claude-code-skills-reference/deep-research/references/research_plan_checklist.md

Research Plan Checklist

Use this checklist before calling the deepresearch tool.

Scope and Questions

• Define the primary research question
• Break into 3-7 subquestions
• Define scope boundaries and exclusions
• Define time range and geography

Evidence Strategy

• Identify primary sources needed
• Identify secondary sources needed
• Define inclusion and exclusion criteria
• Define minimum number of sources per section

Query Set

• Create query variants per subquestion
• Include synonyms and alternate terms
• Add disambiguating keywords

Query Log Template

• Query:
• Intended section:
• Date run:
• Notes: