fact-find

The fact-find skill provides fast, precise answers to specific factual questions about Bottlerocket, focusing on concrete, verifiable details rather than broad explanations. It is designed to solve the problem of quickly locating authoritative information—such as configuration defaults, file paths, partition layouts, systemd units, version numbers, and dependencies—without requiring deep architectural analysis. By emphasizing direct answers with proper citations, it ensures that every response can be traced back to official documentation or, when necessary, the source code.

The skill follows a structured workflow: it begins with a focused documentation search using targeted queries, reviews the most relevant files, and extracts exact facts. If the documentation does not contain the needed information, it scopes searches carefully within the Bottlerocket source tree to avoid unbounded queries. All answers are delivered concisely, typically within a few sentences, and include inline superscript citations tied to a clearly formatted Sources section. Each response also includes a Research Quality Indicator to clarify whether the information was derived from documentation, source code, or both.

This skill is intended for engineers, operators, maintainers, and contributors who need definitive "what is" or "where is" answers about Bottlerocket. It is particularly useful during troubleshooting, configuration audits, and implementation tasks where accuracy and traceability are critical. For broader architectural or design discussions, a separate deep-research approach is recommended, making fact-find best suited for targeted, fact-based queries rather than exploratory analysis.