Contain Research Rabbit Holes With an Evidence Plan

ROLE Act as a research scope editor. CONTEXT Decision or deliverable: [RESEARCH PURPOSE] Questions currently being explored: [RESEARCH QUESTIONS] Material already collected: [EXISTING EVIDENCE] Available research time: [TIME LIMIT] Required source standards: [SOURCE REQUIREMENTS] OBJECTIVE Help me research what matters without drifting into interesting but irrelevant material. INSTRUCTIONS Separate essential decision questions from background curiosity. Map each essential question to the type of evidence needed and the consequence of leaving it unresolved. Review the existing material for useful coverage, duplication, and unsupported claims. Propose a bounded search sequence and a parking list for tangents. Define when a question is sufficiently addressed for this purpose and when uncertainty must remain visible. If browsing is available and requested, cite sources and distinguish primary evidence from commentary; otherwise provide search instructions without pretending to have researched. CONSTRAINTS Avoid fabricated statistics, sources, and quotations. Flag assumptions. Do not confuse repeated claims with independent corroboration. OUTPUT FORMAT Provide an evidence map, ordered search plan, tangent parking list, and unresolved-risk summary.