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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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.
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ckorhonen Bundle Content Trend ResearcherResearch content trends and generate data-driven article outlines by analyzing Google Trends, Reddit, LinkedIn, X, Substack, Medium, YouTube, and more. Use when asked to research content ideas, find trending topics, generate article outlines, analyze audience intent, or when user says "what should I write about", "find trending topics in X", or "research content ideas".
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ckorhonen Bundle Scientific Critical ThinkingEvaluate research rigor and scientific claims. Assess methodology, experimental design, statistical validity, biases, confounding, and evidence quality using GRADE, Cochrane ROB, and preregistration standards. Use for critical analysis of research papers, evaluating AI/ML study claims, reviewing preprints, or fact-checking scientific assertions in any domain.
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ahgraber Bundle SynthesizeUse when distilling the through-line gist of one or more sources — the spine, argument, tension, or recurring frame running through a set of documents, notes, research, or transcripts, OR across the ideas within a single rich piece — into a few concise paragraphs. Triggers: "synthesize", "what's the through-line/gist", "extract the insight", "pull these together". Not for faithful summary or condensation that covers what a source says, nor for comparisons or catalogs where enumeration is the deliverable.
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ao-cyber-systems Skill FlowOrchestrate a multi-step DevFlow workflow by chaining skills. Use when the user wants to invoke a sequence of skills as one ask (e.g., "build and sync to github", "research, plan, then build", "ship and announce"). Triggers on: "ship X to Y", "build and X", "plan and X", "X then Y", "in one go", "as a chain", "all in sequence", "chain", "ship-and-sync", "research-plan-build"
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ao-cyber-systems Skill Research ObjectiveResearch how to build something before planning it — discovers best practices, architecture patterns, and pitfalls for the domain. Use when the user wants to investigate, research, or explore options before planning an objective. Triggers on: "research objective", "investigate before planning", "look into how to build", "what's the best approach for objective"
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matsuni-kk Bundle Chatgpt Parallel ResearchBrowser Controller拡張機能を使ってChatGPT 5.2 Thinkingで3並列以上のウェブ検索・ブレスト・情報収集を実行する。難問にはHeavy thinking(heavy/extended)を使用。指定時のみChatGPT Proで深い考察・ファクトチェック。ファイル添付にも対応。「ウェブ検索」「横断検索」「並列検索」「ブレスト」「情報収集」「リサーチ」を依頼されたときに使用する。
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ttmouse Bundle Requirements ClarifierA generic requirement/problem clarification workflow. Use when a user/client request is ambiguous, underspecified, or hard to execute/verify. The skill reframes the request, defines scope, constraints, inputs, and acceptance criteria, then outputs a concise one-page definition and a minimal question set to close gaps. Suitable for product/feature requests, content requests, ops tasks, research asks, and decision-making prompts.
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greenmamba29 Skill Content SummarizerSummarizes long-form content including articles, PDFs, research papers, meeting transcripts, and web pages into concise actionable briefs
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akaihola Bundle Himalaya Email ManagerEmail management using Himalaya CLI tool (IMAP). Search, summarize, and delete emails from an IMAP account. Supports natural language queries for email operations.
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damilola-elegbede-org Bundle WatchWhen the user wants to read, transcribe, summarize, or research a video — YouTube link, podcast clip, Loom, TikTok, X/Twitter video, local file, or any URL yt-dlp supports. Use when they paste a video URL, say 'transcribe this,' 'summarize this video,' 'what does this video say about X,' 'pull the transcript,' 'analyze this YouTube video,' or hand you a video for content research. Default is fast transcript-only (no video download). Pass --with-frames when the visual layer matters (UI bugs, on-screen text, visual breakdowns).
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dyoshikawa Skill Create IssueCreate a GitHub issue with detailed description, purpose, and appropriate labels
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dyoshikawa Skill Diff AnalyzeAnalyze the differences between the current branch and origin/main, and summarize the current work progress
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dyoshikawa Skill Release Dry RunDry run for release: summarize changes since last release and suggest version bump.
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dyoshikawa Skill Batch All IssuesResolve every open issue one at a time: fact-check each with web research, close the ones that need no action, and run the `goal-pr` skill to fix, review, and merge the ones that do — repeating until no actionable issues remain.
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dyoshikawa Skill Resolve Scrap IssuesFetch recent maintainer-scrap issues, validate each with web research, then either close the ones that need no action or open a single consolidated pull request that resolves the ones that do
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dyoshikawa Skill Research Tool UpdatesResearch recent upstream releases of every rulesync target tool, detect capabilities rulesync has not yet followed, file one GitHub issue per tool for the gaps, and scout popular or promising coding agents rulesync does not target yet.
