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name: External research practice
description: David does landscape research on external tools/projects with Claude
  Code. Studies go in thinking/David/research/ with date-prefixed filenames, source
  links, and CapableMind relevance assessment.
type: feedback
originSessionId: 662625c1-73a8-4f3d-a7f1-4ed16a33864c
permalink: claude-memory/research-practice
---

External research studies (evaluating open-source tools, frameworks, agent architectures) go in `CapableMind-AI/docs/thinking/David/research/` with date-prefixed filenames (e.g., `2026-04-09-hermes-agent-study.md`).

**Why:** David is increasingly doing landscape scanning to inform CapableMind design decisions. These studies need a permanent home that's discoverable alongside other thinking documents, not ephemeral session notes.

**How to apply:** When David asks to look at external projects, produce a study note in the research folder. Include: source URL, what it is, key findings with file references, CapableMind relevance assessment, and items noted for future study. The "What Goes Where" table in `thinking/David/CLAUDE.md` has been updated to include this folder.