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description: 'External evidence with citations via a 4-tier escalation (local → free MCPs → web/Exa → NotebookLM autonomous deep research, launched first / harvested last). Every claim sourced [N] or marked [unsourced]; output ends with 3 cited recommended directions. Trigger for ''what does the state of the art say about'', ''compare options for'', ''find sources on'', ''investigate this question'', ''research this''. Use for questions whose answer lives OUTSIDE the codebase. Not for codebase exploration; use /ai-explore instead. Not for refactors; use /ai-simplify instead. Not for business-logic debugging; use /ai-debug instead.'
mirror_family: opencode-commands
generated_by: ai-eng sync
canonical_source: .claude/skills/ai-research/SKILL.md
edit_policy: generated-do-not-edit
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Use the `ai-research` skill to handle this request. OpenCode will lazy-load the canonical skill body via the `skill` tool; arguments below are forwarded verbatim.

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