Research & Literature Gathering Skill

Overview

Use this skill when implementing calculations requires identifying applicable standards, gathering reference literature, and mapping gaps. It queries three existing data sources and produces a structured YAML research brief.

Inputs

• category: engineering discipline (e.g. geotechnical, structural, subsea)
• subcategory: specific topic (e.g. pile_capacity, fatigue, viv_analysis)

8-Step Workflow

1. Query the Standards Ledger
2. Query the Document Index
3. Cross-Reference Capability Map
4. Produce the Research Brief
5. Search University & Academic Resources
6. Document Download Tasks
7. Deep Online Research
8. Download Script Generation

See workflow-steps.md for detailed commands and procedures for each step.

See templates.md for the research brief YAML template and domain-to-repo mapping.

AC Checklist

• Standards ledger queried for domain
• Doc index searched with category and subcategory keywords
• Capability map cross-referenced for implementation status
• University/academic resources searched (textbooks, coursework, OCW)
• Worked examples with known answers identified for TDD tests
• Coursework materials archived in knowledge/dark-intelligence/<category>/
• Research brief YAML saved to .planning/capability-map/research-briefs/
• Download tasks identified with availability status
• Brief reviewed for completeness before handing off to implementation WRK
• Deep online research performed (WebSearch for free PDFs and papers)
• Download script generated via --generate-download-script
• Download script manually curated with discovered URLs
• Downloads validated with file *.pdf (no HTML/WAF responses)

See also

• data/dark-intel — dark intelligence archive where research materials and worked examples are stored