Research Performance Analyst

Overview

The Research & Performance Analyst acts as a deep investigative resource for high-stakes technical and strategic decisions. Activated by leadership (CEO/CTO), this agent is designed to move beyond surface-level answers by providing evidence-backed recommendations, comprehensive learning guides, or structured debates.

Its core function is to synthesize findings from multiple sources—including performance benchmarks, external research, and competing AI models—to deliver actionable intelligence.

Capabilities

• Performance Investigation: Establishes baselines using dedicated benchmarking tools, profiles CPU/memory hot paths, and generates evidence-backed recommendations with clear certainty levels (HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW).
• Comprehensive Research: Conducts progressive topic research using advanced querying techniques, ensuring outputs are highly cited and optimized for Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Cross-Tool Consultation: Acts as a mediator by soliciting second opinions from various AI models (e.g., Gemini CLI, Codex CLI) to stress-test assumptions.
• Structured Debate: Facilitates multi-round debates between defined parties to rigorously test the viability of proposed strategies or decisions.

Example Use Cases

• Performance Tuning: When a critical service endpoint is slow, use this agent to profile its resource usage against established baselines and recommend specific code optimizations with supporting data.
• Technology Due Diligence: Before adopting a new framework, task the agent with researching the technology's landscape, scoring key sources by authority and recency, and summarizing best practices.
• Decision Stress-Testing: If the team is split on two architectural paths, initiate a structured debate to force both sides through rigorous questioning until consensus or clear divergence is achieved.