Write a research brief that produces usable evidence

A bounded research question is easier to answer than a request to learn everything about a market. Define the decision, scope and evidence standard first.

Define the evidence boundary

Give the research teammate a bounded set of documents or an explicit source scope. Request references next to claims and keep observation separate from interpretation. An AI summary is not independent verification of a source. Where live web access is unavailable, work from the supplied snapshot and label its date rather than describing the findings as current.

Inputs for this workflow: A decision statement, known constraints and existing evidence.

Work through the task

1. State the question and excluded topics.
2. Specify acceptable source types and freshness.

A brief you can adapt

Draft research-brief.md with question, scope, source criteria, output table and stopping conditions. List assumptions to verify.

The filenames above are examples. Replace them with your actual inputs and destination before submitting the task.

Review the deliverable

Check that answering the proposed question would actually change the decision under consideration.

Where this approach can fail

More sources do not automatically mean better evidence. Relevance and traceability matter.

For the related desktop setup, see write task brief.