---
name: research-brief
location: .haiku/intents/{intent-slug}/knowledge/RESEARCH-BRIEF.md
scope: intent
format: text
required: true
---

# Research Brief

Document research findings for the intent's problem space. This output feeds downstream stages (create, review, deliver) as their foundational context.

## Content Guide

Structure the brief around the questions the intent needs answered:

- **Key questions explored** — what the research set out to understand
- **Sources consulted** — where information came from, with retrieval dates
- **Findings per question** — what was learned, organized by theme
- **Competing approaches** — alternative solutions or perspectives with tradeoffs
- **Identified patterns** — recurring themes across sources
- **Knowledge gaps** — what remains unknown or uncertain
- **Recommended areas for deeper investigation** — where further research would add value

## Quality Signals

- Every claim traces to a specific source
- Contradictory evidence is presented, not hidden
- Gaps are explicitly called out rather than papered over
- Findings are organized for consumption by the create stage, not as a raw dump
