---
title: "Chapter Research Tracker"
description: "**Book Title:** [Title] **Chapter:** [Number] — [Title] **Last Updated:** [Date] **Chapter Status:** [Not Started / Planning / Prompts Ready / Validation In Progress / Complete]"
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/chapter-research-tracker-template
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:13:51.195Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "Chapter Research Tracker — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/chapter-research-tracker-template)"
---

# Chapter Research Tracker
**Book Title:** [Title] **Chapter:** [Number] — [Title] **Last Updated:** [Date] **Chapter Status:** [Not Started / Planning / Prompts Ready / Validation In Progress / Complete]

## Overview

# Chapter Research Tracker

**Book Title:** [Title] **Chapter:** [Number] — [Title] **Last Updated:** [Date]
**Chapter Status:** [Not Started / Planning / Prompts Ready / Validation In
Progress / Complete]

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## Chapter Context

**Chapter Purpose:** [From Section Blueprint]

**Entry State:** [What reader believes arriving]

**Exit State:** [What reader believes leaving]

**Key Insight:** [The ONE thing this chapter must deliver]

**Proof Burden Notes:** [Any claims needing heavy evidence]

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## Quick Status Overview

| Total Gaps | Complete | Needs More | Problematic | Pending |
| ---------- | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ------- |
| X          | X        | X          | X           | X       |

| P1 Gaps | P2 Gaps | P3 Gaps |
| ------- | ------- | ------- |
| X/X     | X/X     | X/X     |

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## Research Gaps

| Gap ID      | Origin      | Priority | Description   | Evidence Type | Status          | Models Run     | Verdict  | Notes            |
| ----------- | ----------- | -------- | ------------- | ------------- | --------------- | -------------- | -------- | ---------------- |
| CH##-GAP-01 | Architect   | P1       | [Description] | [Type]        | ⬜ Pending      | —              | —        |                  |
| CH##-GAP-02 | RA-Expanded | P2       | [Description] | [Type]        | 📝 Prompt Ready | —              | —        |                  |
| CH##-GAP-03 | RA-Added    | P3       | [Description] | [Type]        | 🔍 In Review    | Claude, Gemini | —        |                  |
| CH##-GAP-04 | Architect   | P1       | [Description] | [Type]        | ✅ Complete     | Claude, Gemini | Strong   |                  |
| CH##-GAP-05 | Architect   | P2       | [Description] | [Type]        | 🔄 Needs More   | Claude         | Thin     | Follow-up needed |
| CH##-GAP-06 | RA-Added    | P1       | [Description] | [Type]        | ⚠️ Problematic  | Claude, Gemini | Conflict | Thesis tension   |

**Origin Key:**

- Architect — Came from Research Gaps Document
- RA-Expanded — Architect's gap was split into multiple questions
- RA-Added — New gap identified by research-assistant

**Status Key:**

- ⬜ Pending — Not yet started
- 📝 Prompt Ready — Prompt generated, not yet run
- 🔍 In Review — Research submitted, awaiting validation
- ✅ Complete — Validated and sufficient
- 🔄 Needs More — Requires follow-up research
- ⚠️ Problematic — Thesis tension or issue requiring decision

**Verdict Key:**

- Strong — Exceeds needs
- Adequate — Meets needs
- Thin — Minimally acceptable
- Conflicting — Sources disagree
- Insufficient — Does not meet needs

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## Evidence Type Reference

For each gap, specify what's needed:

- **Statistical** — Data, numbers, percentages, studies
- **Case Study** — Real-world examples with detail
- **Expert Quote** — Direct quotes from authorities
- **Historical** — Background, origins, development
- **Experimental** — Research findings, trials
- **Anecdotal** — Stories, illustrations
- **Counterargument** — Strongest objections to address

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## Follow-up Prompts Needed

| Gap ID | What's Missing | Follow-up Prompt Created |
| ------ | -------------- | ------------------------ |
|        |                | ☐                        |

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## Gap-Spawned Items

New gaps discovered during validation:

| New Gap ID | Spawned From | Priority | Description | Added to Tracker |
| ---------- | ------------ | -------- | ----------- | ---------------- |
|            |              |          |             | ☐                |

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## Validation Progress

| Gap ID | Validated Date | Reviewer Notes |
| ------ | -------------- | -------------- |
|        |                |                |

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## Chapter Readiness Checklist

- [ ] All P1 gaps marked Complete
- [ ] All P2 gaps marked Complete or explicitly deferred
- [ ] P3 gaps addressed or consciously skipped
- [ ] No unresolved Problematic verdicts
- [ ] Both models run for all P1 gaps
- [ ] Source quality sufficient for fact-checking
- [ ] No critical gap-spawned items unaddressed
- [ ] Chapter Research Summary produced

**Chapter Verdict:** [Not Ready / Ready]

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_Update this tracker as each gap is validated._

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