File contents

Workflow: Cited Research

Trigger

Run when the user wants a repeatable research workflow that:

curates web/video/doc sources
synthesizes them with citations
persists the output locally
optionally projects the result into Obsidian or another publisher target

This is the workflow-level synthesis of:

lev-research for source acquisition
notebooklm for grounded multi-source reasoning
publisher/CMS projections for durable local output

Inputs

Research question or theme
Source seed list, or permission to discover sources
Preferred source classes: youtube, web, pdf, notes
Projection target:
- markdown only
- Obsidian vault
- future CMS/publisher target
Notebook slug and dashboard title

Steps

Acquire or curate sources. Use lev-research or user-provided URLs to build a deliberate source set. Prefer curated relevance over raw volume.
Materialize a source manifest. Save the final source list as JSON or markdown so the research input is inspectable and reproducible.
Create or select the NotebookLM notebook. Authenticate, create/select notebook, and add sources in batches.
Import the notebook into local markdown. Run the notebooklm import workflow to create source files and a dashboard/materialized view.
Ask grounded questions. Use notebooklm ask --new --json for each research question. Extract cited passages and resolve citations into durable local links.
Project the result. Treat Obsidian as a projection target, not a new authority. If a different publisher exists later, reuse the same markdown artifacts.
Close the loop. Produce:
- source manifest
- Q&A notes
- cited passage map
- concise synthesis of themes, gaps, and next actions

Team

Role	Responsibility
Source Curator	builds and prunes the source set
Notebook Operator	manages notebook creation, auth, and source import
Citation Resolver	extracts passages and resolves evidence links
Publisher Adapter	projects markdown output into Obsidian/CMS targets

Outputs

/tmp/notebooklm-sources.json or equivalent source manifest
Notes/NotebookLM/{slug}/Sources/*.md
Notes/NotebookLM/{slug}/QA/*.md
Notes/Dashboards/{dashboard}.md
A short synthesis note with themes, gaps, and follow-up prompts

Validation

Source manifest exists and matches the notebook contents
Q&A notes contain local resolved citations, not bare [N] markers
Source files contain cited passages
Projection target renders the result without depending on the NotebookLM web UI
Workflow can be rerun with a fresh notebook/question set without changing the core steps

---name: workflow-cited-researchdescription: Build a grounded research loop from source acquisition through NotebookLM synthesis into local markdown/CMS projections. Invoke with /workflow cited-research.---# Workflow: Cited Research## TriggerRun when the user wants a repeatable research workflow that:- curates web/video/doc sources- synthesizes them with citations- persists the output locally- optionally projects the result into Obsidian or another publisher targetThis is the workflow-level synthesis of:- `lev-research` for source acquisition- `notebooklm` for grounded multi-source reasoning- publisher/CMS projections for durable local output## Inputs- Research question or theme- Source seed list, or permission to discover sources- Preferred source classes: `youtube`, `web`, `pdf`, `notes`- Projection target: - markdown only - Obsidian vault - future CMS/publisher target- Notebook slug and dashboard title## Steps1. Acquire or curate sources. Use `lev-research` or user-provided URLs to build a deliberate source set. Prefer curated relevance over raw volume.2. Materialize a source manifest. Save the final source list as JSON or markdown so the research input is inspectable and reproducible.3. Create or select the NotebookLM notebook. Authenticate, create/select notebook, and add sources in batches.4. Import the notebook into local markdown. Run the `notebooklm` import workflow to create source files and a dashboard/materialized view.5. Ask grounded questions. Use `notebooklm ask --new --json` for each research question. Extract cited passages and resolve citations into durable local links.6. Project the result. Treat Obsidian as a projection target, not a new authority. If a different publisher exists later, reuse the same markdown artifacts.7. Close the loop. Produce: - source manifest - Q&A notes - cited passage map - concise synthesis of themes, gaps, and next actions## Team| Role | Responsibility ||------|---------------|| Source Curator | builds and prunes the source set || Notebook Operator | manages notebook creation, auth, and source import || Citation Resolver | extracts passages and resolves evidence links || Publisher Adapter | projects markdown output into Obsidian/CMS targets |## Outputs- `/tmp/notebooklm-sources.json` or equivalent source manifest- `Notes/NotebookLM/{slug}/Sources/*.md`- `Notes/NotebookLM/{slug}/QA/*.md`- `Notes/Dashboards/{dashboard}.md`- A short synthesis note with themes, gaps, and follow-up prompts## Validation- Source manifest exists and matches the notebook contents- Q&A notes contain local resolved citations, not bare `[N]` markers- Source files contain cited passages- Projection target renders the result without depending on the NotebookLM web UI- Workflow can be rerun with a fresh notebook/question set without changing the core steps

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Workflow Cited Research