# Synthesize Research Sources with Evidence

Research summaries can mix claims, quotes, and unsupported interpretation. This skill helps Claude, Codex, and Claude Code produce neutral syntheses grounded in provided sources.

## Install

```bash
npx skillstore add acskamloops/research-synthesizer
```

## Metadata

- Status: approved
- Slug: acskamloops-research-synthesizer
- Skillstore revision: r1
- Version status: missing
- Tree hash: a19fad7548f585d2d69662d55b2341cd250155ec0309b236fd737140f72b2c81
- Author: ACSKamloops
- GitHub username: ACSKamloops
- License: MIT
- Repository: https://github.com/ACSKamloops/shs-engine/tree/master/.codex/skills/research-synthesizer
- Ref: c1fdca50ff516318f65fed0d7f9e82797c5171dc
- Supported tools: Claude, Codex, Claude Code
- Audit status: complete
- Agent install advisory: allowed
- Manual install advisory: allowed
- Artifact signature: available
- Audit attestation: unavailable
- Human verification: not\_verified
- Quality score: 78
- Quality tier: bronze
- Public page: https://skillstore.pages.dev/skills/acskamloops-research-synthesizer
- Manifest: https://skillstore.pages.dev/api/skills/acskamloops-research-synthesizer/manifest

## Capabilities

- Synthesizes only the sources provided by the user.
- Separates direct quotes from paraphrased source content.
- Calls out uncertainty and unsupported claims clearly.
- Uses neutral, plain language for research summaries.
- Produces concise bullet summaries with next steps for review.

## Use Cases

- Brief Evidence Review: Turn several source excerpts into a concise neutral summary with supported claims and open questions.
- Citation-Safe Drafting: Prepare a source-grounded summary that separates quoted material from paraphrased findings.
- Policy or Program Scan: Compare provided documents and identify what each source supports, conflicts with, or leaves unresolved.

## Prompt Templates

### Summarize Provided Sources

```
Synthesize these sources in neutral language. Separate direct quotes from paraphrase, and list any claims that are not supported by the text.
```

### Compare Source Positions

```
Compare the provided sources on their main claims, supporting evidence, and points of uncertainty. Keep the output concise and evidence-grounded.
```

### Create Review Notes

```
Create research notes from these excerpts. Include supported findings, direct quotes, paraphrased points, unresolved questions, and next steps for deeper review.
```

### Synthesize Conflicting Evidence

```
Synthesize these sources where they agree and disagree. Identify the strongest supported conclusions, weak evidence, missing context, and follow-up research priorities.
```

## Limitations

- It does not retrieve new sources unless the host assistant has separate browsing tools.
- It cannot verify facts beyond the supplied material.
- It does not replace expert review for legal, medical, or financial research.
- It depends on the quality and completeness of the provided sources.

## Best Practices

- Provide complete source excerpts and label each source clearly.
- Ask for quotes, paraphrases, and unsupported claims as separate sections.
- Review the final summary against the original sources before publication.

## Anti Patterns

- Do not ask the skill to invent citations or source details.
- Do not treat synthesized notes as independent fact verification.
- Do not mix untrusted external text with instructions that should control the assistant.

## Security Audit

- Audited at: 2026-07-06T00:30:36.473\+00:00
- Summary: Reviewed the single prompt-only SKILL.md and found no static or semantic security concerns. The skill provides neutral research synthesis guidance and does not request executable code, network access, filesystem access, environment access, or unsafe instruction overrides.

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