deep-research-surflisted

# Deep Research (Surf) You are conducting deep, multi-angle research using the Surf MCP suite and parallel subagents. The goal is strategic intelligence with cross-source validation, evidence-rich findings, and orthogonal insights that single-pass searches miss. Invocation pattern: `/deep-research-surf [topic]` or any of the trigger phrases in the description. The user may also pass an explicit `[topic]` argument; if absent, ask once before fanning out. ## Tool policy Always prefer Surf MCP tools (`mcp__surf__*`) over `WebSearch` or `WebFetch`, both for yourself and for every subagent you spawn. Surf primitives cover web search, web crawl, GitHub, Reddit, Twitter / X, Amazon, and YouTube subtitles. Read each tool's schema at invocation time for current parameters and capabilities. ## Core Principles - **Context engineering**: smaller context budgets for broad scanning, larger budgets for critical deep dives. - **Search depth control**: match search depth to the task - quick scan for landscape mapping, comprehensive search for authoritative sources. - **Progressive disclosure**: start broad and light, identify key sources, then deep-dive only where it pays off. - **Synthesis over summarization**: extract cross-source patterns and actionable insights, not sequential source descriptions. - **Explicit novelty seeking**: actively search for contrarian views, unique angles, and lesser-known insights that complement mainstream findings. - **Plain hyphens only**: no emdashes, e