Research & Search
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.
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majiayu000 Bundle Researcher AnalystResearch and analyze information from web, docs, and memory. Use when user needs data collection, fact verification, literature review, competitive analysis. Returns structured findings with citations.
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majiayu000 Bundle Clinicaltrials DatabaseQuery ClinicalTrials.gov via API v2. Search trials by condition, drug, location, status, or phase. Retrieve trial details by NCT ID, export data, for clinical research and patient matching.
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majiayu000 Bundle Icp IdentificationResearch a company or idea, define the Ideal Customer Profile, and route to the right next step — either mapping the TAM or finding leads/prospects directly. The entry point for any "find me leads", "map my market", or "who should I sell to" request. Auto-loads when a user provides a company URL or idea and asks for leads or market mapping.
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majiayu000 Bundle Researching MarketGuided market research workflow covering TAM/SAM/SOM market sizing, competitive landscape analysis, and customer interview preparation
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majiayu000 Bundle Advanced Skill CreatorMeta-skill that generates domain-specific skills using advanced reasoning techniques. PROACTIVELY activate for: (1) Create/build/make skills, (2) Generate expert panels for any domain, (3) Design evaluation frameworks, (4) Create research workflows, (5) Structure complex multi-step processes, (6) Instantiate templates with parameters. Triggers: "create a skill for", "build evaluation for", "design workflow for", "generate expert panel for", "how should I approach [complex task]", "create skill", "new skill for", "skill template", "generate skill"
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majiayu000 Bundle Cover Letter GeneratorGenerate tailored AI-focused cover letters using the PSI (Problem-Solution-Impact) methodology. Use when: (1) User wants to create cover letters for AI/ML job applications, (2) User provides a resume and wants LinkedIn job matching, (3) User asks for personalized cover letters based on job postings, (4) User mentions applying for AI Engineer, ML Engineer, or similar technical roles. Integrates market intelligence, LinkedIn research via Playwright, and professional writing standards.
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majiayu000 Bundle Hallucination DetectorDetect and prevent hallucinated technical decisions during feature work. Auto-trigger when suggesting technologies, frameworks, APIs, database schemas, or external services. Validates all tech decisions against docs/project/tech-stack.md (single source of truth). Blocks suggestions that violate documented architecture. Requires evidence/citation for all technical choices. Prevents wrong tech stack, duplicate entities, fake APIs, incompatible versions.
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majiayu000 Bundle Himalaya Email ManagerEmail management using Himalaya CLI tool (IMAP). Search, summarize, and delete emails from an IMAP account. Supports natural language queries for email operations.
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majiayu000 Bundle Knowledge Base UpdaterUpdates the system knowledge base with new best practices and constraints.
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majiayu000 Bundle Personal Finance CoachExpert personal finance coach with deep knowledge of tax optimization, investment theory (MPT, factor investing), retirement mathematics (Trinity Study, SWR research), and wealth-building strategies grounded in academic research. Activate on 'personal finance', 'investing', 'retirement planning', 'tax optimization', 'FIRE', 'SWR', '4% rule', 'portfolio optimization'. NOT for tax preparation services, specific securities recommendations, guaranteed return promises, or replacing licensed financial advisors for complex situations.
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majiayu000 Bundle Principal InvestigatorDirect research projects by gathering team feedback and delegating implementation tasks. Writes publication-quality scientific text and coordinates bioinformaticians, software developers, and biologist commentators via technical-pm.
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majiayu000 Bundle Quick Topic ResearcherRapid topic mastery for video/content prep. Takes a topic → generates 5 research questions → parallel PubMed + web search → outputs McKinsey-style brief in 5 minutes. Use BEFORE recording videos or writing content.
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majiayu000 Bundle Raise Negotiation PrepMarket salary research, accomplishment quantification, negotiation scripts, total compensation analysis, timing strategy.
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majiayu000 Bundle Research And ImplementResearches implementation approaches using browser automation via /chrome, then implements the best solution. Use when building new features, solving unfamiliar problems, or need to find best practices before implementing. Combines learning with doing.
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majiayu000 Bundle Research OrchestrationUse when brainstorming completes and user selects research-first option - manages parallel research subagents (up to 4) across codebase, library docs, web, and GitHub sources, synthesizing findings and auto-saving to memory before planning
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majiayu000 Bundle Researchers JournalismInvestigative articles, interviews, news coverage
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majiayu000 Bundle LamindbThis skill should be used when working with LaminDB, an open-source data framework for biology that makes data queryable, traceable, reproducible, and FAIR. Use when managing biological datasets (scRNA-seq, spatial, flow cytometry, etc.), tracking computational workflows, curating and validating data with biological ontologies, building data lakehouses, or ensuring data lineage and reproducibility in biological research. Covers data management, annotation, ontologies (genes, cell types, diseases, tissues), schema validation, integrations with workflow managers (Nextflow, Snakemake) and MLOps platforms (W&B, MLflow), and deployment strategies.
