/research-document

description: Generate structured summaries, extract claims, and create markdown notes for acquired research papers
category: research-management
argument-hint: [--paper-id <id>] [--all] [--template <type>]
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Grep, Glob
model: claude-sonnet-5

Research Documentation Command

Task

Generate structured documentation for acquired research papers. Extracts key claims, methodologies, findings, and limitations. Creates markdown notes compatible with Obsidian, Zotero, and other research tools.

When invoked with `/research-document [options]`:

1. **Load** acquired papers (PDFs and metadata) 2. **Extract** text content from PDFs 3. **Summarize** paper structure (abstract, methodology, findings, conclusion) 4. **Identify** key claims and supporting evidence 5. **Generate** markdown notes with structured templates 6. **Link** related papers and citations

Parameters

• **`--paper-id <id>`** (optional): Document specific paper
• **`--all`** (optional): Document all acquired papers
• **`--template <type>`** (optional): Note template (`research-note`, `literature-review`, `claim-extraction`)

Outputs

• **Research notes**: `.aiwg/research/notes/{paper-id}.md`
• **Claim database**: `.aiwg/research/claims/claims.json`
• **Summary report**: `.aiwg/research/analysis/documentation-summary.md`

Related Agents

• **Documentation Agent** (@$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/research-complete/elaboration/agents/documentation-agent-spec.md)

Skill Definition

**Natural Language Patterns**:

• "Summarize the papers"
• "Document the research"
• "Extract claims from papers"
• "Create research notes"

References

• @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/research-complete/elaboration/use-cases/UC-RF-003-document-research-paper.md

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**Status**: DRAFT **Created**: 2026-01-25 **UC Mapping**: UC-RF-003