New Researcher Agent Factory FAQs

Question 1

Where does the skill get its research papers?

Accepted Answer

The skill delegates the search and retrieval process to a specialized 'web-researcher' sub-agent that searches the web for relevant academic material based on the project context.

Question 2

What is the difference between a persona and an archetype?

Accepted Answer

A persona defines 'what' the agent knows (their domain and biography), while an archetype defines 'how' the agent thinks (their cognitive methodology, like a skeptic or an empiricist).

Question 3

Can I create multiple researchers at once?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the skill supports a Multi-Researcher Mode that allows you to specify multiple names or disciplines (e.g., 'Noether and Witten') to be processed in parallel.

Question 4

Can I use custom agent templates?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the skill can use the --archetype flag to pull definitions from specific markdown templates stored in your project's agent-templates directory.

Question 5

Does it automatically index the papers for search?

Accepted Answer

The /new-researcher skill handles the creation and fetching of papers; however, indexing for the agent's memory is typically handled separately by the /librarian command.

New Researcher Agent Factory

Key Features

Use Cases

New Researcher Agent Factory

Key Features

Use Cases