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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goldenzero Bundle Care Pathway SummarizationSummarize patient care journeys across encounters into concise clinical pathway narratives with key milestones, transitions, and outcome tracking. Use when reviewing longitudinal patient records, preparing care coordination summaries, generating transition-of-care documents, or analyzing patient journeys across multiple providers and settings.
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zhaog100 Bundle SummarizeSummarize URLs or files with the summarize CLI (web, PDFs, images, audio, YouTube).
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oliver-kriska Bundle Phx ResearchResearch Elixir/Phoenix/Ecto topics or evaluate Hex libraries; Use when learning about libraries, patterns…
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goldenzero Bundle Diagnostic Support SummariesGenerate evidence-based diagnostic summaries by synthesizing clinical findings, test results, and differential diagnoses with supporting literature and diagnostic criteria. Use when building differential diagnosis lists, summarizing diagnostic workups, preparing case presentations, or supporting clinical reasoning with evidence synthesis.
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goldenzero Bundle Voice Of Customer SummarizerSummarize customer feedback at scale across surveys, reviews, social media, and support interactions using NLP-driven theme extraction to produce actionable executive summaries with quantified sentiment trends.
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oliver-kriska Bundle ResearchResearch Elixir/Phoenix/Ecto topics or evaluate Hex libraries (--library). Use when learning about libraries, patterns, or comparing approaches. Searches HexDocs, ElixirForum, GitHub.
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v1truv1us-ai-eng-system Bundle Research DeepMulti-source deep research with confidence-rated synthesis. Use for "research deeply", "deep dive on", "comprehensive research", or /research-deep.
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simhacker Bundle SummarizeCompress without losing truth. Backlink to sources.
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v1truv1us-ai-eng-system Bundle Knowledge CaptureDocument solved problems with context, examples, and gotchas so learnings compound for the team. Use after completing a workflow worth remembering.
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v1truv1us-ai-eng-system Bundle Investigation LoopLong-running Jira investigation that self-continues past natural stops until a written hypothesis with evidence citations is produced. Pairs with the cooking Stop hook and hard-stops at 10 iterations.
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faberlens Bundle Summarize HardenedSummarize or extract text/transcripts from URLs, podcasts, and local files (great fallback for “transcribe this YouTube/video”).
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v1truv1us-ai-eng-system Skill What Did I Get DoneSummarize authored commits over a user-specified time period into a concise update
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v1truv1us-ai-eng-system Bundle Multimodal Corpus IngestionNormalize mixed inputs like code, docs, PDFs, screenshots, diagrams, audio, and transcripts into a structured corpus. Use when the task depends on combining multiple artifact types before analysis or retrieval.
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faberlens Bundle Arxiv Watcher HardenedSearch and summarize papers from ArXiv. Use when the user asks for the latest research, specific topics on ArXiv, or a daily summary of AI papers.
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faberlens Bundle Hedgefundmonitor HardenedQuery the OFR (Office of Financial Research) Hedge Fund Monitor API for hedge fund data including SEC Form PF aggregated statistics, CFTC Traders in Financial Futures, FICC Sponsored Repo volumes, and FRB SCOOS dealer financing terms. Access time series data on hedge fund size, leverage, counterparties, liquidity, complexity, and risk management. No API key or registration required. Use when working with hedge fund data, systemic risk monitoring, financial stability research, hedge fund leverage or leverage ratios, counterparty concentration, Form PF statistics, repo market data, or OFR financial research data.
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grtninja Bundle SummarizeSummarize or extract text/transcripts from URLs, podcasts, and local files (great fallback for “transcribe this YouTube/video”).
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faberlens Bundle Ddg Search HardenedSearch the web using DuckDuckGo. Free, no API key required. Use when the user asks to search the web, look something up, find information online, research a topic, or when you need to find current information that isn't in your training data. Also use when web_search tool is unavailable or has no API key configured.
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faberlens Bundle Youtube Watcher HardenedFetch and read transcripts from YouTube videos. Use when you need to summarize a video, answer questions about its content, or extract information from it.
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faberlens Bundle Notebooklm HardenedNotebookLM CLI wrapper via `node {baseDir}/scripts/notebooklm.mjs`. Use for auth, notebooks, chat, sources, notes, sharing, research, and artifact generation/download.
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darthlinuxer Skill ResearchUse when you need to research, analyze, and plan technical solutions that are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
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alexei-led Bundle Researching WebWeb research via platform web tools. Use for technical comparisons, current-state and release-behavior questions, recent facts, ecosystem news, best practices, standards, or questions needing grounded web evidence. NOT for exact API syntax, config keys, or code examples — use looking-up-docs for those. NOT for repo-specific questions — search local files first.
