quick

Quick: Fast Verified Answers

Overview

Answer a question quickly with web research, vault awareness, and source verification. One shot, no interactive rounds. Auto-captures noteworthy answers to the vault.

When to Use

• /learning-loop:quick "how much have jaguar prices dropped recently?": direct question
• /learning-loop:quick: infer question from conversation context

Process

Step 1: Parse the Question

If args provided: Use as the question.

If no args: Read recent conversation. Identify the question being discussed. If no clear question, ask the user with AskUserQuestion.

Step 2: Parallel Research

Spawn both subagents concurrently (dispatch: skills-shared/dispatch.md):

Vault Scout (discovery-vault-scout):

Search the vault for what the user already knows about this topic.

Topic: <question keywords>
Vault path: {{VAULT}}/
Angle: <the specific question being asked>

Return relevant notes with content, and identify gaps.

Researcher (discovery-researcher):

Answer this specific question with web research.

Topic: <the question>
Existing knowledge: (empty: vault results not available yet)

Focus on answering the question directly, not mapping the landscape.
Source-resolve any academic claims.
Return: direct answer, supporting evidence, sources with metadata, confidence level.

Step 3: Synthesize Answer

Merge vault-scout and researcher results into a direct answer.

Structure:

• If vault has relevant notes, lead with what the user already knows and how the new info extends or updates it
• If vault contradicts web findings, flag it explicitly: "Your note X says Y, but recent evidence shows Z"
• If vault has nothing relevant, lead with the web findings
• Keep it to 3-10 sentences. Cite sources inline.
• End with confidence: high (multiple concordant sources), medium (single source or mixed), low (sparse evidence, flag uncertainty)

Tone: Conversational. Plain language. No hedging paragraphs: if uncertain, one line says so.