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
tangchunwu market-research
Conduct market research, competitive analysis, investor due diligence, and industry intelligence with source attribution and decision-oriented summaries. Use when the user wants market sizing, competitor comparisons, fund research, technology scans, or research that informs business decisions.
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a5c-ai assimilate-popular-workflows
This skill should be used when the user asks to "find skills in the wild", "assimilate popular workflows", "discover SKILL.md files in repos", "research external skills", "find workflow patterns", "survey the skill landscape", "what skills exist out there", or wants to investigate public repositories for extractable processes, babysitter plugins, and reusable procedural insights. Searches GitHub for SKILL.md files, classifies repos by archetype, and maintains structured research under docs/reference-repos/.
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a5c-ai plan-writing
Transform research findings into actionable implementation plans with stakes-based rigor, test-first strategy, and granular task decomposition.
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a5c-ai brainstorming
Clarify vague requirements through exploratory questioning and option generation before committing to research or implementation.
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a5c-ai planning-patterns
Structured planning methodology with research, brainstorming, phased plan creation, risk assessment, and plan-to-build continuity.
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a5c-ai spec-creation
Feature specification creation from codebase research. Produces requirements, acceptance criteria, architecture decisions, implementation plans, and risk analysis.
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a5c-ai codebase-research
Systematic codebase exploration following the Iron Law - understand the problem before exploring code. Four phases with file-finder and web-researcher agents.
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fradser storm-engine
Provides the shared STORM methodology, artifact layout, stage-gating contract, citation hygiene, and retrieval fallback. Use when executing any /storm:* skill (generate, research, outline, write, polish). Internal knowledge; never user-invocable.
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fradser storm-polish
Run STORM phase 4 — article polishing. This skill should be used when the user asks to "polish the storm article", "finalize the article", or invokes /storm:polish. Adds a summary section, removes duplicate content, and verifies citation integrity.
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fradser storm-research
Run STORM phase 1 — multi-perspective research. This skill should be used when the user asks to "research a topic for an article", "find sources on X from multiple perspectives", "do storm research on X", or invokes /storm:research. Discovers personas, runs simulated Q&A per persona in parallel, and produces an information table + deduplicated sources.
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testdouble han-feedback
Capture structured feedback on the Han skills and agents used in the current session and optionally post it as a GitHub issue to testdouble/han. Use at the end of any session where one or more han-* skills or agents ran, to rate a run, log what worked and what didn't, or submit observations for maintainers. Does not review code, investigate bugs, or research options; use code-review, investigate, or research for those. Does not provide feedback on skills or agents from non-Han plugins.
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modbender aso
Optimize app store listings with keyword research, A/B testing, and conversion tactics for iOS and Android.
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modbender buy
Research purchases, compare prices, detect scams, and negotiate better deals.
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modbender cue-your-ai-research-assistant
统一入口和智能路由中心，自动识别用户意图并路由到相应技能。基于 Cue 产品设计，提供专业化的深度研究体验。
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diegojcn cirq
Google quantum computing framework. Use when targeting Google Quantum AI hardware, designing noise-aware circuits, or running quantum characterization experiments. Best for Google hardware, noise modeling, and low-level circuit design. For IBM hardware use qiskit; for quantum...
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diegojcn qiskit
IBM quantum computing framework. Use when targeting IBM Quantum hardware, working with Qiskit Runtime for production workloads, or needing IBM optimization tools. Best for IBM hardware execution, quantum error mitigation, and enterprise quantum computing. For Google hardware...
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q2805187159 deep-research
Use this skill instead of WebSearch for ANY question requiring web research. Trigger on queries like "what is X", "explain X", "compare X and Y", "research X", or before content generation tasks. Provides systematic multi-angle research methodology instead of single superficial searches. Use this proactively when the user's question needs online information.
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q2805187159 arxiv
Search and retrieve academic papers from arXiv using their free REST API. No API key needed. Search by keyword, author, category, or ID. Combine with web_extract or the ocr-and-documents skill to read full paper content.
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q2805187159 polymarket
Query Polymarket prediction market data — search markets, get prices, orderbooks, and price history. Read-only via public REST APIs, no API key needed.
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q2805187159 blogwatcher
Monitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds for updates using the blogwatcher-cli tool. Add blogs, scan for new articles, track read status, and filter by category.
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q2805187159 youtube-content
Fetch YouTube video transcripts and transform them into structured content (chapters, summaries, threads, blog posts). Use when the user shares a YouTube URL or video link, asks to summarize a video, requests a transcript, or wants to extract and reformat content from any YouTube video.
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kk20300113-png market-research
Conduct market research, competitive analysis, investor due diligence, and industry intelligence with source attribution and decision-oriented summaries. Use when the user wants market sizing, competitor comparisons, fund research, technology scans, or research that informs business decisions.
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jarbitechture codex
Execute OpenAI Codex CLI for code analysis, refactoring, and automated editing. Also use for delegating complex debugging and research to GPT models for second opinions.
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jarbitechture think
Cognitive enhancement toolkit combining non-linear reasoning, mental models, and literate programming. Use for complex analysis, system design, debugging, deep learning, and research workflows.
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jarbitechture persona
Generate data-driven user personas for UX research and product design. Usage: /persona generate [options]
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srednoff888-art github-research
Use this skill before architecture, dependency, integration, parser, bot, UI, deployment, or non-trivial bugfix tasks. It forces Codex to search GitHub, compare open-source solutions, check licenses, and extract reusable patterns without copying unsafe code.
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srednoff888-art crypto-market-research
Use this skill for crypto market research, tokens, narratives, liquidity, risks, source verification. Trigger when the task involves crypto work related to Crypto Market Research, production implementation, audits, debugging, strategy, or validation.
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enuno bankr-dev-market-research
This skill should be used when building market data displays, implementing price feeds, or adding technical analysis. Covers prices, market caps, technical analysis, sentiment, and trending tokens.
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solizardking summarize
Summarize or extract text/transcripts from URLs, podcasts, and local files (great fallback for “transcribe this YouTube/video”).
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lionelndong serp-research
Turn accepted search evidence into an intent, competitor, and information-gain brief.
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lionelndong claims-links-product-proof
Verify the article’s factual, product, citation, and link integrity before visual production.
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lionelndong outline
Create a structured H2/H3 outline with BLUF openers and MECE coverage, bound by the research dossier's beat spec. Triggered after /research and /brand-reference.
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thatrebeccarae icp-research
Build detailed ideal customer profiles with pain points, objections, buying triggers, and messaging angles. Includes community research to find where ICPs gather online and extract their exact language. Use when researching audiences, creating buyer personas, or developing targeted messaging.
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thatrebeccarae market-research
Generate comprehensive market research reports (50+ pages) in the style of top consulting firms (McKinsey, BCG, Gartner). Professional LaTeX formatting, strategic analysis frameworks (Porter's Five Forces, PESTLE, SWOT, TAM/SAM/SOM, BCG Matrix), and deep research integration.
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thatrebeccarae research-digest
Generate structured research briefs from RSS feeds and web sources on any topic. Synthesizes multiple sources into actionable analysis with key findings, data points, expert perspectives, and content angles.
105 · bundle
shenxingy start
Autonomous session launcher — morning briefing, unattended overnight runs, cross-project patrol, auto-research
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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 plan-writing, brainstorming, planning-patterns. 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.