High-Stakes Research Briefs
Get a research brief with traceable sources, independent evidence, conflicting findings, and explicit confidence levels.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
That's an interesting question about low-code platforms and custom development. There's definitely a lot of hype around low-code tools right now, and they do work well for some use cases. But whether they can replace custom development depends on what you're trying to build and your specific requirements. I could do some research on this for you, but it would take time to gather good sources and compare different perspectives. To give you a thorough answer, I'd want to look at case studies, expert opinions, and maybe some data on where low-code succeeds and where it falls short. Would that be helpful? Do you have a specific type of application you're wondering about?
DEEP RESEARCH FINDINGS: Low-Code Platforms vs. Custom Development: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: → Multi-channel search: Gartner reports, engineering blogs, 47 case studies, 12 vendor whitepapers, Reddit discussions → Source triangulation: Every finding backed by at least 3 independent sources → Adversarial review: Counterarguments documented for each claim FINDING 1: Low-code accelerates 40-60 percent of enterprise projects SOURCES: McKinsey 2024 survey (2,400 CIOs), Forrester research, Mendix case study (retail) COUNTERCLAIM: Gartner notes 28 percent of low-code projects exceed budget (vs. 15 percent for custom) CONCLUSION: True for CRUD + workflow automation; false for real-time systems, compliance-heavy fintech FINDING 2: Custom development still required for: differentiation, data security, legacy integration SOURCES: Accenture report, three Fortune 500 case studies, low-code vendor limitation docs EVIDENCE: Companies using hybrid (60 percent low-code + 40 percent custom) report highest satisfaction FINDING 3: Talent shortage reversal: low-code adoption enabling non-technical teams to build SOURCES: Deloitte, Forrester, O'Reilly developer survey (8,000+ respondents) RISK: Maintenance burden shifts to operations; code quality variance increases CONCLUSION: Low-code replaces custom for 30-40 percent of enterprise work (forms, workflows, reporting). 60-70 percent still requires custom engineering. Hybrid model = optimal ROI. OUTPUT: 6 source files saved with verbatim quotes for reuse.
About this skill
“I have plenty of links, but I still don't know what I can trust.” This skill turns a high-stakes question into a sourced research brief, checking whether apparently corroborating sources are independent and actively looking for evidence that could overturn the conclusion.
What it does
- Breaks broad questions into claims that could change the decision.
- Searches across primary records, independent analysis, and operational evidence instead of repeating one query.
- Traces recycled claims to their common origin so syndicated coverage does not count as independent confirmation.
- Preserves short supporting quotes, dates, locations, and limitations in reusable source records.
- Separates established facts, analytical inferences, conflicting evidence, and unanswered questions.
- Challenges the provisional conclusion and identifies the next verification step with the most decision value.
What you get
A research brief with an executive finding, a claim-to-source evidence map, an adversarial assessment, and a source archive. Recommendations show what the evidence supports, what remains uncertain, and what would change the conclusion.
Best for
Strategy teams, founders, analysts, and operators investigating markets, methods, technologies, or consequential business hypotheses where a persuasive but weakly sourced answer could be costly.
SKILL.md preview
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Investigates high-stakes questions through claim decomposition, searches across distinct evidence channels, source-independence checks, preserved excerpts, and an adversarial review. Produces a research brief that separates supported findings from inference and unresolved uncertainty. Use when the user says "research this before we commit", "validate this hypothesis", "I need a board-ready research brief", "these sources contradict each other", "map how this market works", "my research keeps repeating the same claims", or "what evidence would change this decision?".
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