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name: research-gap
description: "Identify research gaps and opportunities from literature review. Use when user says 'find gaps', 'what's missing', 'research opportunities'."
---

# Research Gap Analysis

> Based on: [Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills](https://github.com/Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills)
> Original License: MIT

## Overview

This skill analyzes existing literature to identify research gaps and opportunities.

## Workflow

### Phase 1: Literature Synthesis
- Group papers by approach/theme
- Identify consensus vs disagreements
- Map the research landscape

### Phase 2: Gap Identification
Look for:
- **Methodological gaps**: What methods haven't been tried?
- **Theoretical gaps**: What theories need extension?
- **Empirical gaps**: What experiments haven't been done?
- **Application gaps**: What domains haven't been explored?

### Phase 3: Opportunity Assessment
For each gap:
- How important is this gap?
- How feasible is it to address?
- What resources would be needed?
- What's the potential impact?

### Phase 4: Output
Present findings as:

```markdown
## Research Gaps

### Gap 1: [Title]
- **Description**: [What's missing]
- **Importance**: [Why it matters]
- **Feasibility**: [How doable it is]
- **Suggested Approach**: [How to address it]

### Gap 2: [Title]
...

## Research Opportunities

### Opportunity 1: [Title]
- **Gap Addressed**: [Which gap]
- **Potential Contribution**: [What you could add]
- **Next Steps**: [How to start]
```

## Key Rules

- Be specific about gaps (not just "more research is needed")
- Prioritize gaps by importance and feasibility
- Connect gaps to concrete research opportunities
- Consider both incremental and radical contributions