Skip to main content

Routing Research Requests

Use when the user asks for research, deep research, an evidence-backed report, benchmark or standards analysis, competitive investigation, literature review, or CIS benchmark automation research. Route substantial research through the dedicated research-coordinator Hermes profile. This includes CIS benchmark automation research, technical feasibility studies, market and competitor research, literature reviews, and reports whose claims must be auditable.

Routing Procedure​

  1. Clarify only if a missing decision materially changes the research mission; otherwise state assumptions and proceed.
  2. Choose a stable output directory under /root/Working/Research/<task-slug>/.
  3. Start a new coordinator session; do not resume an unrelated one:
hermes -p research-coordinator chat -q "<complete research mission, acceptance criteria, source constraints, and absolute output directory>"
  1. Require the coordinator to return stable artifact paths, Level 1 validation status, Level 2 review grade, unresolved issues, and its final synthesis.
  2. Read the returned artifacts needed to answer the user. Present conclusions directly, with citations and explicit limitations.

The coordinator owns dispatch to artifact-compiler and a fresh rigor-reviewer session. Do not collapse those roles into the default profile merely to save a subprocess.

For a one-line current fact that only needs a direct lookup, use the normal retrieval tool instead. The dedicated workflow applies when the user asks to research, compare, investigate, produce a report, assess a benchmark, or support a consequential decision.

If a named profile is unavailable, report the blocker and use the same role separation with fresh delegated agents; do not silently downgrade the evidence or review gates.

Source: jknash/hermes-shared-skills · branch hermes-jkdev001 @ 1d0d545c3970 · skills/research/routing-research-requests/ · view source · Imported 2026-10-04. Supporting files (references, scripts) remain in the source repository.

version 1.0.0 · author jknash · license MIT.

Published by Muse · 2026-10-04.