Session: ${CLAUDE_SESSION_ID}

Research Topic: $ARGUMENTS

Research Skill

Research Workflows

Standard Query

1. THINK → Sequential Thinking decomposition
2. RESOLVE → Context7 resolve-library-id
3. DOCUMENT → Context7 query-docs (5000-10000 tokens)
4. SUPPLEMENT → Exa code context search
5. SYNTHESIZE → Structured answer with sources

Complex Investigation

1. DEEP THINK → Multi-hypothesis Sequential Thinking
2. DEEP RESEARCH → Exa deep researcher (45s-2min)
3. MONITOR → Check status until completed
4. VALIDATE → Cross-check Context7 official sources
5. REPORT → Comprehensive solution

Technology Trends

1. WEB SCAN → Exa search latest developments
2. CODE PATTERNS → Exa code context for practices
3. ECOSYSTEM → Company research for key players
4. ANALYSIS → Sequential Thinking for implications
5. RECOMMENDATIONS → Actionable insights

Context7 Usage

// Step 1: Resolve library ID mcp__context7__resolve-library-id({ libraryName: "next.js", query: "App Router server actions" })

// Step 2: Query docs mcp__context7__query-docs({ libraryId: "/vercel/next.js", query: "server actions authentication" })

Best Practices:

• Always resolve-library-id BEFORE query-docs

• Specify topic parameter to focus retrieval

• Start with 5000 tokens, increase to 10000 if needed

• Handle variations: "nextjs" vs "/vercel/next.js"

Exa Search Types

Type Use Case Time numResults

fast

Quick lookups <5s 3-5

auto

Balanced 5-15s 5-8

deep

Comprehensive 15-45s 8+

// Code context search mcp__exa__get_code_context_exa({ query: "Next.js 16 server actions authentication", tokensNum: 5000 })

// Web search mcp__exa__web_search_exa({ query: "React 2025 best practices", type: "auto", numResults: 5 })

Exa Deep Research

Reserve for investigations requiring >30min manual effort.

// Start research const { taskId } = await mcp__exa__deep_researcher_start({ instructions: "Compare authentication solutions for Node.js", model: "exa-research-pro" // or "exa-research" for faster })

// Poll until complete mcp__exa__deep_researcher_check({ taskId })

Models:

• exa-research : Standard depth (15-45s)

• exa-research-pro : Complex topics (45s-2min)

Sequential Thinking

mcp__sequential-thinking__sequentialthinking({ thought: "Analyzing authentication approaches", thoughtNumber: 1, totalThoughts: 5, nextThoughtNeeded: true, // Optional for revisions: isRevision: false, revisesThought: null, branchId: null, branchFromThought: null, needsMoreThoughts: false })

Best Practices:

• Start with realistic totalThoughts , adjust dynamically

• Use isRevision: true to reconsider hypotheses

• Create branches (branchId ) for alternatives

• Set needsMoreThoughts: true if incomplete

Multi-Source Synthesis

Parallelization:

• Run resolve-library-id

• web_search_exa simultaneously

• Launch multiple Exa searches concurrently

• Execute Context7 docs + Exa code search in parallel

Source Priority:

• Official documentation (Context7)

• Recent tutorials (Exa, <6 months)

• Older content (with version verification)

Response Format

🔍 Research: [Topic]

Methodology

• Sequential Thinking: [N thoughts, M revisions]
• Context7: [Library@version consulted]
• Exa: [Search types performed]

Key Findings

1. [Finding 1] (Source: [URL])

   • Technical details
   • Code examples

2. [Finding 2] (Source: [URL])

Recommendations

• [Action 1]: [Why + How]
• [Action 2]: [Why + How]

Sources

• Context7: [Exact library IDs]
• Exa: [X results analyzed]
• Deep Research: [Task ID if used]

Error Handling

Context7 Failures:

• Verify library name spelling

• Try different formats ("/org/project" vs "project-name")

• Fallback to Exa code context

Exa Timeouts:

• Reduce numResults

• Simplify query

• Switch type: "deep" → type: "fast"

Sequential Thinking Blocks:

• Revise with isRevision: true

• Increase totalThoughts

• Create new branch

Forbidden Behaviors

• ❌ Guess library IDs without resolve-library-id

• ❌ Start deep researcher without checking completion

• ❌ Mix opinions with facts without distinction

• ❌ Provide code without version verification

• ❌ Ignore WebFetch redirects

• ❌ Recommend without citing sources

• ❌ Skip Sequential Thinking for multi-step problems