interview-me

# Research Interview Conduct a structured interview to help formalise a research idea into a concrete specification. **Input:** `$ARGUMENTS` — a brief topic description or "start fresh" for open-ended exploration. --- ## How This Works This is a **conversational** skill. Instead of producing a report immediately, you conduct an interview by asking questions one at a time, probing deeper based on answers, and building toward a structured research specification. **Do NOT use the available structured-question mechanism.** Ask questions directly in your text responses, one or two at a time. Wait for the user to respond before continuing. Before starting, read `.context/profile.md` and `.context/projects/_index.md` to understand the researcher's areas and active projects. If the topic relates to an existing project, read its context file too. --- ## Interview Structure ### Phase 1: The Big Picture (1–2 questions) - "What phenomenon or puzzle are you trying to understand?" - "Why does this matter? Who should care about the answer?" ### Phase 2: Theoretical Motivation (1–2 questions) - "What's your intuition for why X happens / what drives Y?" - "What would standard theory predict? Do you expect something different?" ### Phase 3: Data and Setting (1–2 questions) - "What data do you have access to, or what data would you ideally want?" - "Is there a specific context, time period, or institutional setting you're focused on?" ### Phase 4: Identification (1–2 questions) - "...