# research-scoping

Previews and maps research questions in one pass before running heavy workflows. Helps spot tensions and decide whether to escalate.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 414 installs · ★ 3
- Author: gasserane
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/gasserane/personal-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/research-scoping/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/research-scoping

## What it does

This skill analyzes complex evaluation or MEL inquiries inside a single prompt pass. Instead of launching heavy agent loops right away, it borrows the multi-angle tactic from Stanford's STORM framework. The model extracts between 4 and 6 distinct viewpoints. It outlines their primary friction points and sketches an outline for an eventual report. It then delivers a `SIMPLE` or `COMPLEX` triage verdict.

It runs without subagents. The design deliberately avoids literature searches and empirical claims. Instead of asserting factual dates, partner records, or metrics, the output inserts a `⚠️ to verify:` tag. If a project requires evidence and citations, the resulting map gets handed off to tools like `/ann` or `/researcher`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gasserane/personal-skills --skill research-scoping -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/research-scoping/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/research-scoping/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gasserane/personal-skills --skill research-scoping -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/research-scoping/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gasserane/personal-skills --skill research-scoping -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/research-scoping/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install gasserane/personal-skills research-scoping
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/research-scoping/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gasserane/personal-skills --skill research-scoping -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/gasserane/personal-skills --path skills/research-scoping
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/research-scoping/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add gasserane/personal-skills --skill research-scoping -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/gasserane/personal-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/research-scoping/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- map conflicting analytical perspectives before launching costly agent workflows
- detect live tensions across 4 to 6 viewpoints on an evaluation topic
- generate a structured report outline without performing web searches
- triage research questions into simple inline answers or complex escalations

## Example prompts
- Map the tensions around our proposed evaluation design before we run full research.
- Scope this learning question across 4 to 6 angles and give me a triage verdict.
- Run a fast scoping pass on this project proposal without looking up citations.

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