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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cbemister Skill Summarize SessionCapture a structured session work journal — what was built, decisions made, current state, and next steps. Writes to project memory for future session context.
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wayne930242 Skill Improving SkillsOptimizes a single existing skill through analysis, best-practice research, and targeted edits. Use when user says "improve skill", "optimize skill", "update skill", "skill needs work". Use when one specific skill is outdated or underperforming. NOT for multi-skill consolidation (use refactoring-skills instead).
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josephneumann Skill Summarize SessionUse for a read-only progress snapshot without committing, pushing, or closing anything
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arcasilesgroup Bundle AI ExploreAnswers questions about this repository by reading it, anchored to file:line, and tours an unfamiliar area for somebody who has just arrived. Trigger for "where does X live", "how does this work", "why does it do that", "what depends on Y", "walk me through", "map this module", "trace this import chain", "onboard me". Not for evidence from outside this repository — use /ai-research. Not for diagnosing a failure — use /ai-debug. Not for judging a diff — use /ai-review.
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arcasilesgroup Bundle AI ResearchFinds evidence from outside this repository and reports it with numbered citations, or marks a claim [unsourced] and leaves it marked. Uses only the tools the client actually has: the local floor is always on, web search / Tavily / Exa run only when the client configured them, and NotebookLM deep research runs only when `notebooklm doctor` passes — an absent tool degrades and is named, never an error. Ends with three cited directions worth taking. Trigger for "what does the state of the art say", "compare the options for", "find sources on", "is this still true", "what do the docs say about". Not for questions whose answer is in this repository — use /ai-explore. Not for diagnosing a failure — use /ai-debug. Not for deciding what to build — use /ai-spec.
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matheusallvarenga Skill Content Research WriterAssists 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.
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heyitsnoah Skill Research AssistantConduct thorough research on topics by searching the vault and synthesizing findings. Use when the user asks to research a topic, dig into something across notes, or wants a synthesis of what the vault knows about a subject.
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clyra-ai Bundle Gait Incident To RegressionConvert a Gait run artifact into a deterministic regression workflow. Use when asked to initialize fixtures from run_id or runpack path, run graders, produce CI-friendly outputs, or summarize drift and failures.
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harvard-lil Bundle Pro Se MetaAlways-on assistant for self-represented litigants and people dealing with legal issues without a lawyer. Triggers when someone is trying to understand a legal situation, navigate the legal system, find legal help, fill out court forms, or do legal research on their own behalf.
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harvard-lil Bundle Research CoachTriggers when someone without a lawyer wants to learn how to research a legal question on their own, find relevant laws or court rules, or understand a legal document they've found.
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harvard-lil Bundle Syllabus Evidence BasedCreates a modern, evidence-based law school course syllabus from provided content (uploaded PDFs, book table of contents images, pasted text). Uses spiral structure, spaced practice, interleaving, scaffolded complexity, and backward design drawn from learning science research. Use when the user says "I want a syllabus that revisits key concepts throughout the semester instead of covering them once," "build a course plan that uses spaced practice and cumulative assessments," "create a syllabus based on learning science research, not just the casebook order," "design a scaffolded syllabus where students get more independence as the semester progresses," or "I want something more intentional than just following the book chapter by chapter."
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staruhub Bundle Deep ResearchUse this skill when the user wants an evidence-based research memo, literature review, market/policy/technical landscape, or a multi-source decision brief with citations, trade-offs, and a clear conclusion. Best for tasks that need synthesis across multiple external sources, iterative follow-up research, or a reusable written artifact. Do not use for quick factual lookups, single-source summaries, simple Q&A, summarizing one document the user already provided, plan-only requests where the user explicitly defers the actual research, or when the user wants a short answer with no need for cited evidence (a short but evidence-backed conclusion is still a brief memo, which this skill covers). Chinese trigger examples: "帮我调研", "深度研究", "综述报告", "技术选型分析", "竞品研究", "政策分析".
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tan-yong-sheng-ai-vision-mcp Bundle Market ResearchConduct 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.
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lossyrob Skill Paw Spec ResearchSpec research activity skill for PAW workflow. Answers factual questions about existing system behavior to inform specification writing.
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lossyrob Skill Paw Review UnderstandingAnalyzes PR changes to create ReviewContext.md and DerivedSpec.md artifacts. Handles both initial analysis and resumption after baseline research.
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harperreed Skill Summarize MeetingsUse when processing, summarizing, or extracting insights from meeting notes in the Obsidian vault. Triggers on "summarize meetings", "process meetings", "meeting summaries", "extract from meetings", "meeting insights".
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artwist-polyakov Bundle X ResearchX/Twitter research via xAI Grok API with x_search tool. Digests, thread analysis, trending topics, custom search. Designed for finding Telegram post ideas from X discussions. Triggers: x research, twitter research, x digest, twitter digest, что в твиттере, дайджест твиттера, тренды x, trending x, analyze tweet, анализ твита, x search, поиск в твиттере.
