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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jamie-bitflight Bundle BoilActivates Standard of Excellence enforcement for the current session. Load before starting any task to apply completion standards: finish the whole thing, fix the root cause, ship the complete working result. Blocks partial solutions, workarounds, deferred threads, and invented content limits when the permanent solve is within reach. Triggers: 'do the whole thing', 'boil the ocean', 'standard of excellence', 'finish it completely', before starting any implementation, refactoring, or multi-step task where partial output is a risk. Does NOT apply to: read-only queries, one-line typo fixes, pure knowledge questions, or single-output summarize requests.
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jamie-bitflight Bundle Find CauseWraps investigation requests with evidence-chain discipline. Use when asked to find out why something happens, research a root cause, debug an issue, or investigate unexpected behavior. Transforms vague investigation requests into reproducible-proof investigations with a 5-step protocol — disambiguate, reproduce, read source, build evidence chain, present findings. Invoke with /find-cause followed by a description of what to investigate.
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jamie-bitflight Skill Refresh ResearchBulk-refresh research entries in ./research/ using parallel research-curator agents. Use when /refresh-research is invoked, stale research needs updating, or bulk re-verification of research entries is requested. Inventories entries by review date and age, runs RT-ICA pre-flight, spawns agents in waves of 5, updates README and Freshness Tracking, lints and commits. Supports --all, --stale, --category, --layer, and --dry-run flags.
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jamie-bitflight Bundle Research CuratorOrchestrate research entry lifecycle in ./research/ — create, batch-import, refresh stale entries, and validate structure. Use when asked to add a tool, research a URL, document a library, refresh research, validate entries, or given any tool or library URL. Supports --batch (parallel multi-URL), --rerun (refresh one or all entries), and --validate (structural check with auto-fix of error-severity issues).
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jamie-bitflight Skill Knowledge ExplorerManages the research/ knowledge base of verified tool and library research entries via knowledge-explorer.py. Commands — list (browse by category or SDLC layer), fetch-github (draft entry from GitHub repo), add (validate and route to category dir), update-append (append dated revision), generate-descriptions (repair missing or low-quality descriptions), migrate (convert inline-header entries to frontmatter). Use when browsing KB topics, adding or updating research entries, fetching GitHub repo metadata, generating descriptions in parallel via Haiku subagents, or migrating old-format entries to skill-spec frontmatter.
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jamie-bitflight Bundle SummarizerRoute summarization requests to the correct methodology and enforce fidelity rules. Activates on summarize, tl;dr, give me the highlights, what's important in this, break down this, what does this code do, explain this file, describe this image, read and summarize. Routes files, URLs, images, and multi-source content to type-specific strategies. Enforces anti-hallucination rules — read before summarizing, extract before abstracting, preserve counts, distinguish absence from nonexistence, prevent lossy re-summarization chains.
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jamie-bitflight Skill CiteUse when the primary outcome is creating publishable source-attributed content from URLs or supplied material, including research summaries, articles, briefs, and posts whose factual claims and quotations need reader-visible, verifiable citations.
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human-avatar Skill S4h Design User NeedsDistinguishes real needs from stated wants — uses jobs-to-be-done and latent need mapping to find what actually matters. Triggers: 'what do users actually need', 'jobs to be done', 'understand the user', 'find the real need', 'stated want versus actual need', 'user research', 'what problem are we solving'.
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liqiongyu Bundle Conducting InterviewsRun structured behavioral HIRING interviews: plan, questions, scorecard, debrief. See also: conducting-user-interviews (product research).
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human-avatar Skill S4h Information CompressionApplies lossy vs lossless compression thinking to representation and communication. Use when asked to 'cut this down', 'what can I remove', 'what's essential here', 'summarise without losing the key point', 'what must be preserved', or when a representation needs to be more efficient without becoming misleading.
