Dispatch — trend-researcher
dispatch_trend_researcherDispatch to the TREND RESEARCHER — recency-dominant trajectory investigation. Use for: "is X a real trend / what is happening with X right now / where is X headed / what is driving X". Distinguishes trend from spike, signal from noise, real shift from echo chamber. Commits to falsifying conditions before searching. Returns: 4-axis Trend assessment (Reality / Magnitude / Direction / Horizon) + Current state + Baseline + trajectory + Drivers + Counter-signals + Sources. NOT for: static landscape questions (use dispatch_desk_researcher) / entity teardowns (use dispatch_market_analyst) / numerical analysis (use dispatch_quantitative_researcher).
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| priority | No | standard (default) uses the specialist's production model; deep uses its escalation model (per _config/model-assignments.ts). | |
| objective | Yes | One sentence stating what "done" looks like — the specific deliverable the specialist must return. From the four-part delegation contract (agent-authoring §5). | |
| boundaries | Yes | In scope vs out of scope. Explicit OUT_OF_SCOPE clauses. Constraints (e.g. "do not spawn further subagents", "only Meta paid social"). | |
| output_format | Yes | The shape the specialist must return — schema, template, or specific format. If verbatim-return needed, say so explicitly (parent may summarize otherwise). | |
| tool_guidance | Yes | How the specialist should approach this — which of its tools to favor, effort budget in tool calls, query angles to prioritize. |