/research-orchestration

name: research-orchestration
description: Parallel research agent orchestration dispatching 5-10 concurrent agents for comprehensive multi-source research with synthesis and validation.
allowed-tools: Read, Bash, Grep, Glob
graph:
  domains: [domain:software-engineering]
  skillAreas: [skill-area:agentic-loops, skill-area:orchestration-loop]
  workflows: [workflow:feature-development]
  topics: [topic:developer-experience]
  roles: [role:tech-lead, role:backend-engineer]
|-------|------------|----------|
| Shallow | 5 | Quick fact-finding, simple queries |
| Medium | 7 | Standard research, moderate complexity |
| Deep | 10 | Comprehensive analysis, complex queries |

Process Flow

1. **Plan**: Decompose query into independent sub-queries 2. **Dispatch**: Run 5-10 research agents in parallel 3. **Synthesize**: Merge findings, identify consensus and conflicts 4. **Validate**: Cross-reference against codebase for accuracy

Sources

• Codebase: source files, patterns, implementations
• Documentation: README, JSDoc, inline comments
• Configuration: package.json, tsconfig, CI/CD configs

Confidence Scoring

Overall confidence is a weighted average of individual agent confidence scores, adjusted by validation results. Below 70% triggers human review.

When to Use

• `/research [query]` slash command
• Before specification creation
• When investigating unfamiliar parts of the codebase

Processes Used By

• `claudekit-research` (primary consumer)