Step 3 — Research prompt generator

Generates one ready-to-copy research prompt per candidate country, then runs each as an isolated sub-agent. Claude does not answer the research questions itself in this step.

Flow 

flowchart TD
  Start([Step 3 begins]) --> ForEach[For each candidate country]
  ForEach --> TrackCheck{Appeared in\nwhich list?}
  TrackCheck -->|Remote only| RemoteP[Remote Track\nprompt only]
  TrackCheck -->|Sponsorship only| SponP[Sponsorship Track\nprompt only]
  TrackCheck -->|Both| Combined[Combined prompt\nwith both sections]
  RemoteP --> RunAgent[Run as isolated sub-agent\none country only]
  SponP --> RunAgent
  Combined --> RunAgent
  RunAgent --> Isolate{Isolation\nguaranteed?}
  Isolate -->|yes| Append[Append results to\ncountry-research.md]
  Isolate -->|no| Manual[Show prompt\nWait for manual results]
  Manual --> Append
  Append --> More{More\ncountries?}
  More -->|yes| ForEach
  More -->|no| Done([All results in country-research.md\nProceed to Step 4])

What it reads

  • remote-candidates.md and sponsorship-candidates.md from Step 2
  • profile.md and situational-profile.md

Prompt structure per country

Each prompt covers only the track(s) that country appeared in:

Country appeared in Prompt contains
Remote list only Remote Track section only
Sponsorship list only Sponsorship Track section only
Both lists Both sections in one combined prompt

Remote Track section asks for:

  • Confirmed realistic remote salary range for your role and seniority, in local currency
  • Evidence of remote hiring volume (job postings, hiring reports, company policies)
  • Typical payment structure (local currency vs USD, contractor vs employee)
  • Sources with dates

Sponsorship Track section asks for:

  • Full name of the specific visa or sponsorship pathway and its official source
  • Minimum salary threshold required by that visa
  • Realistic employer willingness to sponsor your specific role
  • Realistic visa processing time
  • Any quota, cap, or annual limit
  • Family or dependent sponsorship provisions
  • Citizenship-specific complications based on your situational profile
  • Sources with dates

Sub-agents

Each country’s prompt is run as a separate isolated sub-agent. Each agent:

  • Receives only its own country’s prompt
  • Has no access to results for other countries
  • Returns results that are appended to country-research.md

If isolation cannot be guaranteed, Claude shows all prompts and waits for you to bring back the results manually.

Output

  • country-research.md — per-country research results, appended as each agent completes

Step 4 does not begin until all results are saved to country-research.md.

Claude Compass — MIT License