Reports

After the five Research analysts complete, Skeleton Key produces two synthesis outputs: a one-page executive summary and a long-form narrative report. They're the most-shared Research outputs because they're the easiest to hand to a stakeholder who isn't going to click through five analyst tabs.

What it produces

One-Page Summary: A single-page summary of the highest-signal findings from across all five analysts. It's written for a director or executive who needs the key points in 4-6 minutes. Expect top-line claims, key statistics, and the most consequential findings, each backed by citations.

Full Report: A long-form narrative document that weaves the evidence, insights, and story from all five analyst dimensions into one cohesive read. It's written in storyteller cadence rather than bullet-point cadence. Expect 5-10 pages of structured prose covering the full picture: market forces, competitor landscape, cultural context, audience intelligence, and social signals.

Where to find it

Both reports live on the Research page, accessible after a completed Research run. They appear in a Synthesized Reports strip above the five analyst tabs, with a left half labeled One-Page Summary and a right half labeled Full Report. Each half shows the generation timestamp once ready and opens the report in a full-screen modal when clicked. Export options live in the modal toolbar.

How it works

After all five analysts finish, the Synthesized Reports strip becomes available with a Start button on the right. Clicking Start generates both reports in parallel from the five analyst outputs. The analyst run takes about 3-4 minutes; report generation takes another 4-5 minutes.

After you Refine Research, click Start again to regenerate both reports against the updated analyst outputs. Both refresh together as a single synthesis pass.

When to use which

The One-Page Summary is the right format when you're sharing Research with someone who won't read more than a page. It's also a useful introduction to a strategy briefing: give the audience the snapshot, then walk them through the implications. If a finding doesn't make the cut in the one-pager, it's still in the relevant analyst tab.

The Full Report is the right format when your reader has time for depth and a narrative read across all five dimensions, not just the highlights. It's the source you'd reach for when writing a creative brief, a positioning deck, or a strategy document, where the connections between findings matter as much as the findings themselves.

Limits and considerations

• Synthesis quality follows analyst quality. Both reports are downstream of the five analysts. Weak analyst outputs (thin source data, a vague campaign brief, English-first source bias) propagate to both reports. If a report feels off, refine the analysts first.
• The one-pager omits nuance. The format forces aggressive prioritization. Check the relevant analyst tab for findings that didn't make the cut.
• Both reports update together. When you click Start, both the One-Page Summary and the Full Report are produced from the same synthesis pass. There's no way to refine one independently.
• Beta software. Validate cited claims and the framing of any sensitive finding before circulating to teams or briefing executives.