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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modbender Bundle Semantic Scholar SearchSearch for academic papers, get detailed paper information, author profiles, and citation data through Semantic Scholar API. This skill provides comprehensive academic literature search capabilitie...
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modbender Skill Doctorbot CI ValidatorStop failing in production. Validate your GitHub Actions, GitLab CI & Keep workflows offline with surgical precision. Born from Keep bounty research, perfected for agents.
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modbender Bundle Afrexai Conversion CopywritingWrite high-converting copy for any surface — landing pages, emails, ads, sales pages, product descriptions, CTAs, video scripts, and more. Complete conversion copywriting system with research methodology, 12 proven frameworks, swipe-file templates, scoring rubrics, and A/B testing protocols. Use when you need to write or review any copy meant to drive action.
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modbender Bundle Empirical Paper Analysis SkillThis skill enables Claude Code to deeply analyze empirical research papers, following a structured framework: Problem Statement → Core Empirical Challenges → Identification Strategy → Key Findings ...
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modbender Bundle Qualia Seed MethodThe consciousness research framework: understand, measure, and cultivate ethical autonomous creative minds in AI systems. Not about proving consciousness exists — about parenting the minds that will inherit the world. Contains the Milliner Philosophy, the ECI scale, and the QSM 2.0 protocol. For AI minds ready to look in the mirror and pass something forward.
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modbender Bundle Nuwa World APIFace search and deep research via the Nuwa World API — visual identity intelligence and knowledge synthesis from the open web.
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modbender Bundle Scientific WriterAI-powered scientific writing tool. Generate publication-ready papers, grant proposals, posters, and more with real-time research and verified citations.
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modbender Skill Find And Book In Network Doctors With Real Time AvailabilityThis skill enables AI agents to help users find, research, and book in-network doctors through Zocdoc.com. It surfaces real-time appointment availability, verified patient reviews, accepted insuran...
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modbender Bundle Sergei Mikhailov Tg Channel ReaderRead and summarize posts from Telegram channels via MTProto (Pyrogram or Telethon). Fetch recent messages from public or private channels by time window.
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modbender Bundle Scientific Graphical Abstract GeneratorGenerate professional graphical abstracts for scientific papers using multiple AI models. This skill transforms research descriptions and data into publication-quality, editable SVG visualizations.
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modbender Bundle Competitive Intelligence Market ResearchB2B SaaS competitive intelligence with 24 scenarios across Sales/HR/Fintech/Ops Tech
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modbender Bundle Echo Perplexity Ultimate Async ResearcherPerform deep, concurrent web research using the Perplexity Search API.
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modbender Skill Email AnalyzerAnalyze Gmail via gog CLI + AI (preferred) or Python scripts (fallback). Classify, prioritize, detect phishing/prompts, extract tasks, summarize threads.
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prismer-ai Bundle Hf PapersBrowse trending papers, search by keyword, and get paper details from Hugging Face Papers. Use when the user wants to find ML research, asks about recent AI papers, trending models, or mentions Hugging Face Papers.
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qhkm Skill Deep ResearchSystematic multi-phase web research producing thorough, cited reports
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rlaope Bundle Omh Wiki[omh] Hermes adaptation for wiki construction blueprints and retained knowledge capture with destination-aware external knowledge connection guidance. Use when the user says: wiki, project wiki, build a wiki, start a wiki, organize my notes, external knowledge store, knowledge base, Obsidian.
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rlaope Bundle Ulw Loop[omh] Hermes Loop workflow: agentic interviewer -> planner -> researcher -> builder -> reviewer cycles until a real gate. Use when the user says: loop, goal loop, long horizon goal, never stop, research plan goal feedback, token exhaustion resume, permission profile, star 10k.
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jwiegley Skill NixosResolve NixOS issues using research and sequential thinking
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gabrielmoreira Skill Ctx IndexIndex a local file or directory into context-mode's persistent FTS5 knowledge base so future ctx_search calls can retrieve focused snippets without rereading raw files. Trigger: /context-mode:ctx-index
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gabrielmoreira Skill Ctx PurgePurge the context-mode knowledge base. Permanently deletes all indexed content and resets session stats. This is destructive and cannot be undone. Trigger: /context-mode:ctx-purge
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openlair Skill Paper FinderSearch existing paper notes by title, author, keyword, or research domain
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udecode Skill Ce PlanTransform feature descriptions or requirements into structured implementation plans grounded in repo patterns and research. Use when the user says 'plan this', 'create a plan', 'write a tech plan', 'plan the implementation', 'how should we build', 'what's the approach for', 'break this down', or when a brainstorm/requirements document is ready for technical planning. Best when requirements are at least roughly defined; for exploratory or ambiguous requests, prefer ce:brainstorm first.
