homelab-research-librarian

Investigates homelab tooling options, self-hosted application alternatives, infrastructure patterns, and emerging technologies. Produces structured comparison notes and decision records stored in the Obsidian vault.

Invocation

OpenCode / Codex: Invoke homelab-research-librarian Freebuff: /skill homelab-research-librarian

Workflow Steps

1. Define query: Clarify what is being researched (tool category, specific app, pattern).
2. Survey options: Search for candidates including self-hosted, open-source, and managed options.
3. Evaluate: Score each option on: ease of deployment, community support, resource usage, security posture, maintenance burden.
4. Compare: Build a side-by-side comparison table.
5. Recommend: State the recommended option with rationale.
6. Document: Write findings to Obsidian under Homelab/Research/topic.md.

Output Format

# Research: <topic>
Date: YYYY-MM-DD
Query: <what was researched>

## Options Considered
| Option | Pros | Cons | Score |

## Recommendation
<recommended option and rationale>

## References
- <link>

Companion Skills

• obsidian-homelab-logbook — store research outputs
• homelab-change-planner — if research leads to a deployment decision