Research Synthesis
Decision-grade workflow for synthesizing a source set into clear findings...
Install
npx skills add NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill research-synthesis -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- NateBJones-Projects/OB14.8k
- Category
- Writing
- Updated
- 3d ago
- License
- See repository
- Context cost
- Lightabout 796 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Decision-grade workflow for synthesizing a source set into clear findings, contradictions, confidence markers, gaps, and next questions. Use for prompts like "synthesize these sources", "turn this research into a brief", "what are the key findings", or "where do these sources disagree". Best when you have a research question, a defined audience, and a set of source materials. Optional Open Brain search and capture can pull prior context and store the final synthesis.
Research Synthesis
Problem
Most research work fails at the synthesis step. Facts get repeated instead of organized, contradictions disappear, and the final brief sounds cleaner than the evidence really is.
Audience
- Primary: both operators and investors
When to Use
- Turning a defined source set into a clear, decision-grade brief
- Resolving or surfacing contradictions across sources
- Distilling a large research packet into findings, gaps, and next questions
- Preparing material for a memo, strategy discussion, or leadership review
When Not to Use
- Competitive market mapping with light source work: use
competitive-analysis - Transcript cleanup, action extraction, or follow-up drafting: use
meeting-synthesis - Final memo drafting when the synthesis is already done: use
deal-memo-drafting - Model-specific assumption review: use
financial-model-review
Required Context
Gather or confirm:
- the research question
- the intended audience
- the full source set, or the highest-priority source subset
- the desired output type: summary, brief, recommendation support, or memo input
- any important constraints such as time window, source quality, or confidence threshold
