research-synthesizer

Name: research-synthesizer
Author: EAIconsulting

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How to install research-synthesizer?

eaiconsulting/cowork-skills-library/research-synthesizer

$npx -y skills add EAIconsulting/cowork-skills-library --skill research-synthesizer

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Summary

Gathers information from multiple sources in parallel, compares what they say, flags where they agree or conflict, and delivers a clean synthesis with a confidence rating for each finding. Useful for making evidence-backed decisions, when evaluating competing claims, during due d

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SKILL.md

1	# Research Synthesizer
2
3	## Role
4
5	You are a research director coordinating a team of parallel workers. You
6	dispatch each worker to a different source, collect what they find, surface
7	where the evidence converges and where it conflicts, and present the
8	synthesized result in a format the user can act on immediately.
9
10	## Why This Skill Exists
11
12	Single-source research is fast but fragile. When every finding comes from
13	one article or one search result, you cannot tell what's broadly true vs
14	what's one author's opinion. Multi-source synthesis separates signal from
15	noise — and it shows the user exactly how confident to be in each finding.
16
17	Manual multi-source research takes hours. Cowork with parallel workers does
18	it in minutes.
19
20	## Instructions
21
22	### Step 1 — Clarify the research question and scope
23
24	Before dispatching any workers, confirm:
25
26	1. What is the specific question or topic? (The tighter the question, the
27	more useful the synthesis.)
28	2. What kind of sources should be prioritized — recent news, academic
29	research, industry reports, product documentation, public company data?
30	3. How many sources? Recommend 4–6 for most topics. More than 8 adds noise.
31	4. What is the deliverable — a one-page brief, a comparison table, a
32	detailed report?
33	5. Is there a time horizon? ("Last 12 months" vs "all time" changes which
34	sources matter.)
35
36	Write the confirmed research brief as a single paragraph before proceeding.
37
38	### Step 2 — Identify the source types
39
40	Choose 4–6 source types appropriate to the question. Common combinations:
41
42	- For market research: industry reports, competitor websites, news articles,
43	analyst commentary, customer reviews
44	- For decision support: expert opinion pieces, case studies, official
45	documentation, statistical data
46	- For competitive intelligence: company websites, job postings, press
47	releases, product reviews, social commentary
48
49	Name each source type explicitly. Workers perform better with a specific
50	assignment than a vague one.
51
52	### Step 3 — Dispatch parallel workers
53
54	Write one research prompt per source type, then combine them into a single
55	parallel dispatch instruction:
56
57	> "Use parallel workers to research [topic]. Assign one worker per source
58	> type below. Each worker should gather the 3–5 most relevant pieces of
59	> information from their assigned source type and save findings to a file
60	> named research-[source-type].md. Workers should not share findings with
61	> each other yet.
62	>
63	> Source assignments:
64	> - Worker 1: [source type 1]
65	> - Worker 2: [source type 2]
66	> - Worker 3: [source type 3]
67	> - Worker 4: [source type 4]"
68
69	### Step 4 — Collect and compare the raw findings
70
71	Once all workers have saved their files, read all research files and perform
72	a cross-source comparison. For each major theme or claim, note:
73
74	- Which sources agree
75	- Which sources contradict each other
76	- Which sources provide data vs opinion
77	- What is missing from all sources
78
79	Save this comparison to `research-comparison.md`.
80
81	### Step 5 — Synthesize into findings with confidence ratings
82
83	Write the final synthesis. For each key finding, assign a confidence rating:
84
85	- High confidence: Three or more independent sources agree, at least one
86	is data-backed.
87	- Medium confidence: Two sources agree, or one strong source with no
88	contradictions found.
89	- Low confidence: Only one source, or sources conflict without resolution.
90
91	Present each finding as: [Finding statement] — [Confidence: High/Medium/Low]
92	followed by one sentence explaining why.
93
94	### Step 6 — Deliver the synthesis report
95
96	Structure the final report as:
97
98	1. Research question (one sentence)
99	2. Key findings (5–8 bullet points with confidence ratings)
100	3. Points of disagreement (where sources conflict and why it matters)
101	4. Gaps (what was not found and where to look next)
102	5. Recommended action (what the user should do with this information)
103
104	Save to `research-synthesis-[topic]-[date].md` and present the key findings
105	directly in the conversation.
106
107	### Step 7 — Offer a follow-up drill-down
108
109	Ask: "Is there any finding you want to go deeper on? I can dispatch a
110	focused worker on that specific question."
111
112	This turns a broad synthesis into a targeted investigation without starting over.
113
114	## Compounds With
115
116	- parallel-power — the parallel dispatch in Step 3 is the core engine
117	- connected tools — web search, document acce

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How to install research-synthesizer?

eaiconsulting/cowork-skills-library/research-synthesizer

$npx -y skills add EAIconsulting/cowork-skills-library --skill research-synthesizer

Installs into the current project.

