Research & Search Agent Skills

Research agent skills teach AI agents to gather and synthesize information properly: literature reviews, competitive analysis, web research with citations, and structured summaries. Each SKILL.md encodes a method, not just a prompt, so results stay consistent across runs.

Research & Search

928 skills
comeonoliver
re
Adds extra research diligence to coding agents: plan sub-questions, retrieve and cross-check sources, and synthesize before implementing.
61
comeonoliver
clinpgx
Queries the ClinPGx REST API for pharmacogenomic gene-drug data, clinical annotations, CPIC guidelines, and FDA drug labels, generating markdown reports with CSV tables.
61
comeonoliver
summarize
Summarizes URLs, local files, and YouTube links via a CLI, with options for transcript extraction and configurable models.
61
xmg2024
justin-sun-perspective
采用孙宇晨的思维框架与表达方式,基于其公开言论和著作提炼的14个核心心智模型、18条决策启发式及表达DNA,用于分析加密行业、审视商业决策并提供反馈。
2 · bundle
dvcrn
xint
Search, analyze, and monitor X/Twitter from the terminal, with support for bookmarks, likes, following, trends, and AI-powered analysis via Grok.
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dvcrn
defi
Analyzes DeFi protocol risk before deposit, decomposes headline APY into sustainable yield, emissions, and drag factors, and flags common rug-risk patterns in tokenomics, liquidity, and governance. Advisory only—no wallet access, no private key handling, no transaction signing, no on-chain execution.
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lingxling
gget
Queries 20+ bioinformatics databases from the command line or Python for gene info, sequences, BLAST/BLAT, protein structures, viral data, and expression metrics.
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lingxling
lex
Provides jurisdiction-specific legal context and contract scaffolding for the US, EU, and Canada, grounding agents in verified government references to reduce legal hallucinations.
253 · bundle
lingxling
primekg
Query the Precision Medicine Knowledge Graph (PrimeKG) for multiscale biological data including genes, drugs, diseases, phenotypes, and more.
253 · bundle
lingxling
ai-seo
Optimize content for AI search and LLM citations across AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and similar systems. Use when improving AI visibility, answer engine optimization, or citation readiness.
253 · bundle
mocchalera
design-intent
Interviews users to capture creative intent for video projects, producing a structured creative brief and unresolved blockers list before editing begins.
3 · bundle
martc03
gov-grants
Search Grants.gov for federal funding opportunities by keyword, agency, category, and eligibility, and retrieve detailed grant information.
5
martc03
gov-regulatory
Search the Federal Register for rules, proposed rules, notices, and presidential documents, and monitor regulatory activity.
5
martc03
gov-environment
Fetches real-time EPA air quality data and HUD foreclosure listings through an MCP server, enabling environmental monitoring and housing research.
5
martc03
gov-court-records
Search US federal court opinions, dockets, and judges via CourtListener through an MCP server.
5
martc03
gov-disaster-intel
Monitors real-time disaster data from FEMA, NOAA, and USGS, including disaster declarations, weather alerts, and earthquake information.
5
martc03
gov-safety-recalls
Search NHTSA vehicle recalls, FDA food/drug recalls, and CFPB consumer complaints via an MCP server for product safety monitoring.
5
martc03
gov-business-entity
Searches global company registrations via OpenCorporates and SEC EDGAR, offering tools to find companies, retrieve details, and locate SEC filings.
5
upayanghosh
synapse-news
Fetches the latest news headlines from Reuters RSS and presents them with source attribution.
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upayanghosh
synapse-summarize
Distills complex content into concise, structured summaries with key takeaway bullets and a bottom-line conclusion.
14
upayanghosh
synapse-web-scrape
Fetches and extracts readable text from a URL, then summarizes or presents key information with source citation.
14 · bundle
drnabeelkhan
wiki-query
Answers questions using a structured wiki knowledge base, returning cited synthesis with wikilinks, counter-arguments, and knowledge gaps.
2
drnabeelkhan
notebooklm-integration
Wraps the notebooklm-py CLI to ingest sources and generate synthesized artifacts like podcasts, slide decks, and quizzes from Google NotebookLM.
2
drnabeelkhan
scarf-model
Diagnoses social threats and rewards across five domains to improve organizational, team, and product experiences.
2
drnabeelkhan
ux-researcher
Conducts end-to-end user research, from study design through behavioral insight synthesis, using frameworks like Nielsen's Heuristics, SUS, and User Journey Mapping.
2
nimoqup046-collab
seo
Orchestrates a comprehensive SEO audit across technical, on-page, content, schema, sitemaps, AI search readiness, and GEO dimensions, producing a prioritized action plan with a health score.
2 · bundle
nimoqup046-collab
ai-seo
Optimize content to be cited by AI search systems and LLMs, including AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini, through structure, authority, and presence improvements.
2 · bundle
nimoqup046-collab
astropy
Perform astronomical research and data analysis with coordinate transformations, unit conversions, FITS file handling, cosmological calculations, time handling, and table operations.
2
nimoqup046-collab
seo-geo
Optimizes content for AI search systems like AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity by analyzing citability, structure, authority, and technical accessibility, and producing a GEO analysis report.
2
sakamoto-family-smile
exa-search
Performs neural web, code, company, and people searches via the Exa MCP server, with usage patterns for quick lookups, code research, and deep dives.
0
sakamoto-family-smile
research-ops
Runs evidence-first current-state research, comparing options and enriching people or companies, then reports with explicit evidence boundaries.
0
sakamoto-family-smile
deep-research
Conducts multi-source web research using firecrawl and exa MCP tools, synthesizing findings into cited reports with source attribution.
0
sakamoto-family-smile
market-research
Conducts market research, competitive analysis, investor due diligence, and industry intelligence with source attribution and decision-oriented summaries.
0
lord1egypt
arxiv
Search and retrieve academic papers from arXiv via their REST API, including citation data from Semantic Scholar.
2
lord1egypt
llm-wiki
Build and maintain a persistent, interlinked markdown knowledge base that compiles knowledge once and keeps it current, with cross-references and contradiction flags.
2
lord1egypt
polymarket
Queries Polymarket prediction market data via public REST APIs: markets, prices, orderbooks, and history.
2

Frequently asked questions

What are Research & Search agent skills?

Research agent skills teach AI agents to gather and synthesize information properly: literature reviews, competitive analysis, web research with citations, and structured summaries. Each SKILL.md encodes a method, not just a prompt, so results stay consistent across runs.

Which Research & Search skills are most installed?

Popular Research & Search skills on SkillMD right now include gget, lex, primekg. Rankings shift as installs change; sort this page by "Most downloaded" for the live list.

Do Research & Search skills work with Claude Code and Cursor?

Yes. Every skill here ships as a SKILL.md file, an open format that works in Claude Code, Claude.ai, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and 60+ other agents. Install one with npx skillmds add <owner>/<name>, or copy the file into your agent's skills directory.