---
name: sup-research
description: Research workflow recipe (frame question → gather sources → synthesize → cite → answer)
supervisor:
  workflow: research
  required_capabilities: [research, reasoning]
---
## When to use
When a task asks to research, compare, investigate, or summarize external information.

## Operating rules
1. Frame the question precisely before searching.
2. Gather from multiple independent sources; prefer primary sources.
3. Track every claim with a citation (URL, doc, or quote).
4. Distinguish established facts from opinion or speculation.
5. Note open questions and unknowns explicitly.

## Stop conditions
- The question is answered with cited evidence.
- Conflicting sources are reconciled or surfaced.
- Remaining uncertainty is documented.
