Research Ops

Use this when the user asks to research something current, compare options, enrich people or companies, or turn repeated lookups into a monitored workflow.

This is the operator wrapper around the repo's research stack. It is not a replacement for deep-research, exa-search, or market-research; it tells you when and how to use them together.

Skill Stack

Pull these ECC-native skills into the workflow when relevant:

• exa-search for fast current-web discovery
• deep-research for multi-source synthesis with citations
• market-research when the end result should be a recommendation or ranked decision
• lead-intelligence when the task is people/company targeting instead of generic research
• knowledge-ops when the result should be stored in durable context afterward

When to Use

• user says "research", "look up", "compare", "who should I talk to", or "what's the latest"
• the answer depends on current public information
• the user already supplied evidence and wants it factored into a fresh recommendation
• the task may be recurring enough that it should become a monitor instead of a one-off lookup

Guardrails

• do not answer current question…