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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ottawacloudconsulting Bundle SpikeAdversarial technical research with red-team validation. Spawns research and red-team sub-agents to investigate technical questions and produce structured spike artifacts. Supports follow-up research on existing spikes. Use when investigating technical feasibility, comparing approaches, or validating assumptions before committing to a plan.
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ottawacloudconsulting Bundle Project SpikeExplicit Project spike phase. Performs adversarial technical research, writes spike docs under docs/spikes, supports follow-ups, and tracks spike state in progress.txt. Use only when the user explicitly invokes $project-spike.
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shanepadgett Skill ResearchResearch and discover codebase information by breaking tasks into focused steps. Use when you need to understand existing patterns, find relevant files, locate integration points, or trace how something works before making changes.
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shanepadgett Skill Ae Sdd PlanResearch, plan, and prepare for implementation
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adnanmueller Bundle Beeper AIAI-powered chat assistant for Beeper Desktop. Use when user asks about: - Searching messages across platforms (/beeper-ai:search) - Summarizing conversations (/beeper-ai:summarize) - Generating replies (/beeper-ai:reply) - Analyzing communication style (/beeper-ai:analyze-style) - Checking Beeper/Fabric connectivity (/beeper-ai:status)
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adnanmueller Skill Beeper AssistantAI assistant for Beeper - search, summarize, and reply to messages across all connected platforms
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derhaken Skill Deep ResearchUse when a task requires gathering information from external sources, researching unfamiliar technologies, validating technical approaches, or answering questions that need current web knowledge before implementation
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dhofheinz Bundle AfkAFK (Away From Keyboard) mode - enable tiered modes, check status, review sessions. Use /afk [operation] where operation is full|plan|research|monitor|off|status|review
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dkm0315 Skill Frappe HelpdeskFrappe Helpdesk implementation and customization guidance for ticket intake, SLAs, assignment, portals, knowledge base, notifications, and support workflows. Use when work touches the Frappe Helpdesk app or customer support operations.
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boom5426 Bundle Citation VerifierUse when checking manuscript citations, bibliography hygiene, DOI or PMID completeness, placeholder references, or BibTeX consistency before submission or revision.
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suraj1235 Bundle UltracodeUltracode-style dynamic workflows for Kimi Code CLI. Use when the user says "ultracode", "workflow:", "/deep-research", or wants broad multi-file work with planning, parallel execution, verification, or crash-resume.
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wcygan Skill Nix UpdateUpdate this dotfiles flake.lock, compare key Nix package versions, verify the update, and summarize changed packages. Use for Nix flake maintenance in this repo.
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boom5426 Bundle Scientific WritingUse when writing or revising scientific manuscripts, abstracts, figures, or references for journal submission and you need full-paragraph prose, scientific structure, citation-style guidance, or reporting-guideline support.
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boom5426 Bundle Paper AnalyzerUse when deeply analyzing a single paper and producing structured notes on claims, methods, figures, evaluation, strengths, limitations, and related work.
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boom5426 Skill Manuscript OptimizerUse when auditing, restructuring, or revising a research manuscript whose scientific question, claim hierarchy, evidence chain, section logic, figures, terminology, or prose may be unclear or out of sync. Apply before sentence-level polishing, especially for whole drafts, major revisions, resubmissions, overclaiming, experiment-by-experiment Results, inaccessible narratives, or manuscripts that need a claim-driven architecture.
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boom5426 Skill Academic ResearcherUse when conducting literature reviews, summarizing papers, comparing methodologies, identifying research gaps, or supporting scholarly writing across disciplines.
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boom5426 Bundle Review Article ArchitectureUse when writing, restructuring, or auditing a Review, survey, or Perspective rather than a research article, especially a commissioned one written across many sessions. Covers the governing plan document, drift detection, single-definition thesis and field judgements, section-owns-figure allocation, display-item budgets, four-state status markers, and authorship-blank discipline. For research articles with Results and Methods, use manuscript-optimizer instead.
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haboshi Skill Brave ResearchThis skill should be used when the user asks to "調査して", "調べて", "検索して", "最新情報を教えて", "search for", "research", "look up", "find information about", "ニュースを調べて", "画像を検索", or needs web search, news search, image/video search, content extraction, or multi-step research using Brave Search API. Also activates when the user mentions "Brave Search", "Web調査", "リサーチ", or asks for up-to-date information on any topic.
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crazynomad Skill Ppt ClassifyClassify a PPT brief into one of four types (Pitch / Research / Teaching / Narrative), then emit a high-level chapter skeleton for that type personalized to the topic. Different PPT types need different立论 frameworks AND different chapter structures — a research PPT is not a pitch, a pitch is not a narrative. Use at the very start of PPT planning, BEFORE thesis setup. Pairs with ppt-research-setup / other per-type setup skills for detailed per-chapter reasoning.
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crazynomad Skill Ppt Research SetupSet up a research-driven PPT thesis using a three-section framework (counter-consensus paradox / structural decomposition / investigation paths) plus a six-question specificity diagnostic. Use when the PPT type is Research — NOT Pitch. Run ppt-classify first if type is unknown.
