The reference analyst skill went straight from capability audit to
creative proposals with no research. This caused the agent to propose
concepts based solely on the reference analysis and its own knowledge,
missing content landscape context, technique best practices, and
subject-matter depth.
Added Step 3b between critical questions and creative proposals:
- Content landscape scan (3-5 similar existing videos)
- Style/technique research (AI model strengths, prompting patterns)
- Subject-matter research (facts, tropes, hooks)
- 2-3 minute time budget — lightweight, not full research-director
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