Research¶
The Research panel displays structured research artifacts -- literature reviews, hypotheses, background analysis, and reference material that inform your experiments.
Key Capabilities¶
- Structured artifacts -- Each research note is a Markdown file with a consistent format: title, summary, references, and key findings
- Chronological listing -- Notes are sorted by date, making it easy to follow the research timeline
- Full-text preview -- Read research artifacts directly in the dashboard without switching to a file editor
- Linked to experiments -- Research notes provide context for why certain experiments were attempted
How It Reads Data¶
The Research panel reads Markdown files from:
.researchpad/experiments/research/-- Each.mdfile in this directory is treated as a research artifact
Files are expected to follow the naming pattern YYYY-MM-DD-topic.md. The dashboard extracts the date and title from the filename and renders the full Markdown content in the preview panel.
Write research notes with /research
The /research cursor command generates structured research artifacts automatically. It analyzes your project context, searches for relevant techniques, and writes a formatted Markdown file to the research directory.