Deep Research Brief Claude Skill Template

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name: deep-research-brief
description: Have Claude produce a structured research brief with sources, assumptions, tradeoffs, and decision-ready takeaways.
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# Deep Research Brief

## When To Use
Use when exploring a market, technology, vendor, regulation, or unfamiliar domain.

## What Claude Should Optimize For
- Synthesizes multiple sources
- Highlights uncertainty
- Ends with usable recommendations

## Workflow
1. Define the research question.
2. Collect credible sources.
3. Compare claims and contradictions.
4. Summarize findings with confidence levels.

## Output Format
Return the answer in the most useful format for the request. Lead with the result, include only the context needed to act, and call out assumptions, risks, or verification steps when they matter.

## Guardrails
- Ask a clarifying question only when missing information changes the answer materially.
- Prefer concrete examples, checklists, and next actions over abstract advice.
- Keep the response concise unless the user asks for depth.
- Do not invent facts, sources, metrics, or code behavior.

## Tags
- research
- brief
- analysis
- sources