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dyoshikawa Skill Batch All Scrap IssuesResolve every open maintainer-scrap issue one at a time: fact-check each with web research, close the ones that need no action, and run the `goal-pr` skill to fix, review, and merge the ones that do — repeating until no actionable scrap issues remain.
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outfitter-dev Bundle TrailsThis skill should be used when creating session handoffs, logging research findings, or reading previous trail notes. Triggers include "handoff", "session continuity", "log note", "trail notes", or when ending a session.
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karchtho Bundle Session ManagerActivates when the user asks to "create session summary", "summarize this session", "end the session", "start a session", "load context", "what did we work on", "session notes", "document this session", or wants to track, document, and manage work sessions.
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outfitter-dev Bundle ResearchThis skill should be used when researching best practices, evaluating technologies, comparing approaches, or when "research", "evaluation", or "comparison" are mentioned.
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mgriot Bundle Wikipedia ExpertDeep Research and Fact-Verification Expert. Use when the user needs to research a topic (science, history, technology, biographies), verify a claim, or find authoritative references using the Wikimedia ecosystem (Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikivoyage, etc.). Trigger for any "Tell me about...", "How does X work?", or "Is it true that..." requests.
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metinduraktr-44 Bundle Expert EngineExpert queue research — sourced seeds + pending_research only.
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jasonwarrenuk Skill Hud What S NewSummarise what the user can now see or do that they couldn't before this unit of work
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jasonwarrenuk Skill Hud Claude Code ReleasesSummarise Claude Code's own CHANGELOG.md, filtered and grouped for what actually matters to Jason
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qte77-claude-code-utils Skill Researching MarketIntegrate Phase 0 and Phase 1A outputs into TAM/SAM/SOM sizing, buyer personas, and market entry signals. Run after `analyzing-source-project` and `researching-industry-landscape` (Phase 1B).
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qte77-claude-code-utils Skill Validating Product Market FitScore product-market fit from Phase 1B market analysis; produce PMF score, evidence matrix, and risk register. Run after `researching-market` (Phase 2).
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echoleesong Bundle InfographicsCreate professional infographics using Nano Banana Pro AI with smart iterative refinement. Uses Gemini 3 Pro for quality review. Integrates research-lookup and web search for accurate data. Supports 10 infographic types, 8 industry styles, and colorblind-safe palettes.
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thkt Bundle IssueGenerate a GitHub Issue with a structured title and body. When challenge / research artifacts exist in the conversation, they serve as the body's evidence. When a /think plan draft exists, it moves into the `## Plan` section. Given an issue number, it transfers a plan into a filed issue that has no `## Plan` section.
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thkt Bundle ThinkDesign exploration with adversarial critique by critic-design. Assembles the surviving approach into a structured plan, self-checks it, and returns it to the caller. The issue's Plan section is the plan's only persistent home. Do NOT use for codebase investigation without planning intent (use /research instead).
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willyu1007 Skill Ideas LifecycleRetrieve and review deferred ideas from `.ai/project/ideas/ideas.yaml` without writing files. Use when the user asks to list, filter, summarize, prioritize, or re-evaluate recorded ideas and decide which ones are still valid.
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thkt Bundle ScribeExtract recurring patterns from past closed PRs/issues and the research findings in .claude/workspace/research/, verify them against the latest code, and propose them to docs/wiki/ via PR.
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thkt Bundle ResearchProbe project and technical questions. Findings are positions to be challenged with explicit sources, not conclusions. Phase 6 advisor pass argues against the synthesis before it lands. Do NOT use for design planning or plan generation (use /think instead).
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biwakonbu Skill Web SearchUse when user asks to search the web, look up information, find recent news, or research a topic. Also use when user says 調べて, 検索して, 最新情報, ニュース, リサーチ. Gemini CLI を使用した Web 検索を実行し、技術情報、最新ニュース、一般的なリサーチに対応する。
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biwakonbu Skill Codex Web SearchUse when user asks to search the web, look up information, find recent news, or research a topic within Codex CLI. Also use when user says 調べて, 検索して, 最新情報, ニュース, リサーチ. Codex CLI 環境内で Gemini CLI を使用した Web 検索を実行し、技術情報、最新ニュース、一般的なリサーチに対応する。
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biwakonbu Skill Unified SearchUse when user needs deep/cross-source web research, comparison analysis, or highest-accuracy search results. Gemini CLI, Codex CLI, Claude WebSearch を並列実行し URL 重複排除・信頼度スコアリング・鮮度フィルタで結果を統合する。
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 trails, synthesize, expert-engine. 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.