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Topic: $ARGUMENTS

Parse immediately:

• If topic provided: research that topic
• If topic empty: read self/goals.md for highest-priority unexplored direction and propose it
• If topic includes --deep/--light/--moderate: force that depth, strip flag from topic
• If no topic and no goals.md: ask "What would you like to research?"

Steps:

1. Read config, tool preferences, depth, domain vocabulary
2. Determine depth, from flags, config default, or fallback to moderate
3. Research, tool cascade: primary → fallback → last resort
4. File to inbox, with full provenance metadata
5. Chain to processing, next step based on pipeline chaining mode
6. Update goals.md, append new research directions discovered

START NOW. Reference below explains methodology.

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Step 1: Read Configuration

ops/config.yaml, research tools, depth, pipeline chaining
ops/derivation-manifest.md, domain vocabulary (inbox folder, reduce skill name)

From config.yaml (defaults if missing):

research:
  primary: exa-deep-research      # exa-deep-research | exa-web-search | web-search
  fallback: exa-web-search
  last_resort: web-search
  default_depth: moderate          # light | moderate | deep
pipeline:
  chaining: suggested             # manual | suggested | automatic

From derivation-manifest.md (universal defaults if missing):

• Inbox folder: inbox/ (could be journal/, encounters/, etc.)
• Reduce skill name: /reduce (could be /surface, /break-down, etc.)
• Domain name and hub MOC name

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Step 2: Determine Depth

Priority: explicit flag > config default > moderate