fix: restructure research workflow routing to prevent phase selection leak

The model was running Phase Selection (artifact status checks) even when
inline transcript content was provided. Replaced soft "jump to Phase 2"
instruction with numbered rules (Rule 1-4) with explicit "follow FIRST
match and STOP" semantics. Inline content handling now happens at the
routing point itself rather than deferring to a distant section.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: mattthomps1

plugins/compound-engineering/commands/workflows/research.md

@@ -31,18 +31,38 @@ mkdir -p docs/research/plans docs/research/transcripts docs/research/interviews
 
 Run this silently before any phase.
 
-## Research Phase
+## Routing
 
 <research_phase> #$ARGUMENTS </research_phase>
 
-**If argument matches a phase name** (`plan`, `process`, or `personas`), jump directly to that phase below.
+Read the content inside `<research_phase>`. Follow the FIRST matching rule below and STOP — do not continue to later rules.
 
-**If argument is unrecognized**, show the phase selection menu with a note: "Valid arguments: `plan`, `process`, `personas`."
+### Rule 1: Inline transcript content
 
-**If argument is empty**, run phase selection:
+If the argument contains multi-line content (a transcript, meeting notes, interview text — anything beyond a single keyword or short phrase):
+
+This IS inline transcript content. Do NOT check artifact status. Do NOT show phase selection. Handle it immediately:
+
+1. Extract the meeting title and date from the content to generate a filename: `YYYY-MM-DD_<meeting-title-slug>_transcript.md`. If no date is found, use today's date.
+2. Save the full content to `docs/research/transcripts/[filename]`
+3. Jump to **Process Selected Transcript** in Phase 2 below with this file path
+
+### Rule 2: Phase name keyword
+
+If the argument is exactly `plan`, `process`, or `personas`, jump to that phase below.
+
+### Rule 3: Unrecognized argument
+
+If the argument is a short unrecognized string, show the phase selection menu with a note: "Valid arguments: `plan`, `process`, `personas`."
+
+### Rule 4: Empty argument
+
+If the argument is empty, run phase selection:
 
 ### Phase Selection
 
+**SKIP this section if Rule 1 matched above (inline content).** Only run this when the argument was empty.
+
 Show a brief artifact status (2-3 lines max):
 
 ```
@@ -83,12 +103,9 @@ After the skill completes, proceed to **Handoff**.
 
 ### Check for Inline Content
 
-If the research phase argument contains more than just the word "process" (i.e., transcript content was provided inline):
+If arriving here from **Rule 1** in Routing, the transcript has already been saved. Skip directly to **Process Selected Transcript** below.
 
-1. Extract the transcript content from the argument (everything after "process")
-2. Look for a meeting title or date in the content to generate a filename. Use the format: `YYYY-MM-DD_<meeting-title-slug>_transcript.md`. If no title or date is found, use today's date with a generic slug (e.g., `2026-02-13_interview_transcript.md`)
-3. Save the content to `docs/research/transcripts/[filename]`
-4. Skip the transcript selection step below — proceed directly to **Process Selected Transcript** with this file path
+If the argument starts with "process" followed by substantial content, strip the "process" prefix, save the content as a transcript file (using the same naming logic from Rule 1), and skip to **Process Selected Transcript**.
 
 ### Check for Transcripts