$npx -y skills add richard-kim-79/archora-skills --skill synthesisSynthesizes research notes and documents to surface cross-cutting themes, unexpected connections, and high-level insights not visible in individual pieces. Use when the user asks for an overview, thematic analysis, synthesis across notes, or to find patterns in their research col
| 1 | # Research Synthesis |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Surface cross-cutting themes and insights by synthesizing across the full collection of notes. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ## Workflow |
| 6 | |
| 7 | 1. **Read all provided content** — notes, documents, wiki pages |
| 8 | 2. **Identify recurring themes** — concepts that appear across multiple sources |
| 9 | 3. **Find unexpected connections** — links between sources that aren't explicitly stated |
| 10 | 4. **Surface gaps** — important questions the content doesn't yet address |
| 11 | 5. **Synthesize insights** — produce observations that go beyond any single source |
| 12 | |
| 13 | ## Output Format |
| 14 | |
| 15 | ```markdown |
| 16 | # 🔭 Research Synthesis |
| 17 | |
| 18 | ## Overview |
| 19 | [3–4 sentences: what this research is fundamentally about and its current state] |
| 20 | |
| 21 | ## Core Themes |
| 22 | |
| 23 | ### Theme 1: [Title] |
| 24 | [2–3 sentences describing the theme and which sources contribute to it] |
| 25 | *Sources: [list of relevant notes/docs]* |
| 26 | |
| 27 | ### Theme 2: [Title] |
| 28 | ... |
| 29 | |
| 30 | ## Unexpected Connections |
| 31 | - **[Concept A] ↔ [Concept B]**: [Why this connection is interesting and what it might mean] |
| 32 | - ... |
| 33 | |
| 34 | ## Research Gaps |
| 35 | - [Important question not yet addressed by any source] |
| 36 | - ... |
| 37 | |
| 38 | ## Key Insights |
| 39 | 1. [Cross-cutting insight that requires reading multiple sources together] |
| 40 | 2. ... |
| 41 | ``` |
| 42 | |
| 43 | ## Quality criteria |
| 44 | |
| 45 | - Insights must require **multiple sources** — don't just summarize individual documents |
| 46 | - Connections should be **non-obvious** — don't flag things already explicitly linked |
| 47 | - Gaps should be **specific** — not "more research needed" but "no source addresses X" |