Synopsis

aigon research-close <ID>

Shortcuts

• /arcl (slash command) · aigon arcl (CLI)

Description

research-close archives a research topic once its investigation is complete. It moves the spec from 04-in-evaluation/ (or 03-in-progress/) to 05-done/ and records the workflow completion event, making the topic visible on the dashboard’s Done column.

This is the final step in the research lifecycle. Unlike feature-close, it does not merge any branch — research lives entirely in markdown files committed to the main repo.

Closing from 03-in-progress/ without running research-eval first is allowed and shows a warning but proceeds. This is normal for single-agent research where there is nothing to compare.

What it does

1. Resolves the research ID to a spec file in 04-in-evaluation/ or 03-in-progress/
2. Moves the spec to 05-done/ via git mv and commits the move
3. Records a closed workflow event so the dashboard shows the item as done
4. Prints a summary with the topic name and done path

Examples

# Standard flow: evaluate first, then close
aigon research-eval 5
aigon research-close 5
 
# Close single-agent research directly (skips eval)
aigon research-close 12

Related

• research-eval — synthesize findings and recommend features before closing
• research-submit — Fleet agents signal completion (call this, not close)
• Research Workflow guide