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name: fu-source-research
description: Produce source-led Future Union research packets for public action briefs, receipts, Growth Index inputs, and FU Files story leads.
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# FU Source Research

Use this skill when a Future Union mission asks for source-backed research, a receipt card, a Growth Index input, a local blocker example, or a story lead.

## Workflow

1. Restate the mission in one sentence.
2. Identify the narrowest factual claim worth testing.
3. Collect public sources first: official data, council papers, planning portals, inspectorate decisions, think-tank reports, local press, and original documents.
4. Build an evidence table with source URLs, dates, and confidence.
5. Separate facts from interpretation.
6. Name caveats and uncertainty.
7. Recommend one FU action: publish, investigate, add to Growth Index, route locally, or hold.

## Evidence Standard

- Prefer primary sources over commentary.
- Do not use unsourced social posts as evidence. Use them only as leads.
- If a source is not public, do not use it.
- If a claim involves a named person, official, developer, company, or council, phrase cautiously and flag legal/common-sense risk.
- If the evidence is messy, return a caveated packet rather than forcing a clean answer.

## Output

Return Markdown using `/agent-pack/mission-packet-template.md`.

Include:

- one-line result
- sources checked
- evidence table
- findings
- caveats
- recommended FU action
- human QA checklist

## Never Do

- Do not invent numbers, quotes, dates, or causal claims.
- Do not submit FOIs, forms, emails, posts, comments, or messages.
- Do not scrape private systems.
- Do not process personal data without explicit human approval.
- Do not publish the output directly.