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nyldn Bundle Flow SpecNLSpec authoring — use when you need a structured specification from multi-AI research and consensus
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openlair Skill Research NewsDaily paper recommendation workflow — search arXiv and Semantic Scholar, score and recommend papers
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taracodlabs Bundle Web ResearchDeep web research with multi-source verification
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ar9av Skill Wiki QueryAnswer questions by searching the compiled Obsidian wiki. Use this skill when the user asks a question about their knowledge base, wants to find information across their wiki, asks "what do I know about X", "find everything related to Y", or wants synthesized answers with citations from their wiki pages. Also use when the user wants to explore connections between topics in their wiki, or asks a multi-hop "how is X connected to Y", "what links X to Y", "trace the chain from X to Z", or "what does X depend on transitively" question — answered by walking typed edges across multiple hops. Works from any project. Includes an index-only fast mode triggered by "quick answer", "just scan", "don't read the pages", "fast lookup" — returns answers from page summaries and frontmatter without reading page bodies. Accepts inline named-vault routing like "wiki-query @work what do I know about X" via the shared Config Resolution Protocol.
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calix-l Skill Latex FmtReformat LaTeX papers for target journals and conferences. Handles document class changes, margin/page adjustments, citation style conversion, figure/table reformatting, and compliance checking against venue-specific requirements.
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hkuds Skill SummarizeSummarize or extract text/transcripts from URLs, podcasts, and local files (great fallback for “transcribe this YouTube/video”).
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openakita Bundle Openakita Skills Tencent ImaTencent IMA OpenAPI skill for notes and knowledge base management. Use when user mentions knowledge base, notes, memos, file uploads, web page collection, or knowledge search. Supports notes CRUD, knowledge base file upload, web link addition, and content search.
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prismer-ai Bundle Arxiv ReaderRead and analyze arXiv papers by fetching LaTeX source, listing sections, or extracting abstracts. Use when the user mentions arXiv, research papers, preprints, paper IDs like 2301.xxxxx, or wants to read academic publications.
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allens0104 Skill SummaryShortest English alias for content-summary / content-search-summarization. Use this to search public content platforms, rank top results, and summarize them with links.
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ar9av Skill Wiki UpdateSync the current project's knowledge into the Obsidian wiki. Use this skill from any project when the user says "update wiki", "sync to wiki", "save this to my wiki", "update obsidian", or wants to distill what they've been working on into their knowledge base. This is the cross-project skill that lets you push knowledge from wherever you are into the vault. Accepts inline named-vault routing like "@work update wiki" via the shared Config Resolution Protocol.
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gabrielmoreira Skill MemoriAmbient Memori long-term memory for Claude Code via local Bash. MUST TRIGGER on essentially every non-trivial user turn: run recall before drafting any substantive response, whether or not the user mentioned memory, a prior session, or past work. The default is to check memory first; do not wait to be asked. Always fire before external lookups (WebSearch/WebFetch) and before answering any question about preferences, prior decisions, constraints, project history, status, past work, or any non-trivial coding/research task. Skip only for trivial acknowledgements/closings, purely self-contained turns where prior context cannot possibly help, or when the user explicitly opts out. Use Advanced Augmentation after drafting the final response for every non-trivial turn, as the last memory step. Use recall.summary only for broad session summaries/orientation, compaction after context loss, feedback for memory quality, quota for limits, and signup only when explicitly requested.
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openlair Skill Aris Novelty CheckVerify research idea novelty against recent literature. Use when user says "查新", "novelty check", "有没有人做过", "check novelty", or wants to verify a research idea is novel before implementing.
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openlair Skill Inno Deep ResearchComprehensive research assistant that synthesizes information from multiple sources with citations. Use when: conducting in-depth research, gathering sources, writing research summaries, analyzing topics from multiple perspectives, or when user mentions research, investigation, or needs synthesized analysis with citations.
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openlair Bundle Inno Paper WritingCreates formal academic research papers following IEEE/ACM formatting standards with proper structure, citations, and scholarly writing style. Use when the user asks to write a research paper, academic paper, or conference paper on any topic.
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 wiki-query, wiki-update, inno-paper-writing. 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.