Deep Research

When to use

Steps

1. Define research scope — break the question into 3-7 sub-questions that together answer the main question
2. Search existing knowledge — call

   mcp__claude-flow__memory_search_unified

   and

   mcp__claude-flow__agentdb_pattern-search

   to check what's already known
3. Web research — use

   WebSearch

   and

   WebFetch

   to gather external information for each sub-question
4. Codebase analysis — use

   Bash

   (grep/find),

   Read

   to examine relevant source files
5. Cross-reference — compare findings across sources, identify agreements and contradictions
6. Store findings — call

   mcp__claude-flow__memory_store

   with namespace

   research

   for each key finding
7. Store patterns — call

   mcp__claude-flow__agentdb_pattern-store

   for reusable patterns discovered
8. Synthesize — produce a structured research report with:
   • Executive summary (2-3 sentences)
   • Key findings (bulleted)
   • Evidence quality assessment (high/medium/low per finding)
   • Open questions remaining
   • Recommended next steps

Research depth levels

• Quick — memory search + 1-2 web queries, 2-3 minutes
• Standard — memory + web + codebase scan, 5-10 minutes
• Deep — all sources + cross-referencing + pattern storage, 15-30 minutes
• Exhaustive — deep + spawn sub-agents for parallel research threads, 30+ minutes

Memory namespaces

• research

  — raw findings keyed by topic

• research-synthesis

  — completed synthesis reports

• research-sources

  — source URLs and references