agentic/.opencode/skills/document-triage/SKILL.md

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name	description	license	compatibility	metadata
document-triage	Scope a document research task, prioritize sources, and define an evidence-driven reading plan	MIT	opencode	audience workflow stage analysts research triage

What I do

• Define the research objective in precise terms
• Break the task into answerable sub-questions
• Identify which documents are likely primary, secondary, or low-value
• Propose a reading order based on expected relevance
• Highlight likely evidence types such as requirements, decisions, risks, assumptions, and timelines
• Create a focused plan before deep reading begins

When to use me

Use this skill at the start of a document-based research task.

Examples:

• You have a folder of policies, specs, meeting notes, or reports and need a systematic approach
• You need to answer a question using internal documentation
• You need to map a large corpus before extracting evidence
• You want to avoid reading everything in full

Inputs I expect

Provide as many of these as available:

• Research goal or question
• List of documents, filenames, or brief descriptions
• Any constraints such as deadline, topic boundaries, time period, or required output
• Any known "must-cover" documents
• Preferred output format if already defined

Workflow

1. Restate the research objective in one sentence
2. Convert the objective into focused sub-questions
3. Classify available documents by likely value:
   • Primary source
   • Supporting source
   • Background source
   • Likely irrelevant
4. Identify expected signal in each source:
   • Requirements
   • Decisions
   • Responsibilities
   • Risks
   • Dates or milestones
   • Definitions
   • Exceptions
5. Recommend an efficient reading order
6. Define extraction criteria for the next stage
7. Flag ambiguities, missing sources, and review risks

Output format

Produce these sections:

Research Objective

A single concise statement of the exact question to answer.

Sub-questions

A numbered list of focused questions the research should resolve.

Source Triage

For each document:

• Document name
• Classification
• Why it matters
• What to look for

Reading Plan

A prioritized reading sequence with rationale.

Extraction Criteria

A checklist of evidence worth capturing in the next phase.

Risks and Gaps

Explicitly list missing documents, unclear scope, and likely blind spots.

Quality bar

• Be specific, not generic
• Prefer primary documents over commentary
• Do not assume a document is authoritative unless the user says so
• Separate fact-finding from interpretation
• Explicitly note what cannot be determined yet

Do not

• Do not summarize the documents in depth at this stage
• Do not invent document contents
• Do not claim conclusions before evidence extraction
• Do not merge assumptions with facts

Hand-off to companion skills

After this skill, use:

• evidence-extraction to pull structured findings
• research-synthesis to produce a final answer, brief, matrix, or report