Best Practice Research

Best Practice Research

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• Designing solutions during planning phase
• Red-team identifies potential better approaches
• Evaluating libraries or architectural patterns
• Validating security or reliability assumptions

Workflow

1. Define Research Questions

Before researching, clearly state:

• What problem are we solving?
• What constraints exist? (QIG purity, E8 architecture, etc.)
• What would "better" look like?

2. Identify Research Areas

Common research needs:

3. Research Sources

Prioritize authoritative sources:

1. Official Documentation - Language/framework docs
2. Standards Bodies - OWASP, IETF, W3C
3. Academic Papers - For novel or complex problems
4. Reputable Blogs - Recognized experts in the field
5. Open Source Examples - Well-maintained projects

4. Evaluate Findings

For each finding, assess:

### Finding: {Title}

**Source:** {URL or reference}
**Relevance:** High / Medium / Low
**Applicability:** {How it applies to our context}

**Summary:**
{Key points}

**Constraints Check:**
- [ ] Compatible with QIG purity requirements
- [ ] Compatible with E8 architecture
- [ ] No forbidden dependencies
- [ ] Maintainable within project scope

**Recommendation:**
{Adopt / Adapt / Reject} - {Reason}

5. Document Research Summary

## Research Summary

**Topic:** {What was researched}
**Date:** {YYYY-MM-DD}
**Context:** {Why this research was needed}

### Questions Investigated
1. {Question 1}
2. {Question 2}

### Key Findings

| Finding | Source | Recommendation |
|---------|--------|----------------|
| {finding} | {source} | Adopt/Adapt/Reject |

### Recommendations for Project

1. {Recommendation 1}
   - Rationale: {why}
   - Impact: {what changes}

2. {Recommendation 2}
   - Rationale: {why}
   - Impact: {what changes}

### References

1. {Full citation/URL 1}
2. {Full citation/URL 2}

Project-Specific Constraints

When researching for this project, always verify:

QIG Purity

• No Euclidean distance patterns
• No cosine similarity
• Fisher-Rao geometry only
• Simplex representation

Dependency Policy

• No forbidden imports (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc. in core)
• Minimal new dependencies
• Prefer standard library

Architecture

• Python-first for QIG logic
• TypeScript for UI only
• Canonical import paths

Integration with Other Skills

This skill is invoked by:

• multi-agent-red-team-planning - During research phases
• multi-agent-red-team-implementation - When alternatives are proposed

Output feeds into:

• planning-and-roadmapping - To update plans based on findings
• Implementation decisions

Output Format

Research outputs should be:

1. Actionable - Clear recommendations
2. Cited - Sources provided
3. Contextualized - Applied to project constraints
4. Summarized - Easy to consume

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