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alexei-led Bundle Brainstorming IdeasBrainstorm ideas and stress-test draft plans before coding. Use when brainstorming, exploring approaches, designing a feature/API/flow, grilling or debating a bounded plan, challenging assumptions, or resolving design-blocking terminology. NOT for implementation task breakdown. NOT for generic technology comparisons or best-practice research; use researching-web. NOT for docs updates; use documenting-code.
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infrasity-labs Bundle Blog FlowFLOW framework integration for bloggers. Evidence-led content workflow using the Find, Optimize, Win loop with stage-specific AI prompts from the FLOW knowledge base (30 blog-applicable prompts). Use when user says "FLOW", "FLOW framework", "blog flow", "evidence-led blogging", "find optimize win", or wants stage-specific blog prompts.
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zwright8 Bundle U0486 Research Counterfactual SimulatorBuild and operate the "Research Counterfactual Simulator" capability for Scientific Research Systems. Trigger when this exact capability is needed in mission execution.
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zwright8 Bundle U0496 Research Failure Root Cause MinerBuild and operate the "Research Failure Root-Cause Miner" capability for Scientific Research Systems. Trigger when this exact capability is needed in mission execution.
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zwright8 Bundle U0505 Research Uncertainty CommunicatorBuild and operate the "Research Uncertainty Communicator" capability for Scientific Research Systems. Trigger when this exact capability is needed in mission execution.
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infrasity-labs Bundle Blog ClusterSemantic topic cluster planning and automated execution engine for claude-blog. Performs SERP-based keyword research, groups keywords by search intent and SERP overlap, builds a hub-and-spoke cluster architecture, generates an interactive SVG cluster map, and executes the full cluster by orchestrating blog-write calls with shared cluster context and automatic internal-link injection. Fills the strategy-to-execution gap: blog-strategy plans the blueprint, blog-cluster builds the house. Use when user says "blog cluster", "topic cluster", "content cluster", "cluster plan", "cluster execute", "pillar content", "hub and spoke", "content ecosystem", "cluster map".
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infrasity-labs Skill Blog DiscourseResearch what people are actually saying about a topic in the last 30 days across Reddit, X / Twitter, YouTube, Hacker News, dev.to, Medium, and other public discourse platforms. API-free; uses WebSearch with platform-targeted site operators plus recency filters. Produces DISCOURSE.md (a structured brief) and JSON output the writer can consume. Complements blog-researcher (which focuses on authority sources) with a recency-and-engagement lens. Use when user says "blog discourse", "discourse research", "what are people saying about", "research what people are saying", "voice of customer", "social listening", "30-day research", "trend research", "what's the discussion on", "real-time research", "practitioner discourse", "/blog discourse".
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zwright8 Bundle U0489 Research Resource Budget AllocatorBuild and operate the "Research Resource Budget Allocator" capability for Scientific Research Systems. Trigger when this exact capability is needed in mission execution.
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zwright8 Bundle U0500 Research Semantic Retrieval RankerBuild and operate the "Research Semantic Retrieval Ranker" capability for Scientific Research Systems. Trigger when this exact capability is needed in mission execution.
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zwright8 Bundle U0503 Research Conflict Resolution CoachBuild and operate the "Research Conflict Resolution Coach" capability for Scientific Research Systems. Trigger when this exact capability is needed in mission execution.
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zwright8 Bundle U0509 Research Disaster Recovery OrchestratorBuild and operate the "Research Disaster Recovery Orchestrator" capability for Scientific Research Systems. Trigger when this exact capability is needed in mission execution.
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zwright8 Bundle U0510 Research Privacy Preserving Data BrokerBuild and operate the "Research Privacy Preserving Data Broker" capability for Scientific Research Systems. Trigger when this exact capability is needed in mission execution.
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zwright8 Bundle U0520 Research Continuous Improvement PlannerBuild and operate the "Research Continuous Improvement Planner" capability for Scientific Research Systems. Trigger when this exact capability is needed in mission execution.
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activer007 Bundle Swapper IntegrationIntegrate new DEX aggregators, swappers, or bridge protocols (like Bebop, Portals, Jupiter, 0x, 1inch, etc.) into ShapeShift Web. Activates when user wants to add, integrate, or implement support for a new swapper. Guides through research, implementation, and testing following established patterns.
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duclm1x1 Skill TubescribeYouTube video summarizer with speaker detection, formatted documents, and audio output. Use when user sends a YouTube URL or asks to summarize/transcribe a YouTube video.
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 swapper-integration, care-pathway-summarization, phx-research. 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.