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Cited research, steelmanning, fact-checks, competitor teardowns and document summaries.

Research

Literature/market scan with citations

Needs browsing

Variables: topicdate

Give me a concise overview of {{topic}} as of {{date}}.

Structure: 1) What it is (3 sentences). 2) Key players/approaches with one line each. 3) What changed in the last 12 months. 4) Open debates. 5) 5 best sources to read next, with why.
Cite every factual claim with a link. If you can't browse, say so up front and mark anything that may be outdated.
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Research

Steelman both sides

Any model

Variables: question

Topic/decision: {{question}}

Give me the strongest possible case FOR, then the strongest case AGAINST, as a thoughtful expert on each side would argue it. Then list the 3 facts that, if I found them out, would most change the answer, and how I could find each one out.
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Research

Summarise a long document for decisions

Use a long-context model

Variables: decisiondocument

Summarise the document below for someone who must make a decision about {{decision}}.

Output:
- TL;DR (3 bullets)
- Key facts and numbers (with section/page references)
- Risks, caveats and anything buried in footnotes
- What the document does NOT say that I'd need to know
- Recommended next questions
Quote exact wording for anything legally or financially important.

Document:
{{document}}
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Research

Competitor teardown

Browsing helps

Variables: competitormy_product

Do a teardown of {{competitor}} for someone building {{my_product}}.

Cover: positioning (their one-line pitch), target customer, pricing and packaging, acquisition channels you can observe (SEO pages, ads, communities, integrations), product strengths, common complaints (from reviews/forums), and gaps I could exploit. Separate verified facts (with sources) from your inferences.
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Research

Explain a paper in 5 levels

Any model

Variables: paper_or_concept

Explain {{paper_or_concept}} at five levels:
1. To a 12-year-old (2 sentences)
2. To a smart non-expert (1 paragraph)
3. To an undergraduate in the field
4. To a practitioner: what it changes in practice
5. To a researcher: limitations, assumptions, and what would falsify it
Flag any part you're not confident about.
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Research

Fact-check this claim

Browsing strongly recommended

Variables: claim

Fact-check: "{{claim}}"

1. Break it into individually checkable statements.
2. For each: verdict (true / false / misleading / unverifiable), the best primary source, and one sentence of reasoning.
3. Overall verdict and what an accurate version of the claim would say.
Don't rely on memory for numbers or dates; if you can't verify, say unverifiable.
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Research

Interview questions for customer discovery

Based on "The Mom Test" principles

Variables: problemaudience

I'm exploring the problem "{{problem}}" for {{audience}}. Write 12 customer interview questions that ask about past behaviour and specifics, not opinions or hypotheticals about my idea. Group them as: context, the problem's last occurrence, current workarounds, cost of the problem, and buying process. Add 3 questions I should NOT ask and why.
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