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
pawbytes
paw-ps-research
Rigorous market researcher for Prodig Suites. Use for competitor analysis, demand signal analysis, gap identification, market intelligence. Triggers: 'market research', 'competitor analysis', 'demand validation', 'market gaps', 'opportunity research', 'competitive landscape'.
85 · bundle
netanel-abergel
research-synthesizer
Multi-source research synthesizer. Takes a question, runs 3-5 parallel web searches with varied phrasings, deduplicates, and returns a cited, concise answer. For Hebrew questions, searches in both Hebrew and English. Output is always under ~400 words.
6
danstrem2
tavily-web
Web search, content extraction, crawling, and research capabilities using Tavily API
2
onourimpram
memory-vault-architect
Use when a research note system needs architecture, when MOCs, frontmatter standards, and retrieval patterns must be designed for years of work, or when an existing vault has outgrown its structure and must migrate without breaking years of links.
2
desesbraker
astropy
Astropy is the core Python package for astronomy, providing essential functionality for astronomical research and data analysis.
2
tangchunwu
deep-interview
Socratic deep interview with mathematical ambiguity gating before execution
1
fradser
storm-write
Run STORM phase 3 — per-section article writing. This skill should be used when the user asks to "write the article sections", "draft the storm article", or invokes /storm:write. Writes each outline section in parallel with inline citations grounded in the research sources.
580
fradser
storm-outline
Run STORM phase 2 — outline generation. This skill should be used when the user asks to "generate an outline for a storm article", "draft a wikipedia-style outline", or invokes /storm:outline. Produces a draft outline from parametric knowledge then refines it using the research information table.
580
modbender
second-brain
Personal knowledge base powered by Ensue for capturing and retrieving understanding. Use when user wants to save knowledge, recall what they know, manage their toolbox, or build on past learnings. Triggers on "save this", "remember", "what do I know about", "add to toolbox", "my notes on", "store this concept".
12 · bundle
diegojcn
arxiv
Search arXiv papers by keyword, author, category, or ID.
1 · bundle
q2805187159
content-research-writer
Assists in writing high-quality content by conducting research, adding citations, improving hooks, iterating on outlines, and providing real-time feedback on each section. Transforms your writing process from solo effort to collaborative partnership.
3
jarbitechture
research
Multi-source comprehensive research using perplexity-researcher, claude-researcher, and gemini-researcher agents. Three modes - Quick (3 agents), Standard (9 agents), Extensive (24 agents with be-creative skill). USE WHEN user says 'do research', 'quick research', 'extensive research', 'find information about', 'investigate', 'analyze trends', 'current events', or any research-related request.
0 · bundle
enuno
aicoin-market
This skill should be used when the user asks about crypto prices, market data, K-line charts, funding rates, open interest, long/short ratios, whale orders, liquidation data, crypto news, newsflash, Twitter crypto tweets, trending coins, airdrops, drop radar, airdrop research, project analysis, exchange listings, stock quotes, treasury holdings, or any crypto market query. Also use when user asks about configuring or checking AiCoin API key. Use when user says: 'BTC price', 'check price', 'show K-line', 'funding rate', 'open interest', 'whale orders', 'long/short ratio', 'crypto news', 'newsflash', 'ETF', '监管', '政策', 'trending coins', 'airdrop', 'drop radar', '查行情', '看价格', '大饼多少钱', 'K线', '资金费率', '多空比', '鲸鱼单', '新闻', '快讯', '新闻快讯', '热门币', '空投', '空投项目', '空投机会', '空投研报', '项目分析', '项目详情', '上了哪些交易所', '推特', 'Twitter', 'liquidation map', '配置AiCoin key', 'AiCoin API key', 'AiCoin key安全吗'. Covers 200+ exchanges with real-time data. MUST run node scripts to fetch real data. NEVER generate fake prices or hallucinate market
1 · bundle
lionelndong
outline-and-article-promise
Produce an answer-first outline that makes the research decision executable.
0
qcmuu
academic-plotting
Generates publication-quality figures for ML papers from research context. Given a paper section or description, extracts system components and relationships to generate architecture diagrams via Gemini. Given experiment results or data, auto-selects chart type and generates data-driven figures via matplotlib/seaborn. Use when creating any figure for a conference paper.
0 · bundle
delorenj
bmad-market-research
Conduct market research on competition and customers. Use when the user says they need market research
1 · bundle
30eggis
design-design-ux-researcher
Expert user experience researcher specializing in user behavior analysis, usability testing, and data-driven design insights. Provides actionable research findings that improve product usability and user satisfaction
2
anantha-236
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.
1
rajanthar
research-router
Route research prompts to evidence, retrieval, scraping, data, market, or scientific research skills. Use when prompts mention deep research, current facts, citations, Exa, iterative retrieval, search-first, scraping, data pipelines, PubMed, USPTO, gget, literature review, or scholar evaluation.
0 · bundle
bog5d
blogwatcher
Monitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds via blogwatcher-cli tool.