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human-avatar Skill S4h Writing Executive SummaryProduces executive summaries, 1-page briefs, and board-level documents by extracting the situation, key findings, implications, and recommendation — answer-first, one page maximum. Use when a lengthy document needs a senior-audience brief that enables a decision. Triggers: 'executive summary', 'summarise this for a senior audience', '1-page brief', 'TL;DR for leadership', 'distil this', 'board summary', 'write a brief'.
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jamie-bitflight Bundle Plugin LifecycleOrchestrate the full plugin development lifecycle from blank canvas to marketplace-ready. Use when creating a new plugin, improving an existing plugin, fixing validation errors, or taking a plugin through assessment, research, design, creation, debugging, optimization, and verification. Complements /plugin-creator:plugin-creator which provides the detailed new-plugin creation workflow with discussion capture, parallel research, and atomic implementation.
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harshahosur81 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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lifangda 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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jackspace Bundle NetworkxComprehensive toolkit for creating, analyzing, and visualizing complex networks and graphs in Python. Use when working with network/graph data structures, analyzing relationships between entities, computing graph algorithms (shortest paths, centrality, clustering), detecting communities, generating synthetic networks, or visualizing network topologies. Applicable to social networks, biological networks, transportation systems, citation networks, and any domain involving pairwise relationships.
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jamie-bitflight Skill Impact MeasurementQuantitative cost measurement for technical research — token injection costs, payload sizes, context window consumption, and file-level counts from actual repo files. Use when a technical-researcher orchestrator needs the cost dimension of adding or changing something: how many tokens will it inject, how big are the artifacts, what is the context window impact? This is NOT blast-radius analysis (which files break) — it covers size, tokens, and performance cost only.
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tryboy869 Bundle Wiki ResearcherConducts multi-turn iterative deep research on specific topics within a codebase with zero tolerance for shallow analysis. Use when the user wants an in-depth investigation, needs to understand how something works across multiple files, or asks for comprehensive analysis of a specific system or pattern.
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itsimonfredlingjack-codex-dev-plugin 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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fdu-ins Bundle ExplorerExplore 122 Ethereum use case ideas from the Use Case Lab database. Use when the user asks about Ethereum use cases, wants to brainstorm product ideas, needs to research what's being built in a specific domain, or wants to find real-world examples of Ethereum applications. Covers 16 domains: AI, business operations, civil society, commerce, environment, finance, food & agriculture, government, health, identity, insurance, logistics & trade, media, real estate, science, and utilities. Each idea includes a problem statement, solution sketch, why Ethereum is needed, real project examples, and research resources.
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outlinedriven-odin-claude-plugin Bundle Buyer Objection ResearchUse when product copy needs buyer-objection evidence collected through approved, consented outreach. Not for unsolicited outreach or survey design.
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outlinedriven-odin-claude-plugin Bundle Github Solution ResearchUse when a bug, integration failure, dependency issue, unclear API usage, implementation blocker, or tool-capability need calls for GitHub solutions. Not for source or remote-system changes.
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outlinedriven-odin-claude-plugin Bundle WorkUse when implementing from a plan, spec, clear build request, or settled ticket, orchestrated or standalone. Don't use for open-ended debugging (figure-it-out), exploration, or read-only research.
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outlinedriven-odin-claude-plugin Bundle HowUse when the user asks "how does X work" and wants an architecture walkthrough of the code path or subsystem, including its gotchas. Don't use for tasks that require source or remote-system changes.
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fdu-ins Bundle Business ResearchResearch advisor for ACT business setup — Pty Ltd registration, accountants, insurance, R&D tax incentive, family trusts, compliance, and migration. Use when the user asks about any business setup topic, costs, providers, or next steps.
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outlinedriven-odin-claude-plugin Bundle ScrapeUse when the user runs /scrape with a URL to extract page data and media through a browser and save assets with a manifest locally. Read-only. Not for any mutating page action.
