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Research Brief Builder — for Claude

This is the Claude version of the Research Brief Builder skill: turn a question and a pile of sources into a brief with claims tied to sources. This is the native form: a SKILL.md file. Claude reads the description to decide when the skill applies, then follows the body.

The file

---
name: research-brief-builder
description: Build a sourced research brief from provided material. Use when given a research question plus articles, notes, or data to synthesize.
---

# Research Brief Builder
## Inputs
A research question, and source material in any form. Optional: the decision the brief informs.

## Procedure
1. List the claims the material supports, each with its source identified by name.
2. Mark claims that rest on a single source as SINGLE-SOURCE; mark contested claims with both sides.
3. Separate three lanes and never mix them: what sources state, what follows by arithmetic or logic, and what is your inference.

## Deliverable
1. ANSWER - the question answered in under 120 words.
2. EVIDENCE - the supporting claims, each with its source and lane label (SOURCE / DERIVED / INFERENCE).
3. CONFLICTS - where sources disagree, stated plainly.
4. GAPS - the questions the material cannot answer, each with the source that would settle it.

## Standards
- No claim without a source or a lane label.
- Figures carry their year; stale figures are flagged, not quietly used.

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Download SKILL.md

Install

Create the folder .claude/skills/research-brief-builder/ in your project (or ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects)
Save the file as SKILL.md inside it
Start a new session and present the task - the skill triggers from its description

Other platforms

ChatGPT version Gemini version Microsoft Copilot version Qwen & Kimi version Local Models version

Canonical version and the skill's full description: Research Brief Builder. The underlying procedure is identical on every platform - only the packaging differs, because each model takes its skills its own way.

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