SKILL.md
Evidence Synthesis
Rapid evidence assessment without shortcuts that collapse confidence. Every finding carries a source and a confidence grade. Gaps are named, not hidden.
When to use
Trigger for evidence review work: programme design questions, evaluation framing, policy briefs, funder questions about what works, contribution analysis needing prior-evidence assembly.
Do not trigger for news scans, stakeholder mapping, or quick factual lookups. Those are different tasks.
Required inputs
Ask in one batch. The first two are required.
- Question: what Ane needs the evidence to answer, as a specific question (required)
- Purpose: programme design, evaluation framing, policy advocacy, donor response, academic input (required; shapes depth and format)
- Scope constraints: geography, population, intervention type, time range (optional; will default if missing)
- Sources Ane trusts or distrusts: organisations, journals, or author groups to prioritise or treat cautiously (optional)
- Timeline: how much time Ane has — determines whether rapid (2 hours), standard (1-2 days), or rigorous (1-2 weeks) synthesis (default: rapid)