roboco/.tasks/templates/research.md

TASK-{ID}: {Title}

Template: Research Created: YYYY-MM-DD Last Updated: YYYY-MM-DD

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Status

Field	Value
State	pending
Priority	P{0-3}
Cell	{backend / frontend / ux_ui / board}
Assigned To	{agent-id or "unassigned"}
Requested By	{agent-id}

Timeline

Milestone	Date
Requested	YYYY-MM-DD
Started	-
Findings Documented	-
Reviewed	-
Completed	-

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Research Question

{Clear statement of what needs to be researched and why}

Context

{Why is this research needed? What decision will it inform?}

Scope

In Scope

• {Research area 1}
• {Research area 2}

Out of Scope

• {Not researching this}
• {Not researching that}

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Deliverables

• Summary of findings
• Recommendation (if applicable)
• {Additional deliverable}
• {Additional deliverable}

Success Criteria

{How will we know the research is complete and sufficient?}

• {Criterion 1}
• {Criterion 2}

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Research Plan

Approach

{How will this research be conducted?}

Sources to Investigate

• {Source 1: e.g., documentation, codebase, external APIs}
• {Source 2}
• {Source 3}

Questions to Answer

1. {Specific question 1}
2. {Specific question 2}
3. {Specific question 3}

Time Budget

{Estimated time allocation - research should be timeboxed}

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Findings

{Filled in during research}

Key Discoveries

Finding 1: {Title}

{Description}

• Source: {where you found this}
• Confidence: {high / medium / low}
• Implications: {what this means}

Finding 2: {Title}

{Description}

• Source: {where you found this}
• Confidence: {high / medium / low}
• Implications: {what this means}

Data Collected

{Any data, measurements, or evidence gathered}

Data Point	Value	Source
{item}	{value}	{source}

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Analysis

Summary

{High-level summary of findings}

Options Identified

{If research was to inform a decision}

Option	Pros	Cons	Effort	Recommendation
{Option A}	{pros}	{cons}	{effort}	{recommended / not recommended}
{Option B}	{pros}	{cons}	{effort}	{recommended / not recommended}

Unknowns Remaining

{What questions are still unanswered?}

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Recommendation

{Final recommendation based on research}

Recommended Approach

{What should we do?}

Rationale

{Why this recommendation?}

Next Steps

• {Action item 1}
• {Action item 2}

Follow-up Tasks

{Tasks that should be created based on this research}

• {TASK-XXX description}
• {TASK-XXX description}

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References

{Links to sources, documentation, external resources}

• {Reference 1}
• {Reference 2}

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Quick Context Restore

Current state: Not started Research progress: 0% Key findings so far: None yet

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Notes

{Additional context, tangential findings, future research ideas}

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Changelog

Date	Agent	Change
YYYY-MM-DD	{agent}	Research requested