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 Dev Research Codebase ExplorationEfficient codebase search using Glob and Grep
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majiayu000 Bundle Scientific Paper Figure GeneratorUse when asked to create publication-ready scientific figures, charts for research papers, or academic visualizations.
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majiayu000 Bundle Plugin Creation GuidelinesComprehensive plugin architecture patterns, best practices, templates, and validation guidelines distilled from research sources. Use when: creating new plugins, designing plugin architecture, validat
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majiayu000 Bundle Research QuestionHelps students improve research questions through iterative refinement using FINER, PICO, and InfAU-specific frameworks
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majiayu000 Bundle Brenda DatabaseAccess BRENDA enzyme database via SOAP API. Retrieve kinetic parameters (Km, kcat), reaction equations, organism data, and substrate-specific enzyme information for biochemical research and metabolic pathway analysis.
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majiayu000 Bundle Pubmed DatabaseDirect REST API access to PubMed. Advanced Boolean/MeSH queries, E-utilities API, batch processing, citation management. For Python workflows, prefer biopython (Bio.Entrez). Use this for direct HTTP/REST work or custom API implementations.
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majiayu000 Bundle Ensembl DatabaseQuery Ensembl genome database REST API for 250+ species. Gene lookups, sequence retrieval, variant analysis, comparative genomics, orthologs, VEP predictions, for genomic research.
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majiayu000 Bundle Senior DevopsDevOps for CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Use when building pipelines, containerizing apps, managing clusters, provisioning cloud infra, deploying with blue- green/canary, or handling infrastructure incidents.
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majiayu000 Bundle Incorporate LearningsTakes investigated issues and incorporates the learnings into the LearningAgent's knowledge base by updating core-knowledge.md, topics, or learnings files.
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majiayu000 Bundle Business News Research CoordinatorLead coordinator that orchestrates 5 news scraper agents in parallel to gather headlines from 15 top business news websites
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majiayu000 Bundle Biorxiv DatabaseEfficient database search tool for bioRxiv preprint server. Use this skill when searching for life sciences preprints by keywords, authors, date ranges, or categories, retrieving paper metadata, downloading PDFs, or conducting literature reviews.
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majiayu000 Bundle Research CodebaseDocument and explain existing codebase without suggesting improvements. Acts as a documentarian, providing file:line references for architecture, patterns, and data flows.
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majiayu000 Bundle Writing Implementation Test PseudocodeUse when adding test pseudocode to user stories or implementation guides - creates MEDIUM-IMPLEMENTATION abstraction showing test structure with Vitest terminology, placeholder comments for logic, and strategic comments (Research/Fixture/Integration/Verification/Pattern/Decision) that guide what to research and decide, not complete implementations
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majiayu000 Bundle Youtube FullUse when YouTube is or could be relevant — video/channel/playlist links, video IDs, @handles, creator lookups, summaries, quotes, topic research, tutorials, talks, product reviews, or anywhere video content is fresher or richer than text search. Covers transcripts, video/channel search, channel browsing, playlists, and in-channel search.
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majiayu000 Bundle Research ArchitectSenior Architect skill for designing research strategies. Plans the "Investigation Blueprint" to support complex features, mapping exactly what needs to be researched before investigation begins.
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majiayu000 Bundle Meta Methodology Improvement ProtocolSelf-improvement protocol for agents modifying their own prompts/configurations. Evidence-based improvements, structured changes, proven patterns from research.
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majiayu000 Bundle Subagent Driven Literature ReviewUse parallel subagents for large-scale paper screening and deep dive analysis
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majiayu000 Bundle Skills Walkervvv Firstmile Deals PipePurpose: Autonomous overnight research to identify new shipping leads from target industries.
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majiayu000 Bundle Refactoring 08 Experiment TrackingUse when organizing experiment logs, results, and metadata for Python research code.
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majiayu000 Bundle Summarize EpicSummarize GitHub Epic issue with sub-issues and related PRs. Use when reviewing epic progress or getting implementation overview.
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majiayu000 Bundle Lp Do Assessment 03 Solution SelectionSolution selection gate for new startups (ASSESSMENT-03). Reads solution-space research results, builds an evaluation matrix, and produces a shortlist of 1-2 options with elimination rationale. Explicit kill gate — decision record required to continue to ASSESSMENT-04.
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majiayu000 Bundle Ln 650 Persistence Performance AuditorUse when auditing persistence and runtime performance through the evaluation platform with mandatory research, coordinated data-layer workers, and structured summaries.
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majiayu000 Bundle Wonda CLIUsing the Wonda CLI to generate images, videos, music, and audio from the terminal — plus LinkedIn, Reddit, and X/Twitter research and automation
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majiayu000 Bundle CookoffMANDATORY implementation wrapper. ALWAYS invoke when moving from design→code. Present 3 options: (1) Cookoff - 2-5 parallel agents compete, each creates own plan, pick best, (2) Single subagent, (3) L
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majiayu000 Bundle Refactoring 06 Static Analysis StyleUse when adding formatting, linting, and type checking to Python research code.
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majiayu000 Bundle Senior BackendBackend development with Node.js/Express/Fastify and PostgreSQL. Use when designing REST or GraphQL APIs, optimizing database queries, implementing authentication, building microservices, handling migrations, or reviewing backend code.
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majiayu000 Bundle Getting Started With Research SuperpowersIntroduction to literature search & review skills - systematic paper finding, screening, extraction, and citation traversal
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majiayu000 Bundle Remind MeSummarize recent activity in this repo to help you pick up where you left off
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majiayu000 Bundle Refactoring 03 Config ReproducibilityUse when improving run configuration, seeding, and reproducibility for Python research code.
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majiayu000 Bundle Summarize MeetingsUse when processing, summarizing, or extracting insights from meeting notes in the Obsidian vault. Triggers on "summarize meetings", "process meetings", "meeting summaries", "extract from meetings", "meeting insights".
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majiayu000 Bundle Research GrantsWrite competitive research proposals for NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA, and Taiwan's NSTC when you need agency-compliant narratives, budgets, and review-criteria alignment for a specific solicitation/FOA/BAA.
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majiayu000 Bundle TranscriptGet transcripts from any YouTube video — for summarization, research, translation, quoting, or content analysis. Use when the user shares a video link or asks "what did they say", "get the transcript", "transcribe this video", "summarize this video", or wants to analyze spoken content.
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majiayu000 Bundle Research EngineerResearch Engineer for initial investigation, data gathering, and feasibility studies. Use this skill when exploring new technologies, analyzing existing systems, or gathering requirements data.
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majiayu000 Bundle User Research SynthesisTurn user interviews into actionable insights. Advanced synthesis techniques and frameworks.
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majiayu000 Bundle Comm Lit ReviewCommunications-domain literature review with Claude-style knowledge-base-first retrieval. Use when the task is about communications, wireless, networking, satellite/NTN, Wi-Fi, cellular, transport protocols, congestion control, routing, scheduling, MAC/PHY, rate adaptation, channel estimation, beamforming, or communication-system research and the user wants papers, related work, a survey, or a landscape summary. Search Zotero, Obsidian, and local paper folders first when available, then search IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, ACM Digital Library, and broader web in that order.
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majiayu000 Bundle Fred Economic DataQuery FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) API for 800,000+ economic time series from 100+ sources. Access GDP, unemployment, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, housing, and regional data. Use for macroeconomic analysis, financial research, policy studies, economic forecasting, and academic research requiring U.S. and international economic indicators.
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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 research-codebase, dev-research-codebase-exploration, scientific-paper-figure-generator. 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.