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Write a structured research prompt document — questions only, no answers
Passed 16 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 11 of 22 without it.
and 8 more in the full report
8 fixed8 passed either way3 still failing3 broke
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One of 8 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Our team wants to explore replacing our central Redis caching layer with an in-memory distributed cache like Dragonfly or KeyDB to handle peak traffic spikes. Please write an investigation prompt file in markdown to guide this technical study. Include a high-level goal statement, details about our current infrastructure and scaling limits, specific categorized technical sub-questions (including how industry peers solve this), and a list of output formats we'll need from the researcher. Remember not to conduct the actual research or recommend a specific tool; we just need the structured set of questions.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| The Context section includes both a Current State / Pain Point section and a What We Want section. | Missed | Passed |
| The major questions follow zero-indexed numerical prefixes starting at 0. | Missed | Passed |
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Write a research prompt document — a structured set of questions designed to guide deep technical investigation of a domain. The output is a markdown file that can be fed to an AI (or used by the agent itself) for thorough research.
You are writing QUESTIONS, not answers. Do not research the topic yourself. Do not include findings, recommendations, or pre-baked conclusions. The entire point is to produce a document that drives research — not to do the research.
Ask the user what they want to research if it's not clear. Understand:
Look for an existing docs/research_prompts/ folder in the project. If it exists, read 1-2 existing prompts to match the project's established format and voice. If no folder exists, create docs/research_prompts/.
Follow the format below exactly. Write it to docs/research_prompts/<topic-slug>.md.
Every research prompt follows this structure:
# Research Prompt: <Clear Descriptive Title>
## Objective
1-2 paragraphs. What are we researching and why. State the core question in bold.
Frame it as exploration, not as a spec. Don't prescribe the answer.
## Context
### Current State / Pain Point
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