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Guided research framework for technical decision-making and project proposals.

Install

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Activation

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Conduct structured research for feature development, technology evaluation, or problem investigation. Use when the user needs to explore options, analyze trade-offs, or investigate technical approaches.
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Beginner

Key capabilities

  • Evaluate technology stacks
  • Research feature landscapes
  • Design architecture patterns
  • Identify pitfalls and anti-patterns
  • Synthesize recommendations

How it works

The skill uses predefined templates for different research goals, such as stack evaluation or feature landscape, and saves the generated research outputs to specified locations.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Research goal (e.g., stack choice, feature landscape)
You get back
Research output saved under the Ito directory

When to use ito-research

  • Evaluate technology stack
  • Compare software libraries
  • Conduct architecture research

About this skill

<!-- ITO:START --> <!--ITO:VERSION:0.1.31-->

Ito Research

Use this skill for technology evaluation, feature research, proposal review, and recommendation synthesis.

Template Map

GoalTemplate
Stack / library choice@research-stack.md
Feature landscape / competitor scan@research-features.md
Architecture / pattern design@research-architecture.md
Pitfalls / anti-patterns@research-pitfalls.md
Final recommendation@research-synthesize.md
Security review@review-security.md
Scale / performance review@review-scale.md
Edge-case review@review-edge.md

Workflow

  • For new features/tech: stack → features → architecture → pitfalls → synthesis.
  • For proposal review: security and/or scale and/or edge-case review, depending on risk.

Output Location

Save research under the Ito directory. For absolute paths:

ITO_ROOT="$(ito path ito-root)"

Then save to:

  • $ITO_ROOT/research/{{topic}}/ for feature/technology research
  • $ITO_ROOT/changes/{{change_id}}/reviews/ for change reviews

Integration with Ito Workflow

Research outputs can feed proposals and designs: run the relevant templates, save the results, reference them in proposal.md / design.md, and use them to shape tasks.md.

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When not to use it

  • When the user does not need structured research for feature development
  • When the user does not need technology evaluation or problem investigation

Limitations

  • Research outputs are saved under the Ito directory
  • Requires referencing research outputs in `proposal.md` / `design.md` for integration

How it compares

This skill provides structured templates for various research goals, ensuring a consistent and evidence-based approach, unlike ad-hoc research.

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