vaultspec-researchlisted
Install: claude install-skill nevenincs/vaultspec-rag
# Research and brainstorm skill (vaultspec-research)
Use this skill:
- Before implementing non-trivial features.
- When unsure about major design decisions.
- Before refactors with unclear scope.
- Before debugging complex issues.
- When you need user input on design options.
**Announce at start:** "I'm using the `vaultspec-research` skill to conduct structured
research and brainstorming."
## Required steps
- **Ground in existing intent first.** Begin by grounding via semantic search - the
fastest, cheapest way to surface what the project already decided and built. Follow
the validated sequence: locate, read whole, confirm. Retrieve governing decisions with
`vaultspec-rag search "<intent>" --type vault --doc-type adr` (the directed ADR
filter, sharper than catch-all `--type vault`), prior exploration with
`vaultspec-rag search "<intent>" --type vault` (or `--doc-type research`), and the
implementation sites with `vaultspec-rag search "<intent>" --type code`. Lean on
`vaultspec-core status` and `vaultspec-core vault list` - first-class for orientation
\- to map in-flight plans and records. Read what this surfaces in full and check for
overlap before adding new findings; round out decision recall by listing `.vault/adr/`
and filtering by feature. Where `vaultspec-rag` is not installed, the `vaultspec-core`
discovery verbs and grep carry the same sequence.
- **Read and use the template** at `.vaultspec/templates/research.md`; its embedded hint
block