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Optimize Claude Fable's efficiency by using cheaper subagents for heavy tasks.

Structures and writes formal academic research papers in IEEE or ACM format with proper citations and scholarly conventions. \n \n Guides paper creation through clarification of topic, scope, target venue, and formatting standard before drafting begins \n Enforces standard academic structure: abstract, introduction, related work, methodology, implementation, evaluation, discussion, conclusion, and references \n Applies formal writing conventions including third-person perspective, technical prec

Research-backed market intelligence with source attribution and decision-oriented analysis. \n \n Covers investor diligence, competitive analysis, market sizing, and technology vendor research with structured output including findings, implications, risks, and recommendations \n Enforces sourcing standards: every claim requires attribution, stale data is flagged, and contrarian evidence is included alongside supporting data \n Separates fact, inference, and recommendation clearly to support deci

Guides keyword research for SEO: finding target keywords, assessing difficulty, understanding search intent, and building topical maps. ~95% of keywords get fewer than 10 searches/month; low-volume, high-intent terms often yield faster rankings and conversion.

Research grant writing is the process of developing competitive funding proposals for federal agencies and foundations. Master agency-specific requirements, review criteria, narrative structure, budget preparation, and compliance for NSF (National Science Foundation), NIH (National Institutes of Health), DOE (Department of Energy), and DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) submissions.

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### Scientific Brainstorming - name: "scientific-brainstorming" - description: "Creative research ideation and exploration. Use for open-ended brainstorming sessions, exploring interdisciplinary connections, challenging assumptions, or identifying research gaps. Best for early-st..."

### Paper Lookup - name: "paper-lookup" - description: "Search 10 academic paper databases via REST APIs for research papers, preprints, and scholarly articles. Covers PubMed, PMC (full text), bioRxiv, medRxiv, arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, Semantic Scholar, ..."

### Peer Review - name: "peer-review" - description: "Structured manuscript/grant review with checklist-based evaluation. Use when writing formal peer reviews with specific criteria methodology assessment, statistical validity, reporting standards compli..." - allowed-tools: "Read Write Edit Bash"

Systematic trading research with backtesting, alpha validation, and statistical rigor to separate real edges from overfit signals. \n \n Covers backtesting methodology, alpha signal research, factor investing, statistical arbitrage, and regime detection with emphasis on avoiding common pitfalls like look-ahead bias and overfitting \n Includes walk-forward analysis, out-of-sample testing, and transaction cost modeling to validate strategies beyond in-sample performance \n Grounded in skepticism t