# Intelligent Article Research

Download web articles, summarize them, AND extract actionable ideas specific to your projects.

## Overview

This skill goes beyond basic summarization. It analyzes articles through the lens of YOUR current projects and goals, extracting:
- Implementation ideas
- Tools/libraries to try
- Pitfalls to avoid
- Opportunities for Mission Control / iOS apps / side hustle
- Action items with priority

## Enhanced Workflow

### Step 1: Extract & Summarize

Use Tavily to get full article content:

```bash
mcporter call tavily.tavily_extract 'urls=["URL_HERE"]' extract_depth=advanced
```

### Step 2: Intelligent Analysis

Analyze the content against current context:

**Your Active Projects:**
- Mission Control (Phases 6-9 in progress, Phase 10+ planned)
- Gantt Board (maintenance mode)
- iOS Apps (6 apps, 2 live, 2 waiting LLC, 1 in review, 1 in progress)
- Daily Digest automation
- Blog Backup

**Your Goals:**
- Build iOS app empire
- Automate productivity
- Reduce manual work
- Scale side hustle

**Your Tech Stack:**
- OpenClaw, Next.js, Vercel, Supabase
- Swift, iOS, SwiftUI
- Tavily, mcporter

### Step 3: Extract Actionable Ideas

For each article, identify:

#### 1. **Implementation Ideas** (Specific to your stack)
- Features to add to Mission Control
- iOS app features to implement
- Automation opportunities
- Integration possibilities

#### 2. **Tools & Libraries**
- New tools mentioned worth trying
- Alternatives to current tools
- Libraries that solve your problems
- SaaS services to evaluate

#### 3. **Patterns & Architectures**
- Design patterns applicable to your projects
- Architecture decisions to consider
- Code organization ideas
- Database schema patterns

#### 4. **Pitfalls to Avoid**
- Mistakes the author made (save you time)
- Anti-patterns in your context
- Things that don't scale
- Common failures in similar projects

#### 5. **Revenue/Business Opportunities**
- Monetization strategies for your apps
- Side hustle ideas
- Market gaps identified
- Pricing strategies

#### 6. **Action Items**
- Immediate actions (today/this week)
- Short-term (next 2 weeks)
- Long-term (Phase 10+ ideas)
- Research follow-ups

### Step 4: Create Structured Document

**Document Format:**

```markdown
# [Article Title]

**URL:** [url]  
**Source:** [domain] | [author]  
**Date Researched:** [YYYY-MM-DD]  
**Relevance Score:** [High/Medium/Low]  
**Tags:** [auto-generated + context-specific]

---

## Summary
[2-3 paragraphs]

## Key Insights for Your Context

### 1. Implementation Ideas for Mission Control
- [Specific feature idea with detail]
- [Architecture pattern to adopt]
- [UI/UX improvement]

### 2. iOS App Opportunities
- [Feature for existing apps]
- [New app idea inspired by article]
- [Technical approach to try]

### 3. Tools & Libraries to Explore
- **[Tool Name]** — [What it does] — [Why relevant]
- **[Library Name]** — [Use case] — [Integration effort]

### 4. Patterns Worth Adopting
- **[Pattern Name]** — [Description] — [Apply to: Mission Control/iOS/Both]
- **[Architecture]** — [Description] — [Benefits for your use case]

### 5. Pitfalls to Avoid (Learn from Author)
- [Mistake author made] → [How to avoid in your projects]
- [Anti-pattern identified] → [Better approach]

### 6. Business/Side Hustle Insights
- [Monetization idea]
- [Market opportunity]
- [Pricing strategy]

### 7. Content Ideas (for Daily Digest/Blog)
- [Topic to cover]
- [Angle to take]
- [Key points to emphasize]

## Action Items

### Immediate (This Week)
- [ ] [Specific action with context]
- [ ] [Quick win opportunity]

### Short-term (Next 2-4 Weeks)
- [ ] [Feature to implement]
- [ ] [Tool to evaluate]
- [ ] [Pattern to prototype]

### Long-term (Phase 10+ / Future)
- [ ] [Major architectural change]
- [ ] [Strategic shift to consider]
- [ ] [Big feature to plan]

### Research Queue
- [ ] [Follow-up article to read]
- [ ] [Tool documentation to review]
- [ ] [Competitor to analyze]

## Code Snippets & Examples

### [Useful code block 1]
```typescript
// From article, adapted to your context
```

### [Useful code block 2]
```swift
// iOS implementation idea
```

## Related to Your Current Work

### Mission Control Phase X Connection
- [How this relates to current phase]
- [What to incorporate]

### iOS App [Name] Connection
- [Specific app that could use this]
- [Implementation approach]

### Gantt/Blog/Other Connection
- [Other project connections]

## Questions to Explore
- [Question 1 inspired by article]?
- [Question 2 about implementation]?
- [Question 3 about viability]?

## Final Recommendation
**Priority:** [High/Medium/Low]  
**Action:** [Implement now / Research more / File for later / Skip]  
**Rationale:** [Why this matters for your goals]
```

