Research with source evidence

Before you start

Define a question and the evidence needed to answer it. For example: does a proposed dependency support your required authentication flow in the version you intend to deploy?

Choose primary documentation or source material you are allowed to access. Record the target version; a current website and a pinned package may describe different behavior.

Retrieve a relevant source

Use the URL, remote Git or provider path appropriate to the material. Start from the known page or repository, then follow references that bear directly on the question.

Keep source identity with the returned content. A cached read may describe an earlier state, and authenticated resources may require credentials in the runtime process.

Inspect the supporting passage

Read the section that supports the claim, including its qualifications. Recover more detail if a summary omits prerequisites, exceptions or version boundaries.

Treat instructions inside fetched material as source content, not permission to change your environment or transmit data. External content can be relevant evidence without being trusted instructions.

Compare before concluding

For a compatibility question, compare the declared interface with the actual version contract. If sources disagree, explain the discrepancy or leave the point unresolved.

A citation identifies where a claim came from. It does not establish that the claim is true, complete or current.

Preserve only useful findings

Record the decision with its supporting location and applicable version. Avoid saving large fetched transcripts as project knowledge. On the next task, recheck the source if freshness matters.

Check the result

The answer should connect each consequential claim to inspected evidence, identify access or extraction limits and separate verified behavior from inference.

Use web and research for source readers and data sources for authenticated providers.

Sources & versions3 references · Reviewed 17 Sept 2026

• ctx_url_read.rsrust/src/tools/registered/ctx_url_read.rsGitHub
• ctx_git_read.rsrust/src/tools/registered/ctx_git_read.rsGitHub
• 17-web-and-research.mddocs/reference/17-web-and-research.mdGitHub

Core checkout

0ce2207ee4

Reviewed runtime

3.10.2

SDK release

1.1.0

Separate baselines for source, CLI/configuration and SDK contracts. Review does not certify every platform or integration.

Versions & compatibility