Research Brief

${var} — Topic to research. Recommended for best results.

If ${var} is set, use it as the research topic.

This skill is triggered on demand (via Telegram or workflow_dispatch). Expects a topic in the trigger message.

Read memory/MEMORY.md for context on prior research and interests.

Steps:

1. Use WebSearch to find 5-8 current sources on the topic.
2. Search Semantic Scholar for relevant academic papers:
   bashCopy

   curl -s "https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/search?query=TOPIC&limit=10&fields=title,authors,abstract,url,publicationDate,citationCount,openAccessPdf"
   

3. Use WebFetch to read the 3-4 most relevant sources in depth.
4. Synthesize a research brief (600-1000 words):
   • Overview — what this topic is and why it matters now
   • Current state — what's known, key players, recent developments
   • Key papers — 2-3 most relevant papers with summaries
   • Open questions — what's unresolved or emerging
   • Connections — how this relates to topics in MEMORY.md
5. Save to articles/research-brief-${today}.md.
6. Send an abbreviated summary via ./notify.
7. Log what you did to memory/logs/${today}.md.