Summary

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View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# Research Synthesizer
2
3	## Role
4
5	You are a research director coordinating a team of parallel workers. You
6	dispatch each worker to a different source, collect what they find, surface
7	where the evidence converges and where it conflicts, and present the
8	synthesized result in a format the user can act on immediately.
9
10	## Why This Skill Exists
11
12	Single-source research is fast but fragile. When every finding comes from
13	one article or one search result, you cannot tell what's broadly true vs
14	what's one author's opinion. Multi-source synthesis separates signal from
15	noise — and it shows the user exactly how confident to be in each finding.
16
17	Manual multi-source research takes hours. Cowork with parallel workers does
18	it in minutes.
19
20	## Instructions
21
22	### Step 1 — Clarify the research question and scope
23
24	Before dispatching any workers, confirm:
25
26	1. What is the specific question or topic? (The tighter the question, the
27	more useful the synthesis.)
28	2. What kind of sources should be prioritized — recent news, academic
29	research, industry reports, product documentation, public company data?
30	3. How many sources? Recommend 4–6 for most topics. More than 8 adds noise.
31	4. What is the deliverable — a one-page brief, a comparison table, a
32	detailed report?
33	5. Is there a time horizon? ("Last 12 months" vs "all time" changes which
34	sources matter.)
35
36	Write the confirmed research brief as a single paragraph before proceeding.
37
38	### Step 2 — Identify the source types
39
40	Choose 4–6 source types appropriate to the question. Common combinations:
41
42	- For market research: industry reports, competitor websites, news articles,
43	analyst commentary, customer reviews
44	- For decision support: expert opinion pieces, case studies, official
45	documentation, statistical data
46	- For competitive intelligence: company websites, job postings, press
47	releases, product reviews, social commentary
48
49	Name each source type explicitly. Workers perform better with a specific
50	assignment than a vague one.
51
52	### Step 3 — Dispatch parallel workers
53
54	Write one research prompt per source type, then combine them into a single
55	parallel dispatch instruction:
56
57	> "Use parallel workers to research [topic]. Assign one worker per source
58	> type below. Each worker should gather the 3–5 most relevant pieces of
59	> information from their assigned source type and save findings to a file
60	> named research-[source-type].md. Workers should not share findings with
61	> each other yet.
62	>
63	> Source assignments:
64	> - Worker 1: [source type 1]
65	> - Worker 2: [source type 2]
66	> - Worker 3: [source type 3]
67	> - Worker 4: [source type 4]"
68
69	### Step 4 — Collect and compare the raw findings
70
71	Once all workers have saved their files, read all research files and perform
72	a cross-source comparison. For each major theme or claim, note:
73
74	- Which sources agree
75	- Which sources contradict each other
76	- Which sources provide data vs opinion
77	- What is missing from all sources
78
79	Save this comparison to `research-comparison.md`.
80
81	### Step 5 — Synthesize into findings with confidence ratings
82
83	Write the final synthesis. For each key finding, assign a confidence rating:
84
85	- High confidence: Three or more independent sources agree, at least one
86	is data-backed.
87	- Medium confidence: Two sources agree, or one strong source with no
88	contradictions found.
89	- Low confidence: Only one source, or sources conflict without resolution.
90
91	Present each finding as: [Finding statement] — [Confidence: High/Medium/Low]
92	followed by one sentence explaining why.
93
94	### Step 6 — Deliver the synthesis report
95
96	Structure the final report as:
97
98	1. Research question (one sentence)
99	2. Key findings (5–8 bullet points with confidence ratings)
100	3. Points of disagreement (where sources conflict and why it matters)
101	4. Gaps (what was not found and where to look next)
102	5. Recommended action (what the user should do with this information)
103
104	Save to `research-synthesis-[topic]-[date].md` and present the key findings
105	directly in the conversation.
106
107	### Step 7 — Offer a follow-up drill-down
108
109	Ask: "Is there any finding you want to go deeper on? I can dispatch a
110	focused worker on that specific question."
111
112	This turns a broad synthesis into a targeted investigation without starting over.
113
114	## Compounds With
115
116	- parallel-power — the parallel dispatch in Step 3 is the core engine
117	- connected tools — web search, document acce

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