## Context-Specific Tagging

**Mission Control Relevance:**
- `#mission-control` — Directly applicable
- `#phase-6` through `#phase-13` — Which phase it supports
- `#automation` — Automation ideas
- `#agent-architecture` — Agent system patterns

**iOS Development Relevance:**
- `#ios` — iOS-specific
- `#swift` — Swift patterns
- `#swiftui` — UI ideas
- `#app-store` — Distribution/marketing
- `#coreml` — On-device ML

**Business/Side Hustle Relevance:**
- `#monetization` — Revenue ideas
- `#marketing` — Growth strategies
- `#indie-hacking` — Solo founder insights
- `#product-strategy` — Direction decisions

**Technical Relevance:**
- `#architecture` — System design
- `#performance` — Optimization
- `#security` — Safety considerations
- `#scaling` — Growth preparation

## Examples

### Example 1: Voxyz Article (Agent Architecture)

**Implementation Ideas Extracted:**
- Mission Control Phase 10: Daily Mission Generator using proposal → approve → execute loop
- Add Cap Gates to prevent task overload (max 3 urgent tasks/day)
- Reaction Matrix for smart suggestions (30% probability = human feel)

**Tools to Explore:**
- **OpenClaw roundtable** — For agent discussions (already have, use more)
- **Supabase policies** — For behavior configuration (adopt pattern)

**Pattern to Adopt:**
- **Single Proposal Service** — All mission creation through one function
- **Policy-driven config** — JSON in database, not hardcoded

**Pitfall to Avoid:**
- Don't run workers on both VPS and Vercel (race conditions)
- Don't skip auto-approve step when creating proposals

**Action Items:**
- [Immediate] Study Cap Gates implementation for Phase 10
- [Short-term] Design Proposal Service architecture
- [Long-term] Build Reaction Matrix for smart suggestions

### Example 2: iOS App Article (Revenue)

**Implementation Ideas:**
- Add subscription tiers to existing apps
- Implement paywall A/B testing
- Add referral program

**Tools to Explore:**
- **RevenueCat** — Subscription management (already using? evaluate)
- **Superwall** — Paywall optimization

**Pattern to Adopt:**
- **Freemium with clear upgrade path** — Current apps too generous?

**Business Insight:**
- Indie apps making $20k/mo use 3-tier pricing
- Free trial converts 40% better than no trial

**Action Items:**
- [Immediate] Audit current app pricing
- [Short-term] Implement trial for [App Name]
- [Long-term] Build 3-tier pricing model

## Automation Opportunities

**When reading articles, also extract:**

1. **Daily Digest Content**
   - Is this worth summarizing for the daily digest?
   - Angle for iOS devs? Entrepreneurs?
   - Key quote to feature?

2. **Task Creation**
   - Should this become a Gantt task?
   - Priority based on relevance?
   - Auto-assign to appropriate project?

3. **Tool Integration**
   - Does this suggest a new tool to add to TOOLS.md?
   - Worth a skill creation?
   - API worth exploring?

## Quality Checklist

Before marking research complete, verify:

- [ ] Summary captures main points
- [ ] At least 2 implementation ideas extracted
- [ ] Tools/libraries identified if mentioned
- [ ] Pitfalls noted (if author shared mistakes)
- [ ] Action items prioritized (immediate/short/long-term)
- [ ] Relevance to YOUR projects clear
- [ ] Not just "interesting" but "actionable"
- [ ] Code snippets captured if useful
- [ ] Questions for follow-up noted
- [ ] Final recommendation provided

## Success Metrics

**Good research isn't volume—it's action:**

- Did you implement an idea from the research?
- Did you avoid a pitfall the author warned about?
- Did you discover a tool that saved time?
- Did you create a task that moved a project forward?

**Bad research:**
- Interesting but no action taken
- Forgotten after reading
- No connection to current work

## Related Skills

- **tavily-web-research** — Basic extraction
- **url-research-documents** — Save to Mission Control
- Use together: This skill for analysis, others for extraction/storage
