Vibe Research Workflow

Overview

Vibe Research is the modern research workflow where large language models and AI coding tools handle mechanical tasks (implementation, figure rendering, language polish) while the researcher retains full ownership of research direction, problem framing, experimental design, and factual accuracy. The goal is a two-to-five times productivity gain on routine tasks without compromising academic integrity.

The skill has three sub-flows: Vibe Coding (AI-assisted code), Vibe Figure (AI-assisted figure production), Vibe Writing (AI-assisted prose polish). Each is governed by six behavioural rules that draw a hard line between acceptable use (mechanical acceleration, auxiliary suggestions, style correction) and academic misconduct (fabricated citations, outsourced scientific judgment, hidden AI authorship).

This skill is a meta-skill that orchestrates tool selection, flow design, and integrity enforcement across a research session. It consolidates the the curriculum's Vibe Research section into a single invocable procedure.

When to use this skill

• Starting a new AI-assisted work block (a morning of coding, a figure day, a writing session).
• The user asks 'how to use AI for research', 'Vibe Coding tips', 'AI-assisted writing workflow', 'which AI tool for this'.
• The user is choosing between Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Figma, Gemini, or other tools.
• The user wants a workflow plan for a multi-day project involving AI.
• The user suspects AI output has drifted into unacceptable territory (fabricated citations, outsourced reasoning).

When NOT to use this skill