# Researching

> Research a question, claim, option, or topic using reliable sources. Use when the user asks to research, investigate, compare, verify, or gather evidence before making a decision.

- Skill: `santiago-migoni/researching` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add santiago-migoni/researching`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/santiago-migoni/researching/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: santiago-migoni (https://skillmd.com/u/santiago-migoni)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/santiago-migoni/researching

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Produce a decision-useful, evidence-backed answer. Establish the research question, the decision it informs, and the relevant scope from the request. If those are reasonably clear, proceed; ask only for missing context that would materially change the research.

## Process

1. Break the question into the factual claims or comparisons that need evidence.
2. Prefer primary and authoritative sources: original research, official documentation, laws and regulations, company filings, official statistics, and direct statements. Use high-quality secondary sources for context, interpretation, or when primary sources are unavailable.
3. Check recency when the subject can change. State the relevant date or version for time-sensitive information.
4. Cross-check consequential or disputed claims with independent sources. Do not treat repeated reporting as independent corroboration when the sources rely on the same origin.
5. Separate sourced facts from your analysis, estimates, and recommendations. Label uncertainty instead of filling gaps with confidence.

Use available local materials before searching externally when they are relevant to the question. If research cannot access an important source, say so and explain how that limits the conclusion.

## Deliverable

Lead with a concise answer or recommendation. Then provide only the detail needed to support it:

- **Key findings:** the evidence most relevant to the question.
- **Implications:** what those findings mean for the user's decision; identify this as analysis when it is an inference.
- **Caveats:** uncertainty, conflicting evidence, assumptions, and material gaps.
- **Sources:** direct links placed next to the claims they support, including publication or effective dates where relevant.

For comparisons, use consistent criteria and a compact table when it makes tradeoffs easier to evaluate. Quote sparingly and paraphrase accurately. Never fabricate sources, citations, access, or certainty.

End with a concrete next step only when it follows from the evidence. Do not make external changes, contact people, or spend money unless the user explicitly asks.