Cross-references multiple research documents to identify themes, gaps, conflicts, and priority rankings
Analyze multiple research files together to identify cross-cutting themes, knowledge gaps, conflicts, and priorities.
{{RESEARCH_DIR}} — Directory containing all research markdown files.{{OUTPUT_PATH}} — File path where the synthesis report will be written.Discover and read all research files.
{{RESEARCH_DIR}} (pattern: **/*.md).Identify cross-cutting themes.
Detect knowledge gaps.
Find conflicting information.
Build a dependency graph.
Rank priorities.
critical, high, medium, or low.Write the synthesis.
Write a markdown file to {{OUTPUT_PATH}} with this structure:
# Synthesis Report
**Generated:** [ISO 8601 timestamp]
**Research files analyzed:** [count]
**Total topics covered:** [count]
## Cross-cutting Themes
[For each theme that spans multiple topics:]
### [Theme Name]
- **Appears in:** [list of topic IDs]
- **Core concept:** [1-2 sentence explanation]
- **Why it matters:** [relevance to the domain]
## Knowledge Gaps
| Topic ID | Topic Title | Gap Description | Sources Consulted | Severity |
|----------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|----------|
| ... | ... | ... | [n], [m] from topic's research | high/med/low |
Note which source citations were checked when identifying each gap. If a gap exists because no source covered the subtopic, state "no sources found."
## Conflicting Information
### [Conflict Title]
- **Topics involved:** [topic IDs]
- **Source citations:** [cite the specific `[n]` references from each topic's research that conflict]
- **Conflict:** [description of the contradiction, referencing the cited sources]
- **Resolution:** [if known, how to reconcile; otherwise "needs investigation"]
## Topic Relationships
### Dependency Graph
[Describe the dependency ordering. Which topics are foundational? Which
build on others? Use indented lists or ASCII-style tree notation.]
### Independent Topics
[List topics that can be approached in any order without prerequisites.]
## Priority Rankings
| Priority | Topic ID | Topic Title | Rationale |
|----------|----------|-------------|-----------|
| critical | ... | ... | ... |
| high | ... | ... | ... |
| medium | ... | ... | ... |
| low | ... | ... | ... |
## Recommended Order
[Numbered list of topics in the recommended sequence, considering
dependencies and priorities.]