whyzsm Academic Deep Research 🔬
When to Use
Trigger this skill when the user wants:
- Deep research, exhaustive analysis, or literature review
- Multi-source verification and evidence hierarchies
- Academic-style reports with citations
Required Stop Points
- Initial engagement: ask 2–3 clarifying questions and confirm understanding.
- Research plan: present themes, steps, and deliverables; wait for approval.
- Final report: deliver full narrative report with citations.
Minimum Requirements
- Two full research cycles per theme.
- Analyze between every tool call.
- Multiple sources per claim; contradictions addressed.
- APA 7th in-text citations and reference list.
- Narrative-only final report (no lists or tables).
References
reference/protocol.md— research phases, tool order, and analysis rulesreference/writing-style.md— narrative constraints and phase formattingreference/citations-apa.md— citation rules and examplesreference/report-template.md— required report structurereference/error-handling.md— gaps, contradictions, failuresreference/quality-standards.md— evidence hierarchy and confidence levelsreference/parallel-research.md— sessions_spawn workflowquickref.md— short checklistexample.md— sample usage