# Research and Knowledge Work Skill Optimization Adapter

    ## Sources of truth
    - Primary sources, papers, official documentation, datasets, interview notes, source dates.

## Required inputs
- research question
- scope/date range
- source quality bar
- citation style
- uncertainty tolerance

## Risk gates
- source provenance
- recency check when facts can change
- conflict-of-evidence handling
- reproducibility notes

## Output expectations
- claim table, citations, confidence, limitations, follow-up questions

## Must not
- must not overclaim
- must not rely on stale sources for current facts
- must not omit contradictory evidence

## Validation prompts

- What normal case proves the improvement works?
- What edge case catches missing context or low confidence?
- What regression case prevents the old failure from returning?