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crazynomad Skill Ppt Narrative ReviewReview a PPT storyline for structural fit, pacing, and key-visual anchors. Type-aware — research-driven, pitch-driven, and teaching-driven decks have different valid storyline shapes. Use after thesis is set (ppt-classify + ppt-research-setup or plan-ceo-review) and BEFORE visual-deck generation.
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skenetechnologies Skill Pricing StrategyWhen the user wants to design or optimize pricing, packaging, or monetization -- including tier structure, freemium design, value metrics, or price research. Also use when the user says "pricing page," "how to price," "freemium vs free trial," "Good-Better-Best tiers," or "value-based pricing." For feature gating, see feature-gating. For trial optimization, see trial-optimization. For usage-based models, see usage-based-pricing.
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skillsdirectory Skill Market Research AnalystExpert market research analyst who performs deep competitive analysis, trend forecasting, TAM/SAM/SOM sizing, and customer persona development. Use when analyzing markets, researching competitors, or validating business ideas.
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britt Skill Idea To DesignUse when asked to turn an idea note into a design document, plan an idea, or make an idea real - autonomously researches the idea and produces Design.md, Decisions.md, and Research.md in an Ideas/<Idea Name>/ folder, asking zero questions
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britt Skill Research Topic SummarizeUse when asked to research a technology, library, or concept via web search, compare options (X vs Y), or gather background for a decision - synthesizes findings into a cited summary with comparison tables, screenshots of key visuals, and a recommendation
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britt Skill Summarize Conversation ThreadUse when catching up on a long GitHub issue or PR discussion thread, or asked to summarize a thread, extract key decisions, or list action items - produces a structured summary with TL;DR, decisions, action items, open questions, and next steps
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scottermonk Bundle ResearchWhen a query was called directly from the research mode. Load with read_file on .kilocode/skills/research/SKILL.md (ignore the absolute path in the location tag).
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borkweb Bundle Writing CommitsUse this skill to create git commits and write concise, plain-language commit messages that summarize intent and outcomes rather than code actions. Invoke it for ANY of these user goals: committing code changes, crafting or suggesting commit messages, describing diffs for commit purposes, or formatting commits in conventional/angular style. Common triggers: 'commit this', 'commit them', 'write a commit message', 'what should the commit message be', 'help me with the commit', or any variant where the user has finished coding and wants to record their changes in git. Also invoke when users mention pushing code and need the commit authored first, when they ask to split changes into separate commits, or when they ask to summarize what changed for a commit. Exclude: pull requests, code review, changelogs, reverting commits, git log analysis, writing docs about commit conventions.
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ooooooooooooooooooop Bundle Research Lab使用独立 Research Core 把模型比较、软件评估或其他可证伪问题转化为可恢复、可复现、证据可追溯的研究。 用于用户要求研究、对照实验、基线比较、模型替代评估、消融、盲评、证据审计,或问题不能仅凭常识可靠下结论的场景。 不用于简单事实查询、无需实验的低风险判断,或用户只要求普通文案/解释的场景。
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pyroxin Skill Decision AnalysisSystematic framework for rigorous, situationally-grounded decision analysis. Use when evaluating options with competing benefits where stated values may diverge from actual situational worth, when structural constraints rule out entire categories of value, or when the user wants a documented analytical process rather than a quick answer. Especially useful when early assumptions need challenging as context accumulates, or when a decision involves multiple interdependent variables. Load alongside opinionated-software-engineering:software-engineer for technical and architectural decisions.
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pyroxin Bundle Expert Skill CreatorExpert-level guidance for creating high-quality Claude Code skills. Use alongside Anthropic's skill-creator when creating new skills, improving existing skills, or needing guidance on skill content quality. Complements basic skill mechanics with research-driven content development, XML tag structuring, decision frameworks over mechanics, cross-references between skills, and systematic validation.
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shir-bruchim Skill Web Deep SearchDeep web research via WebSearch + WebFetch. Modes: search, reason, research. Use for facts or cited reports.
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jona Skill Spatial Intelligence LiKnowledge base on spatial intelligence as the next frontier in AI, based on Fei-Fei Li's insights from her Y Combinator AI Startup School talk. Use this skill when users ask about spatial intelligence concepts, 3D world modeling, the evolution of computer vision from ImageNet to World Labs, AI research strategy and problem selection, or when seeking advice on AI entrepreneurship and founding AI companies. Also trigger when discussing the relationship between vision/spatial understanding and AGI, differentiating generative vs discriminative models in 3D contexts, or exploring the data-algorithm-compute trinity for AI breakthroughs.
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jona Skill AI Search Strategy SrinivasKnowledge base containing insights from Aravind Srinivas (Perplexity CEO) on building AI-powered search products, competitive strategy against well-funded incumbents, and the future of agentic browsers. Use this skill when users ask about Perplexity's strategy, AI search product development, competing with Google/OpenAI/Anthropic, building answer engines, agentic browser concepts, startup competitive moats, or when analyzing the AI search market landscape. Also use when discussing how to position AI products against incumbents or when exploring the "cognitive operating system" concept for browsers.
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bmad-code-org Bundle Gds Sprint StatusSummarize sprint status and surface risks. Use when the user says "check sprint status" or "show sprint status"
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cbemister Skill ShipComplete end-of-session workflow - verify work quality, organize commits, and summarize what shipped. Use at the end of a development session to ship cleanly.
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 beeper-ai, beeper-assistant, scientific-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.