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rpi-research Skill

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Research-only RPI playbook that gathers task evidence, writes dated research artifacts under .copilot-tracking/research/ or a caller's trusted evidence root, and hands off planning-ready findings. Use when the user needs evidence, alternatives, or task framing first. Published by microsoft in hve-core.

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Best for

Research, Includes SKILL.md, Reusable instructions

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Setup

Copy skill directory

Project health

1 month ago · MIT license

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What is rpi-research Skill?

Research-only RPI playbook that gathers task evidence, writes dated research artifacts under .copilot-tracking/research/ or a caller's trusted evidence root, and hands off planning-ready findings. Use when the user needs evidence, alternatives, or task framing first. Published by microsoft in hve-core. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.

Trust signal
95/100
Maintenance signal
90/100
Adoption signal
79/100

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Key capabilities

  • Includes SKILL.md support
  • Reusable instructions support
  • Research
  • Research use cases

Declared skill metadata

  • Declared license: MIT
  • Source file: .github/skills/rpi/rpi-research/SKILL.md

These fields retain source and confidence evidence from the indexed SKILL.md.

Compatibility and setup

Copy skill directory
  • Install or run with Copy skill directory

When to use rpi-research Skill

  • Use it for research.

Built with

PythonCopy skill directory

Editorial notes

Source

  • Creator: microsoft
  • Repository: microsoft/hve-core
  • Skill file: .github/skills/rpi/rpi-research/SKILL.md

What it does

Research-only RPI playbook that gathers task evidence, writes dated research artifacts under .copilot-tracking/research/ or a caller's trusted evidence root, and hands off planning-ready findings. Use when the user needs evidence, alternatives, or task framing first.

Skill instructions

RPI Research Goal Produce a dated, human-readable primary research artifact that helps the end user understand the result, challenge the evidence, suggest changes, and make any required decision without planning, implementing, or reviewing. Lead with the summary, material discoveries, findings, and alternatives; keep supporting context with the finding that needs it. Preserve the canonical evidence, decision state, and planning-readiness record beneath that reader-first synthesis. Each executed research cycle completes wider, deeper, and contrarian waves in that order. The artifact, not the chat response, is the durable source of truth. Use templates/research.md as the primary-artifact skeleton. Read references/research.md for detailed research-posture selection, the three-wave cycle, extension registry, optional helpers, participation protocol, evidence contract, and response guidance. Follow the shared conventions in copilot-tracking.instructions.md. When the invoking agent or the us

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Frequently asked questions

What is rpi-research?

rpi-research is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Research-only RPI playbook that gathers task evidence, writes dated research artifacts under .copilot-tracking/research/ or a caller's trusted evidence root, and hands off planning-ready findings.

Who is rpi-research best for?

rpi-research is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, research workflows.

How do I install rpi-research?

Install or run rpi-research using Copy skill directory. Check rpi-research for the latest setup command.

Is rpi-research actively maintained?

rpi-research may need a closer maintenance check before production use.

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