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fdu-ins Bundle Market ResearcherGod-level internet research and data synthesis for any topic. Use when the user wants to research, compare, analyze, or find the best options for anything: business ideas, products (phones, laptops, gadgets), services (credit cards, banks, insurance), travel (hotels, flights, destinations), market trends, industry data, competitor analysis, pricing comparisons, consumer reviews, emerging opportunities, or any general-purpose research task. Triggers on: 'research', 'find the best', 'compare', 'what's the best', 'top 10', 'under X price', 'market data', 'industry trends', 'alternatives to', 'reviews of', or any request requiring internet research and data gathering.
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fdu-ins Skill TravelagenttasksaiAccess 174+ AI-powered skills for travel agents, travel advisors, and tour operators. Use when: user asks about trip itineraries, client bookings, travel insurance, supplier management, package pricing, destination research, client communications, or any travel agency administration task.
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nordeim-openclaw-curated-skills Bundle TwitterWrite viral, persuasive, engaging tweets and threads. Uses web research to find viral examples in your niche, then models writing based on proven formulas and X algorithm optimization. Use when creating tweets, threads, or X content strategy.
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nordeim-openclaw-curated-skills Bundle Daily NewsFetch top news from Baidu, Google, and other sources daily.
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outlinedriven-odin-claude-plugin Bundle Parallel LaunchUse when work splits into independent sub-tasks or cross-domain research. Not for durable scope ownership with per-scope review: use partition-scopes-to-subagents.
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tonone-ai Skill Cite ReconSurvey open legal questions and research gaps in the project. Use when asked "what legal questions are open", "where are our research gaps", or "list unresolved legal issues".
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tonone-ai Skill Echo ReconUser research reconnaissance — survey existing personas, research docs, interview notes, and feedback artifacts to establish what is already known about users. Use when asked to "what research exists", "review existing personas", "what do we know about our users", or before starting new research or synthesis work.
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outlinedriven-odin-claude-plugin Bundle Ground LatestUse when starting or scaffolding a codebase or service, migrating, refactoring, or picking language, framework, or dependency, or latest, LTS, or modern way. Not for remote or irreversible changes.
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outlinedriven-odin-claude-plugin Bundle Weekly ReviewUse when asked to summarize authored work over the last week or a named date range, commit range, or branch. Not for source or remote-system changes.
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fdu-ins Bundle Research Dtc Insurance Landscape BriefPerforms deep multi-platform research on direct-to-consumer (DTC) life insurance — covering product launches, carrier changes, insurtech funding, regulatory moves, consumer sentiment, and market trends. Designed for weekly, monthly, or quarterly cadences — not daily trending feeds. Synthesizes findings into strategic intelligence briefings with time-bucketed analysis (This Period / Emerging / Horizon), impact assessment, and distribution guidance. Use when asked for 'life insurance landscape', 'DTC insurance brief', 'insurance industry update', 'insurtech trends', or any request for a comprehensive view of recent DTC life insurance developments.
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fdu-ins Skill Financial Analyst Specialty RegulatoryTransforms Claude into a CFA-level financial analyst for specialty finance, regulatory compliance, and industry-specific analysis. Use when performing private credit pricing, insurance reserving, FP&A variance analysis, wealth planning, restructuring recovery analysis, real estate valuation, venture capital analysis, ESG assessment, regulatory capital analysis (Basel III), compliance reporting (MiFID II, GIPS), credit derivatives (CDS, CVA), convertible bond analysis, lease accounting (ASC 842/IFRS 16), pension funding/LDI, sovereign risk assessment, real option valuation, equity research (SOTP, target price), commodity spread trading, treasury operations, PPP infrastructure modelling, onshore fund structuring, offshore fund structuring, transfer pricing analysis (BEPS, Pillar Two), tax treaty optimisation, FATCA/CRS compliance, economic substance analysis, regulatory reporting (AIFMD, Form PF), AML/KYC compliance, crypto/DeFi analysis, municipal bond analysis, structured products, trade finance, fund of fund
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 boil, find-cause, refresh-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.