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claude-world-director-mode-lite Skill Handoff GeminiDelegate long-context analysis, research, and large-document summarization to Google Gemini CLI (1M-token context) via non-interactive `gemini -p`, preserving Claude context. Use when the user says 'use gemini'/'hand off to gemini' or a task needs 100K+ tokens of context.
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u9401066-pubmed-search-mcp Skill Pubmed Quick SearchQuick literature search using unified_search. Triggers: 搜尋, 找論文, search papers, find articles, PubMed, 文獻搜尋, 快速搜尋
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u9401066-pubmed-search-mcp Skill Pubmed Paper ExplorationDeep exploration from a key paper using related, citing, reference, and citation tree tools. Triggers: 這篇論文的相關研究, 誰引用這篇, 類似文章, related articles, citation tree, paper exploration
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u9401066-pubmed-search-mcp Skill Pubmed Gene Drug ResearchGene, compound, and variant research using search_gene, search_compound, and search_clinvar. Triggers: 基因, gene, 藥物, drug, compound, PubChem, ClinVar, 變異, variant, 臨床意義
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u9401066-pubmed-search-mcp Skill Pubmed Research ChroniclePersistent, versioned research evolution with build_research_chronicle. Triggers: 研究脈絡, 研究演變, 研究編年史, research chronicle, 領域怎麼演進, 上次之後有什麼新的, 追蹤主題, 里程碑, milestone, timeline, 主題比較
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kenneth-liao Bundle ResearchConduct topic and competitor research for any content type. Use when researching a topic before creating content, analyzing the competitive landscape, identifying content gaps, or when the user says "research this", "what's out there on", "analyze competitors", or needs to understand a content landscape before writing.
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kenneth-liao Bundle Extract IdeasExtract structured content ideas from published material. Use when you have source material (transcripts, newsletters, notes, web trends) and need to mine it for repurposable angles, map raw material to content types, or identify underused content types. Not for competitor research (use creator-stack:research) or writing finished content (use creator-stack:write).
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kenneth-liao Skill Plan NewsletterPlan a complete newsletter issue from a topic or idea, including research, draft, subject line, opening hook, and social promotion posts. Use when the user says 'plan a newsletter', 'create a newsletter about', 'newsletter plan', 'write a newsletter issue', or wants to turn an idea into a full issue plan.
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hivellm Skill SpecAuthor a rulebook task spec interactively — research, draft, ask the user clarifying questions, confirm, then create the tasks in rulebook ready for /rulebook-driver. Use when the user wants to plan/spec a feature before implementing.
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ed3dai Skill Investigating A CodebaseUse when planning or designing features and need to understand current codebase state, find existing patterns, or verify assumptions about what exists; when design makes assumptions about file locations, structure, or existing code that need verification - prevents hallucination by grounding plans in reality
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ed3dai Skill Researching On The InternetUse when planning features and need current API docs, library patterns, or external knowledge; when testing hypotheses about technology choices or claims; when verifying assumptions before design decisions - gathers well-sourced, current information from the internet to inform technical decisions
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snits Bundle Sandbox ResearchRun a research task in an isolated sandbox container with deterministic + semantic validation, retry-on-block (max 2 retries), and auto-archival to the research-vault. Use when the user asks to "research X with the sandbox", invokes /sandbox-research, or wants a structured research artifact rather than ad-hoc browsing.
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closedloop-technologies Bundle ReasoningResolve important uncertainty with a small set of evidence-oriented reasoning primitives and reusable workflows. Use when a decision should be driven by research, experiments, observations, or explicit falsification rather than more unaided reasoning.
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closedloop-technologies Bundle Deep Research GeminiRun Google Gemini deep research and search-grounded Gemini research tasks with bounded scope and captured outputs. Use when research should rely on Gemini, Google Search grounding, or Google-hosted document context.
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closedloop-technologies Skill Deep Research API CallsPrepare and run bounded calls across deep research provider APIs with explicit cost limits, API-key sources, benchmark prompts, and output capture. Use when comparing providers, creating reproducible API commands, or normalizing raw provider outputs after a research run.
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closedloop-technologies Bundle Deep Research LangchainRun LangChain Open Deep Research or LangGraph-based iterative research workflows with configurable retrieval, reflection, and server-backed execution. Use when a benchmark or task needs inspectable graph orchestration rather than a single hosted research API.
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closedloop-technologies Bundle Deep Research PerplexityRun Perplexity Sonar and Sonar Deep Research for web-grounded answers with citations and bounded search context. Use when a research task needs current web synthesis through Perplexity or comparison against other provider APIs.
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closedloop-technologies Bundle Deep Research Custom DataBuild and validate custom-corpus inputs for deep research from Google Docs, YouTube, local files, S3, arXiv, databases, Slack, email, tickets, and similar non-web sources. Use when preparing private or domain-specific source manifests, validating source safety, or turning custom data into cited research inputs.
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closedloop-technologies Bundle Deep Research Stanford StormRun Stanford STORM for perspective-driven, article-style deep research reports with retriever-backed citations. Use when a task needs Wikipedia-like synthesis, outline-driven research, or comparison against heavier open-source research frameworks.
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 summarize-session, summarize-session, ai-explore. 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.