Standard metadata structure for research and plan outputs. Include in all research, plan, and refine prompts. ```xml {Why this confidence level} {What's needed to proceed} {What remains uncertain} {What was assumed} ``` - **high**: Official docs, verified patterns, clear consensus, few unknowns - **medium**: Mixed sources, some outdated info, minor gaps, reasonable approach - **low**: Sparse documentation, conflicting info, significant unknowns, best guess External requirements that must be met: ```xml - API keys for third-party service - Database migration completed - Team trained on new patterns ``` What couldn't be determined or needs validation: ```xml - Actual rate limits under production load - Performance with >100k records - Specific error codes for edge cases ``` Context assumed that might need validation: ```xml - Using REST API (not GraphQL) - Single region deployment - Node.js/TypeScript stack ```