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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garrytan-gbrain Bundle Academic VerifyVerify a research claim or academic citation by tracing it through publication → methodology → raw data → independent replication. Routes through perplexity-research for the actual web lookup, then formats results as a citation-checked brain page. Use when a book/article/conversation cites a study and you want to confirm the claim is real, replicated, and accurately characterized.
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garrytan-gbrain Bundle Perplexity ResearchBrain-augmented web research. Sends brain context about a topic to Perplexity, which searches the web with citations and returns what is NEW vs what the brain already knows. Use for entity enrichment, current-state checks, deal monitoring, and freshness deltas. NOT for simple URL fetches (use web_fetch) or brain-only queries (use gbrain query).
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garrytan-gbrain Bundle Research CompendiumDeep-research a topic end to end and produce a permanent, reusable knowledge asset: archive every primary source verbatim (gated by the user's privacy/retention posture), write one 1:1 summary per source, then synthesize a single self-contained compendium page. Depth is a dial (base synthesis → grounded primaries → books + counter-canon → saturation), each level an idempotent superset of the one below. Distinct from data-research (structured trackers) and perplexity-research (web deltas): this produces prose knowledge synthesis backed by an archived source corpus.
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josiahsiegel Bundle Context MasterUniversal context management and planning system. PROACTIVELY activate for: (1) ANY complex task requiring planning, (2) Multi-file projects/websites/apps, (3) Architecture decisions, (4) Research tasks, (5) Refactoring, (6) Long coding sessions, (7) Tasks with 3+ sequential steps. Provides: optimal file creation order, context-efficient workflows, extended-thinking delegation (~23x context efficiency), passive deep-analysis architecture, progressive task decomposition. Environment-agnostic — works for Web, API, and Claude Code CLI.
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josiahsiegel Bundle Viral Video Hook Templates10 proven viral video hook templates with FFmpeg implementations for maximum first-3-second retention. PROACTIVELY activate for: (1) Video hook creation, (2) Opening sequence optimization, (3) Attention-grabbing techniques, (4) Pattern interrupt effects, (5) Curiosity gap implementation, (6) Text overlay hooks, (7) Visual hook effects, (8) Audio hook strategies, (9) Retention optimization, (10) Scroll-stopping content. Provides: Research-backed hook formulas, FFmpeg filter implementations, psychological triggers, platform-specific hooks, A/B testing workflows, and real-world examples with measurable impact.
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practicalswan Bundle Tavily CLIRoute Tavily web-search, extraction, mapping, crawling, and cited-research requests to the narrowest `tvly` command. Use for command-line Tavily work, installation checks, authentication setup, or choosing among the specialized Tavily skills.
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practicalswan Bundle Tavily ResearchRun Tavily's multi-source research workflow for comparisons, market analysis, literature-oriented exploration, or detailed cited reports. Use only when bounded search and extraction are insufficient.
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practicalswan Bundle Final Assignment Citation ReviewReview final-assignment materials for requirements, citations, AI-use disclosure, and data-analysis completeness.
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aj-geddes-useful-ai-prompts Bundle User Persona CreationCreate detailed user personas based on research and data. Develop realistic representations of target users to guide product decisions and ensure user-centered design.
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aj-geddes-useful-ai-prompts 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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gooseworks-ai Bundle Competitor Social ResearchCompare competitors' social content across platforms to identify recurring topics, formats, hooks, audience reactions, distribution patterns, and credible content opportunities for a brand.
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rmyndharis Skill Search SpecialistExpert web researcher using advanced search techniques and synthesis. Masters search operators, result filtering, and multi-source verification. Handles competitive analysis and fact-checking. Use PROACTIVELY for deep research, information gathering, or trend analysis.
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duc01226 Skill Research[Planning] Use when you need to research, analyze, and plan technical solutions that are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
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duc01226 Skill Greenfield[Planning] Use when you need to start a new project from scratch with full waterfall inception — idea, research, domain modeling, tech stack, and implementation plan.
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duc01226 Skill Linter Setup[Quality] Use when you need to research and configure code quality tooling for any tech stack — linters, formatters, static analysis, pre-commit hooks, and CI gates.
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duc01226 Skill Web Research[Research] Use when starting a web research task — discover, gather, and triage candidate sources on a topic to feed deeper investigation.
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duc01226 Skill Deep Research[Research] Use when deeply researching top sources from web-research.
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duc01226 Skill Market Analysis[Research] Use when you need to analyze market landscape: competitors, sizing (TAM/SAM/SOM), trends, SWOT, customer segments.
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duc01226 Bundle Knowledge Review[Research] Use when you need to review knowledge artifacts for completeness, citation quality, confidence accuracy, and template compliance.
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duc01226 Skill Workflow Visualize[Workflow] Use when activating the Visual Diagram workflow for create visual excalidraw diagrams from codebase investigation or web research.
