Research Router

Route research requests to the right source class, then return source-backed answers with confidence and gaps.

Routing policy

• Prefer live data for open-web questions.
• Pick the smallest route set that can answer the question.
• If evidence is thin, add a second source class for corroboration.
• Keep source provenance explicit in final output.

Route map

Code/docs research

• Use gh for GitHub repository inspection and code search.
• Use deepwiki for repository docs/Q&A over owner/repo.
• Use context7 for up-to-date library/API docs and examples.
• Use grep-app for public OSS code usage patterns.

Web/live research

• Use brave-search for fast scoping and recency checks.
• Use exa-search for deeper multi-source synthesis and richer retrieval.
• Escalate from Brave to Exa when coverage or quality is weak.

Sentiment/discussion research

• Use reddit for community sentiment, discussion trends, and user/topic signals.
• Corroborate high-impact claims with one non-Reddit source class when feasible.

Knowledge-base research

• Use notebooklm for user-owned notebook sources and internal knowledge corpora.

Exclusions

• Do not route to summarize from this skill.

Router workflow

1. Classify request: code/docs, web/live, sentiment, or notebook KB.
2. Select primary route from the map above.
3. Execute route tools and collect source evidence.
4. Add corroboration route when confidence is low, sources conflict, or claim impact is high.
5. Return answer with provenance, confidence, and explicit gaps.

Output contract

• Answer: concise result.
• Sources used: tool + why it was selected.
• Confidence: high/medium/low with reason.
• Gaps: unresolved uncertainty or missing evidence.
• Next query: best follow-up when blocked.

Escalation rules

• If library/API details are unclear, force context7.
• If repo-specific behavior is unclear, force deepwiki and/or gh.
• If web evidence is stale or shallow, escalate from brave-search to exa-search.
• If sentiment claim drives decisions, include reddit plus one non-Reddit corroboration source.