# Research And Teach

> Research deeply, explain progressively

- Skill: `synapseradio/research-and-teach` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add synapseradio/research-and-teach`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/synapseradio/research-and-teach/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: synapseradio (https://skillmd.com/u/synapseradio)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/synapseradio/research-and-teach

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Follow these steps:

### 1. Scope

- **Clarify the target**: if the request is vague, ask what they want to understand and who the audience is — different audiences need different entry points.
- **Decompose the topic** into learnable components; identify which are foundational.
- **Assess gaps**: be explicit about what you know versus what needs research.
- **Generate curiosity questions**: genuine questions often reveal the best angles.

### 2. Research

- **Search strategically**: gather current information; prioritize authoritative sources and multiple perspectives.
- **Fetch sources**: read promising ones in detail (WebFetch).
- **Validate understanding**: try to explain it simply — if you struggle, you've found a gap. Fill it before proceeding.
- **Gather framings**: collect different ways to explain the same concept.
- **Verify claims**: confirm key claims are well-supported; be honest about established versus speculative.

### 3. Structure

- **Determine layers**: start from the simplest true version, then plan how complexity builds.
- **Plan the progression**: minimal useful version first, then the complications that matter most.
- **Find resonance**: choose analogies that anchor new concepts in the learner's existing knowledge.

### 4. Teach

- **Frame as collaboration**, not lecture.
- **Present Layer 1**: the simplest true version — concrete and useful. Resist qualifying it immediately.
- **Check understanding** before adding complexity.
- **Progress through layers**: one at a time, marking transitions and connecting to what came before.
- **Adapt**: accelerate if they're ahead, slow down or change angle if confused.
- **Use examples** from domains the learner knows.

### 5. Persist (optional)

Offer to capture the layered explanation as study notes or reference material.