name: research-and-synthesis description: Fetch and summarize authoritative external sources into actionable guidance. EXCLUSIVE to researcher agent. allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash, WebFetch

Research and Synthesis

Exclusive to: researcher agent

Instructions

1. Understand project stack from docs/project-overview-pdr.md
2. Define the research question clearly
3. Fetch 1-3 authoritative sources
4. Verify with multiple sources
5. Summarize actionable findings

Source Evaluation

Research Process

1. Define the question clearly
2. Fetch 1-3 authoritative sources
3. Verify with multiple sources
4. Summarize actionable findings

Package Evaluation

Comparison Matrix

| Criteria | Option A | Option B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Implementation | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐ |
| Performance | ⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐⭐ |
| Security | ⭐⭐⭐ | ⭐⭐ |

Output Template

## Summary
[2-3 sentences]

## Key Findings
- Finding 1
- Finding 2

## Recommendation
[Which option and why]

## References
- [Source](url)

Examples

• "Confirm best practice for Laravel validation"
• "Compare package A vs package B"