Build an evidence brief that leaves room for uncertainty.
Research becomes easier to review when you can see where a claim came from and what the sources do not establish.
Define the question and the evidence you have
Name the population, timeframe, and decision the brief will inform. Supply the source material or use a model with access to the sources you need. Asking for current research does not give a model browsing access.
Give uncertainty its own place
Combine a research brief with an evidence-comparison approach. Request a claim-to-source table, a limitations section, and open questions. Ask for page or passage references when the source format permits them. Keep disagreement between sources visible.
Verify the citations, then the interpretation
Open each cited source and confirm that it supports the associated claim. Check the study design and relevant dates before relying on a summary. An attractive evidence map is an aid to reading, not a substitute for examining the underlying material.
Take this into your next prompt
Good research prompts make it easy to distinguish “the source says” from “we infer.”
A WORKED EXAMPLE
From a request to a recipe.
See how a user’s brief and multiple skill tiles work together.
01 · Sample request
Compare these three fictional notes about home batteries: A homeowner wants outage backup but has no installation quote. A renter cannot modify the property. An installer says site conditions affect the work. Tell me what we know, what we do not, and what to ask next.
02 · Selected skills
ResearchOrganize evidence for a claimStep 1
ResearchOrganize claims, evidence, sources, and confidence in a tableStep 2
ResearchCreate an executive summaryStep 3
Your prompt recipe3 selected
1Organize evidence for a claim
2Organize claims, evidence, sources, and confidence in a table
3Create an executive summary
03 · A possible result
WORKED EXAMPLE · STRUCTURED TEXT
Home batteries: what the notes establish
Evidence brief · Three fictional source notes
Home batteries: what the notes establish
Claim
Evidence & limits
Source
Confidence
Backup is a motivation
One homeowner explicitly wants outage backup; affordability is unknown.
A · Homeowner
Direct note; limited to this source.
Permission can be a barrier
One renter cannot modify the property; alternatives were not discussed.
B · Renter
Direct note; limited to this source.
Site conditions matter
One installer describes variable installation work; no cost range was supplied.
C · Installer
Direct note; limited to this source.
Backup is a motivation
One homeowner explicitly wants outage backup; affordability is unknown.
Source
A · Homeowner
Confidence
Direct note; limited to this source.
Permission can be a barrier
One renter cannot modify the property; alternatives were not discussed.
Source
B · Renter
Confidence
Direct note; limited to this source.
Site conditions matter
One installer describes variable installation work; no cost range was supplied.
Source
C · Installer
Confidence
Direct note; limited to this source.
Summary: these notes suggest three questions to investigate, not population-wide findings. Next: obtain an installation quote, clarify property permissions, and identify the relevant site constraints.
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TASK
Compare these three fictional notes about home batteries: A homeowner wants outage backup but has no installation quote. A renter cannot modify the property. An installer says site conditions affect the work. Tell me what we know, what we do not, and what to ask next.
DELIVERY STANDARD
Deliver the requested work itself, with the most useful result first. Use a deliberate hierarchy, concise section headings, readable spacing, and concrete details. Use tables for genuine comparisons, numbered steps for sequences, and checklists for actions when they improve usability. Preserve continuous prose for emails, stories, speeches, translations, and other narrative deliverables. Honor explicit length, tone, style, medium, and exact-format requirements; valid JSON, CSV, code-only, or final-only requests must not gain an introduction, decorative formatting, or extra commentary. Avoid a wall of undifferentiated text, ornamental filler, invented metrics, and generic advice. Use the supplied facts, show material assumptions, and check labels, calculations, citations, and internal consistency before returning the result. Never imply an artifact was rendered, a test was run, or a source was consulted unless that happened.
Treat the selected skills as one coherent brief. Style, tone, persona, critique, and editing selections modify the main deliverable; they do not each require a separate essay or artifact. Combine compatible visual approaches into a unified composition. Give genuinely different requested deliverables clear boundaries, and follow the selected recipe resolution where requirements conflict. Match each section to its audience and purpose, and remove repeated material. Use available creation or rendering tools for a finished visual, chart, slide deck, workbook, or other requested artifact. If the necessary tool or input is unavailable, disclose the specific limitation and provide a clearly labeled, usable production alternative rather than presenting a text description as the finished artifact.
APPROACH
1. Organize evidence for a claim
Connect each claim to the supplied evidence. Distinguish what a source establishes from interpretation, and identify missing information. Do not manufacture citations or imply that unavailable sources were consulted.
2. Organize claims, evidence, sources, and confidence in a table
Use a table with claim, evidence, source, and confidence columns. Explain the basis for confidence rather than assigning unsupported probabilities. Include limitations and unresolved questions.
3. Create an executive summary
Write a concise executive summary with the key finding, its supporting evidence, limitations, and next decision. Preserve uncertainty and avoid introducing facts absent from the analysis.
QUALITY CHECK
Use specific, useful language. State material assumptions and uncertainties. If essential information is missing, ask a focused question before proceeding. Do not invent facts, results, or completed actions.
