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stable_id: skills/knowledge-work-plugins-bio-research-skills-scientific-problem-selection-skill
type: skills
title: scientific-problem-selection
summary: This skill should be used when scientists need help with research
  problem selection, project ideation, troubleshooting stuck projects, or
  strategic scientific decisions. Use this skill when users ask to pitch a new
  research idea, work through a project problem, evaluate project risks, plan
  research strategy, navigate decision trees, or get help choosing what
  scientific problem to work on. Typical requests include "I have an idea for a
  project", "I'm stuck on my research", "help me evaluate this project", "what
  should I work on", or "I need strategic advice about my research".
tags:
  - source-knowledge-work-plugins
  - plugin-bio-research
  - plugin-component-skills
  - plugin-skill
  - category-search-research
source_url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/main/bio-research/skills/scientific-problem-selection/SKILL.md
license: ""
upstream_ref: https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/main/bio-research/skills/scientific-problem-selection/SKILL.md
github_stars: null
github_forks: null
github_is_organization: null
retrieved_at: 2026-06-11T08:31:58.127Z
content_sha256: 9ec99e3e5b2f4cd7474ef2bb8a1b10ee1f97dbe688c7723c7ec0b18deb8ff0f4
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