/research-workflow

description: Execute complete research workflow from discovery to export
category: research-management
argument-hint: <query> [--output-format <type>]
allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Grep, Glob
model: claude-sonnet-4-6

Research Workflow Command

Task

Orchestrate complete end-to-end research workflow: discover → acquire → document → cite → quality check → archive → export.

When invoked with `/research-workflow <query> [options]`:

1. **Discover** papers via semantic search 2. **Acquire** PDFs for selected papers 3. **Document** with structured notes 4. **Integrate** citations and claims 5. **Assess** quality (FAIR compliance) 6. **Archive** versioned collection 7. **Export** to desired formats

Parameters

• **`<query>`** (required): Research topic or question
• **`--output-format <type>`** (optional): Final export format (`bibtex`, `obsidian`, `zotero`)
• **`--limit <count>`** (optional): Number of papers to process (default: 20)

Workflow Steps

Step 1: Discovery

aiwg research discover "$QUERY" --limit $LIMIT

Step 2: Acquisition

aiwg research acquire --all

Step 3: Documentation

aiwg research document --all

Step 4: Citation Integration

aiwg research cite --style bibtex --build-network

Step 5: Quality Assessment

aiwg research quality --all --checklist fair

Step 6: Archival

aiwg research archive --version v$(date +%Y%m%d)

Step 7: Export

aiwg research export "$OUTPUT_FORMAT"

Related Agents

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

Skill Definition

**Natural Language Patterns**:

• "Complete research workflow for {query}"
• "Full research pipeline on {topic}"
• "End-to-end research on {subject}"

References

• @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/research-complete/elaboration/use-cases/UC-RF-008-execute-research-workflow.md

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**Status**: DRAFT **Created**: 2026-01-25 **UC Mapping**: UC-RF-008