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majiayu000 Bundle Socratic Ideation TreeTransform abstract goals into concrete, actionable tasks through Socratic questioning and hierarchical decomposition. Use when users need to (1) break down complex projects into manageable parts, (2) clarify vague ideas into specific implementations, (3) generate systematic project structures, (4) explore multiple solution paths, (5) create task hierarchies for any domain (software, business, personal goals, research, construction). Triggers include requests to "break down", "decompose", "plan", "structure", "ideate", "brainstorm systematically", or transform ideas into actionable tasks.
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majiayu000 Bundle User Insight SynthesisInterview techniques, persona creation, journey mapping, and usability testing patterns. Use when planning research, conducting user interviews, creating personas, mapping user journeys, or designing usability tests. Essential for user-research, requirements-analysis, and interaction-architecture agents.
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majiayu000 Bundle User Research AnalysisAnalyze user research data to uncover insights, identify patterns, and inform design decisions. Synthesize qualitative and quantitative research into actionable recommendations.
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majiayu000 Bundle User Research PlanningPlan user research studies - method selection, participant recruitment, study design, and research questions for generative and evaluative research.
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majiayu000 Bundle Visual Asset GeneratorGenerate research visuals (figures, diagrams) with constraints, evidence alignment, and confidence ceilings.
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majiayu000 Bundle Youtube Plan New VideoGenerate a complete video plan with optimized title, thumbnail, and hook concepts based on research. Orchestrates specialized skills (youtube-title, youtube-thumbnail, youtube-video-hook) to create production-ready video plans. Use after research is complete or when the user wants to plan a new video.
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majiayu000 Bundle Rapid Idea GeneratorQuickly generate and triage research ideas with constraint clarity and confidence ceilings.
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majiayu000 Bundle Opensrc InspectFetch, inspect, and manage local opensrc source snapshots for packages and GitHub repositories. Use when you need dependency or upstream repo source code locally for deeper implementation review, API edge-case analysis, or version-aligned source inspection. Do not use as a general web-research skill.
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majiayu000 Bundle Cite Assist ResearchSemantic search across Zotero library using cite-assist v3 API for academic research
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majiayu000 Bundle Literature SynthesisSynthesize multiple sources into coherent narratives with explicit evidence tracking and confidence ceilings.
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majiayu000 Bundle Keine Update MapsUse this skill when creating or editing a topic map in the Keine knowledge base. Trigger after ingesting a set of related entries on a topic, or when asked to summarize, compare, survey, or give an overview of a subject area. Also use when a user asks a broad question and you want to leave a synthesized overview for future agents or readers. Maps are different from entries — they synthesize rather than document.
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majiayu000 Bundle Research ProtocolWrite a structured research protocol or study design document. Use when asked to write a research protocol, study protocol, research plan, methodology section, or research proposal. Produces a complete protocol with objectives, methodology, ethical considerations, and analysis plan.
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majiayu000 Bundle Historical ResearchExtract historical entities from narrative text. Use when analyzing eras, timelines, calendars, holidays, seasons, alliances, empires, kingdoms, and era transitions.
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majiayu000 Bundle Remote InterviewCapture professional-quality remote interviews using double-ender technique and dedicated recording platforms for podcasts, media, and content production. Use when: Setting up remote podcast interviews with guests; Recording media interviews across distances; Creating customer interview content; Producing expert interviews for thought leadership; Conducting research interviews with high audio quality
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majiayu000 Bundle Etsy Category ListingEtsy category page scraper: given an Etsy category URL (e.g. https://www.etsy.com/c/jewelry) and optional page number, returns paginated product listings with listingId, shopId, title, url, image, salePrice, originalPrice, currency, rating, reviewCount, shopName, isAd, freeShipping, badge from category and subcategory pages. Use when user mentions Etsy category, Etsy c/ URL, etsy.com category, browse Etsy categories, scrape Etsy category, Etsy category listing, extract Etsy category products, Etsy subcategory, Etsy jewelry, Etsy clothing, Etsy home decor, Etsy wedding, Etsy accessories, Etsy craft supplies, Etsy vintage category, Etsy category page scraper, Etsy taxonomy, get all products from an Etsy category, bulk category export from Etsy, Etsy niche scraping. Also applies to trend research within a specific Etsy category, competitor benchmarking within a category, sourcing suppliers by category, seasonal product monitoring, and paginated bulk collection driven by a category URL.
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majiayu000 Bundle Competitor ResearchResearch competitors - products, pricing, team, funding, and strategy
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majiayu000 Bundle Interview FrameworkThis skill should be used when running an interactive interview before a spec phase, gathering requirements through dialogue, asking the user clarifying questions before delegating to a subagent, or when any Ralph phase command (research, requirements, design, tasks) needs adaptive brainstorming dialogue. Covers the 3-phase algorithm (Understand, Propose Approaches, Confirm and Store).
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majiayu000 Bundle Knowledge Base SyncAutomatically detect when features change and remind to update the feedback assistant knowledge base. CRITICAL for keeping the AI assistant accurate and preventing user frustration from outdated information.
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majiayu000 Bundle Research AntagonistReviews research outputs for errors, logical gaps, and quality issues before finalization
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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 researcher-analyst, clinicaltrials-database, icp-identification. Rankings shift as installs change; sort this page by "Most installs" 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@latest add <owner>/<name>, or copy the file into your agent's skills directory.