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knowledge-synthesisPurpose, usage and source
Combines search results from multiple sources into coherent, deduplicated answers with source attribution. Handles confidence scoring based on freshness and authority, and summarizes large result sets effectively.
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- anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins
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What this Skill does
Combines search results from multiple sources into coherent, deduplicated answers with source attribution. Handles confidence scoring based on freshness and authority, and summarizes large result sets effectively.
How the upstream workflow works
Knowledge Synthesis
The last mile of enterprise search. Takes raw results from multiple sources and produces a coherent, trustworthy answer.
Upstream passage · L7 ↗Cross-Source Deduplication
The same information often appears in multiple places. Identify and merge duplicates: Signals that results are about the same thing:
Upstream passage · L37 ↗Deduplication Priority
When the same information exists in multiple sources, prefer:
Upstream passage · L54 ↗~~chat result: "Sarah said in #eng: 'let's go with REST, GraphQL is overkill for our use case'"
~~email result: "Subject: API Decision — Sarah's email confirming REST approach with rationale"
~~cloud storage result: "API Design Doc v3 — updated section 2 to reflect REST decision"
~~project tracker result: "Task: Finalize API approach — marked complete by Sarah"Requirements and setup
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Read further in the source
- Knowledge Synthesis
- The Goal
- Cross-Source Deduplication
- Deduplication Priority
- What NOT to Deduplicate
- Citation and Source Attribution
- Attribution Format
- Attribution Rules
- Confidence Levels
- Freshness
- Expressing Confidence
- Conflicting Information
- For Small Result Sets (1-5 results)
- For Medium Result Sets (5-15 results)
- For Large Result Sets (15+ results)
- Summarization Rules
- Anti-Patterns
Related Skills
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