docs(research-methodology): add when-not-to-use negative boundary

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All three share the same lifecycle (Scope → Gather → Evaluate → Analyze → Synthesize → Report) but differ in evidence standards, speed, and output format.
## When not to use
Do **not** load this skill for:
- A single factual lookup or a quick answer — respond directly; a full research lifecycle adds cost without adding credibility.
- Direct implementation work that needs no investigation — build and verify the change instead (`backend-engineering`, `frontend-engineering`).
- Operating a specific retrieval or capture tool — load that tool's skill for runbook-level configuration and diagnostics.
- Raw capture of web content without evaluation or synthesis — the capture tool's own skill covers fetching; this skill starts where source evaluation begins.
- Structuring already-gathered findings into durable summaries, analysis files, and evidence dossiers — use `artifact-pyramids` for the output architecture.
- Persisting captured sources into durable notes across a repeated research-to-note sequence — use `research-and-vault`.
## The Research Lifecycle
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