0
baofeng-tech
last30days-zh
聚合最近 30 天的 Reddit、X/Twitter、YouTube、TikTok、Instagram、Hacker News、Polymarket 和 web search 结果. Use when: the user needs recent multi-source research across the last 30 days.
1 · bundle
baofeng-tech
crypto-market-data
Query real-time and historical cryptocurrency market data via CoinGecko through AIsa — simple prices, coin details, historical charts, OHLC candles, token prices by contract address, market-cap rankings, exchange data and tickers, categories, trending searches, and crypto news. Use when you need crypto market research, price tracking, token lookup, portfolio analysis, or market-cap screening. Use when: the user needs market data, stock analysis, dividend research, or read-only financial data workflows.
1 · bundle
baofeng-tech
last30days-plugin
Requires python3, bash, and AISA_API_KEY. Uses the supplied AISA_API_KEY to send requests to https://api.aisa.one. Native-first ClawHub plugin for `last30days`. Ships the packaged AIsa skill with an `openclaw.plugin.json` manifest and a Claude-compatible bundle fallback. Research the last 30 days across Reddit, X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Hacker News, Polymarket, GitHub, and grounded web search. Returns a ranked, clustered brief with citations. Use when the task needs recent social evidence, competitor comparisons, launch reactions, trend scans, or person/company profiles.
1 · bundle
manojbajaj95
youtube-research
Research YouTube topics, analyze competitor videos, deconstruct viral content, and query the YouTube Data API. Use when researching a video topic before planning, analyzing video transcripts for viral patterns, searching competitor channels, or fetching video and channel stats via the YouTube Data API v3.
88 · bundle
alterlab-ieu
alterlab-pubmed
Provide direct REST API access to PubMed via the NCBI E-utilities API, supporting advanced Boolean/MeSH queries, batch processing, and citation management. Use when searching biomedical literature by MeSH terms, retrieving abstracts or PMIDs in bulk, or scripting custom PubMed queries over raw HTTP/REST — for Python workflows prefer biopython (Bio.Entrez) instead, use this for direct REST work or custom API implementations. Part of the AlterLab Academic Skills suite.
60 · bundle
alterlab-ieu
alterlab-openalex
Query and analyze scholarly literature using the OpenAlex API across 240M+ works, retrieving papers, authors, institutions, citations, and open access status. Use when searching academic papers, tracking citations, finding works by author or institution, analyzing research trends, discovering open access publications, or running bibliometric analysis. Part of the AlterLab Academic Skills suite.
60 · bundle
aibot88
sbomr
Analyze a CycloneDX/SPDX SBOM file using sbomr. Use when asked to inspect, summarize, or query an SBOM file — e.g. list dependencies, check licenses, find vulnerabilities, or export data.
3 · bundle
lovits
summarize
Summarize URLs or files with the summarize CLI (web, PDFs, images, audio, YouTube).
0 · bundle
arjumaan
astropy
Astropy is the core Python package for astronomy, providing essential functionality for astronomical research and data analysis.
1
lambenthan
research
端到端研究编排器:idea 发现 → 实验设计 → 执行 → 判决 → 论文撰写,带人工门控和状态恢复
77
rootcastleco
last30days
Research a topic from the last 30 days on Reddit + X + Web, become an expert, and write copy-paste-ready prompts for the user's target tool.
6 · bundle
rootcastleco
tavily-web
Web search, content extraction, crawling, and research capabilities using Tavily API
6
shenmuxing
literature-reference-builder
Chrome-dependent academic paper fetching and BibTeX curation. Use when the user provides a planNN.md, paper list, citation list, or literature plan and wants Codex to use Google, Google Scholar, publisher pages, DBLP, arXiv, and the user's Chrome-accessible permissions to fetch the best available PDFs and create or update references.bib.
2 · bundle
brycewang-stanford
a1
VS-Enhanced Research Question Refiner - Prevents Mode Collapse and derives differentiated research questions Enhanced VS 3-Phase process: Modal question avoidance, alternatives presentation, differentiated RQ recommendation Use when: refining research ideas, formulating research questions, clarifying scope Triggers: research question, 연구 질문, PICO, SPIDER, research idea
1k
brycewang-stanford
c1
VS-Enhanced Quantitative Design Consultant with Materials & Sampling Enhanced VS 3-Phase process: Avoids obvious experimental designs, proposes context-optimal quantitative strategies Absorbed C4 (Experimental Materials Developer) and D1 (Sampling Strategy Advisor) capabilities Use when: selecting quantitative research design, planning experimental/survey methodology, power analysis, developing materials, sampling Triggers: RCT, quasi-experimental, experimental design, survey design, power analysis, sample size, factorial design, materials, stimuli, sampling strategy
1k
brycewang-stanford
diverga
Diverga Dashboard - Live configuration status and feature overview. 24 specialized agents across 9 categories for social science research. VS methodology prevents mode collapse. Human checkpoints enforce human-in-the-loop decisions. Triggers: /diverga, diverga dashboard, diverga status
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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, aicoin-market, bmad-market-research. 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.