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duc01226 Skill Tech Stack Research[Architecture] Use when you need to research, analyze, and compare tech stack options as a solution architect.
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duc01226 Skill Workflow Big Feature[Workflow] Use when activating the Big Feature workflow for large or ambiguous research-driven feature work.
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borghei Bundle Market ResearchMarket sizing and market structure work — TAM/SAM/SOM built top-down and bottom-up then reconciled, segmentation, demand triangulation, and survey design. Use when sizing a market, writing a sizing memo, or fielding a survey.
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borghei Bundle Research FinanceResearch budgeting and funding operations — study budget construction, cost per participant and per insight, burn against milestones, and portfolio prioritisation by decision value. Use when costing, tracking, or ranking research.
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borghei Bundle Research SummarizerSynthesize raw user research (interviews, surveys, tickets) into themed findings and decision-ready briefs. Use when synthesizing user interviews, building a findings brief, or communicating research to stakeholders.
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borghei Bundle UX Researcher DesignerUX research and design toolkit covering persona generation, journey mapping, usability testing, and research synthesis. Use for user research, persona creation, journey mapping, or design validation.
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borghei Bundle Summarize MeetingStructured meeting summarization that captures decisions, action items, and open questions in a consistent format.
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shipshitdev Bundle StandupSummarize what you personally shipped over a time window from git history — an engineer standup or weekly recap, not a customer changelog. Scopes commits to your git author identity, reads the diffs, and classifies each as a feature, fix, refactor, tech-debt, or docs change. Use when the user asks what did I get done, write my standup, what did I ship this week, weekly recap, or runs /standup.
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laurigates Skill Blueprint Docs CurrencyEnforce same-commit landing of code and docs (APIs, formats, ADRs). Use when committing API/format changes, promoting research to docs/, or landing an ADR decision.
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proffesor-for-testing Bundle Aqe Plan WorkBuild dependency-aware execution plans for complex Agentic QE, Ruflo, integration, migration, or multi-stream engineering programs. Use when Codex must turn research or requirements into phased work, select a small AQE fleet, map critical paths and parallel streams, define acceptance gates, or sequence risky changes. Use aqe-plan-quality instead when the primary output is only a test or quality plan.
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bighardperson Bundle Stock Research Engine个股基本面深度研究引擎。当用户输入股票代码、公司名称或要求分析某只股票时触发。覆盖A股、港股、美股。输出买方基金经理视角的投资分析简报,包含市场情绪、基本面、管理层评估、业务拆解、催化剂日历、风险提示和估值数据展示。任何涉及"帮我看看这个票"、"分析一下XXX"、"这个公司怎么样"、"XXX值不值得买"、股票代码(如600519、00700.HK、AAPL)等表述时,都应使用此skill。也适用于用户要求批量快速学习多个标的基本面的场景。
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aaaaqwq Bundle Research Evidence Synthesis为重要决策设计可证伪研究问题、检索协议、证据台账、反证矩阵、不确定性说明和带引用的综合结论。适用于比较竞争性解释、审查多来源主张、建立证据图或决定下一步研究;不用于无需研究的稳定常识、单纯数据查询、伪造来源,或未经授权购买资料、联系研究对象和访问受限内容。
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organvm-iv-taxis Bundle Transcript PromotionUse when substantive inline content delivered during a session lives only in the JSONL transcript and needs promotion to a durable, surface-discoverable, remote-backed artifact. Triggers on "persist this", "promote to a plan", "make this survive context exit", "engine log N", or when closeout flags a deliverable as "inline only — not file-persisted". Provides the four-phase extract → frontmatter → propagate → register protocol. Sibling to artifact-resurfacing (which reconciles citations pointing at nothing); this one rescues content that exists without citation.
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mvanhorn-printing-press-libra Skill Pp ErankKeyword Tool data from eRank, plus local scoring, drift, and listing-gap analysis for Etsy sellers. Trigger phrases: `research dad mug on eRank`, `score an Etsy keyword`, `find eRank top listings`, `compare Etsy listing tags`, `use eRank`, `run eRank`.
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mvanhorn-printing-press-libra Skill Pp GmailMailbox cleanup that can prove itself — preview, confirm, undo, verify — from a binary that structurally cannot send email. Trigger phrases: `clean up my inbox`, `summarize my email`, `who emails me the most`, `unsubscribe me from these`, `what's eating my Gmail storage`, `use gmail-pp-cli`, `run gmail`.
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mvanhorn-printing-press-libra Bundle Pp KeenableKeenable web search with reproducible research, citations, and a local evidence trail. Trigger phrases: `search the web with Keenable`, `fetch a page with Keenable`, `build a cited research brief`, `compare Keenable research snapshots`, `use Keenable`, `run Keenable`.
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-summarizer, research-evidence-synthesis, academic-verify. 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.