/research-gap-analysis

description: Analyze research coverage, identify gaps, and suggest future research directions
category: research-management
argument-hint: [--topic <area>] [--depth <level>]
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Grep
model: claude-sonnet-4-6

Research Gap Analysis Command

Task

Perform comprehensive gap analysis of research collection. Identifies under-researched topics, contradictory findings, and missing research integrations.

When invoked with `/research-gap-analysis [options]`:

1. **Cluster** papers by topic 2. **Identify** sparse coverage areas 3. **Detect** contradictory findings 4. **Suggest** missing research angles

Parameters

• **`--topic <area>`** (optional): Focus gap analysis on specific topic
• **`--depth <level>`** (optional): Analysis depth (`quick`, `standard`, `comprehensive`)

Outputs

• **Gap report**: `.aiwg/research/analysis/gap-analysis.md`
• **Research agenda**: `.aiwg/research/analysis/future-research-agenda.md`

Related Agents

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

Skill Definition

**Natural Language Patterns**:

• "Analyze research gaps"
• "What's missing in the literature?"
• "Find under-researched topics"
• "Identify contradictions"

References

• @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/research-complete/elaboration/use-cases/UC-RF-009-perform-gap-analysis.md

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**Status**: DRAFT **Created**: 2026-01-25 **UC Mapping**: UC-RF-009