diff --git a/cmd/core-runtime/information_request_test.go b/cmd/core-runtime/information_request_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94b60db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/core-runtime/information_request_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.cin.su/m/Assistant/contracts/interaction"
+)
+
+func TestSpecializedInformationReplyIsNotOverwrittenByResearch(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, kind := range []interaction.InformationRequestKind{
+		interaction.InformationRequestMemoryInventory,
+		interaction.InformationRequestTimeDifference,
+		interaction.InformationRequestCapabilityInventory,
+		interaction.InformationRequestCognitiveModelInventory,
+		interaction.InformationRequestCognitiveChannelStatus,
+		interaction.InformationRequestCognitiveRecovery,
+	} {
+		if shouldRunGeneralResearch(kind) {
+			t.Fatalf("specialized information request %q must bypass general research", kind)
+		}
+	}
+	if !shouldRunGeneralResearch("") {
+		t.Fatal("ordinary research requests must still use general research")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/core-runtime/main.go b/cmd/core-runtime/main.go
index 6cdc620..5487027 100644
--- a/cmd/core-runtime/main.go
+++ b/cmd/core-runtime/main.go
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ func main() {
 			needsCognition = false
 		}
 		researchBacked := false
-		if hasChatRoute(routePlan, chatRouteResearch) && semantic.Interpretation.Clarification != interaction.ClarificationRequired {
+		if hasChatRoute(routePlan, chatRouteResearch) && semantic.Interpretation.Clarification != interaction.ClarificationRequired && shouldRunGeneralResearch(semantic.InformationRequestKind) {
 			if planID, idErr := ids.New(); idErr == nil {
 				parts := interactiondomain.IndependentRequestParts(effectiveTaskMessage)
 				replies := make([]string, 0, len(parts))
@@ -1589,6 +1589,10 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
+func shouldRunGeneralResearch(kind interaction.InformationRequestKind) bool {
+	return kind == ""
+}
+
 func creatorSessionHandler(bootstrapToken, creatorUsername, creatorPassword string, sessionKey []byte, now func() time.Time) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		authenticated := identitydomain.BootstrapMatches(bootstrapToken, bearerToken(r))