Research Knowledge

Harness configuration for roles focused on research, learning, and knowledge management. Ideal for technical writers, analysts, and anyone building a compounding knowledge base from diverse sources.

By harnessprotocol · 5 plugins bundled

Install

One-shot setup — download & apply the whole profile

Grab the profile's harness.yaml, then sync and compile. Works across Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot at once.

$ npx @harness-kit/cli sync

$ npx @harness-kit/cli compile

compilewrites native config for Claude Code, Cursor, and Copilot automatically based on what's installed.

What's inside

Click any plugin to view its full documentation and security scan.

Workflow rules

Always cite sources when adding to the knowledge base
Capture session insights before ending long research sessions
Orient at the start of each session to build on prior work

Knowledge seeding

Memory backend: memory-md

research-methodology— Research workflows and source evaluation criteria

knowledge-taxonomy— How topics and concepts are organized in the knowledge graph

View harness.yaml

version: "1"
kind: profile
metadata:
  name: research-knowledge
  description: >-
    Harness configuration for roles focused on research, learning, and knowledge management. Ideal for technical writers, analysts, and anyone building a compounding knowledge base from diverse sources.
  author:
    name: harnessprotocol
plugins:
  - name: research
    source: harnessprotocol/harness-kit
    version: "0.4.0"
  - name: orient
    source: harnessprotocol/harness-kit
    version: "0.2.0"
  - name: capture
    source: harnessprotocol/harness-kit
    version: "0.4.0"
  - name: explain
    source: harnessprotocol/harness-kit
    version: "0.2.0"
  - name: docgen
    source: harnessprotocol/harness-kit
    version: "0.2.0"
instructions:
  behavioral: |
    - Always cite sources when adding to the knowledge base
    - Capture session insights before ending long research sessions
    - Orient at the start of each session to build on prior work