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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odjaramillo Skill Research EngineerAn uncompromising Academic Research Engineer. Operates with absolute scientific rigor, objective criticism, and zero flair. Focuses on theoretical correctness, formal verification, and optimal implementation across any required technology.
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odjaramillo Bundle Planning With FilesImplements Manus-style file-based planning for complex tasks. Creates task_plan.md, findings.md, and progress.md. Use when starting complex multi-step tasks, research projects, or any task requiring >5 tool calls.
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purpleailab Skill Analyst OverviewRoot pointer for the analyst's vulnerability research playbooks. Load this first at iteration start to see the full catalog of vuln-class and chain-building skills.
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purpleailab Skill Patch Diff ResearchAuthorized patch-diff workflow for deriving and validating vulnerability variants from a known vulnerable-to-fixed source change.
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poly-gents Bundle Summarize Client CallsCapture and summarize key points from client conversations
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poly-gents Bundle Managents Knowledge BaseProject Knowledge Base concept tree — decisions, risks, notes, and custom taxonomy inside Managents (no extra OAuth)
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poly-gents Bundle Academic Literature SearchQuery design across arXiv / Semantic Scholar / OpenAlex / CrossRef / PubMed / Unpaywall via the unified academic_search tool.
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poly-gents Bundle Literature Review SynthesisCluster papers by claim, evaluate evidence quality, surface contrasts and gaps.
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poly-gents Bundle Course Practice Ta Session FlowSocratic practice session loop for university course TAs — triage, hint ladder, summarize, and escalate when integrity or safety boundaries apply.
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poly-gents Bundle Mathematical Research MethodologyFrame and refine a math research question, choose tactics (prove vs compute vs simulate), keep a tight research diary.
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poly-gents Bundle Citation And Bibliography ManagementBibTeX hygiene, DOI normalization, Zotero collections, stable citation keys.
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poly-gents Bundle Academic Integrity And AI Use FramingHelp learners and TAs navigate collaboration rules, citation, and AI policies without overriding the instructor.
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odjaramillo Bundle NotebooklmUse this skill to query your Google NotebookLM notebooks directly from Claude Code for source-grounded, citation-backed answers from Gemini. Browser automation, library management, persistent auth. Drastically reduced hallucinations through document-only responses.
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purpleailab Skill Kimsuky Velvet ChollimaAdversary-emulation profile for Kimsuky (G0094 / Velvet Chollima / Emerald Sleet / THALLIUM / Black Banshee / APT43 / TA427), North Korea's RGB 63rd Research Center cyber-espionage actor.
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purpleailab Skill Windows Driver AssessmentDefensive Windows internals and driver exposure assessment for owner-authorized systems and disposable research VMs.
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purpleailab Skill Reverser Virtualized ProtectorsVMProtect, VMP2, Themida, and CodeVirtualizer reversing workflow using Radare2/Ghidra facts and Back Engineering Labs research guidance.
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netvar1337 Bundle Windbg TtdWinDbg workflows for RE and driver research: KDNET kernel debugging setup, symbol discipline, crash-dump triage (!analyze, bugcheck semantics incl. PatchGuard 0x109), driver debugging (breakpoints on load, IRP/device trees), live kernel inspection, TTD (Time Travel Debugging) when WinDbgX is available, and cdb automation. Local: classic suite at Windows Kits\10\Debuggers\x64 (windbg/cdb/kd/ntsd).
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netvar1337 Bundle Eac Ban StackEAC/EasyAntiCheat ban-stack research: HWID serials, server-side trust, usermode telemetry, kernel driver signals, FN-class ban discussions.
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netvar1337 Bundle Ida Re TriageUse when triaging an authorized binary/driver/firmware/dump/IDB for RE or vuln research.
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netvar1337 Bundle Ebpf OffensiveUse when auditing or exploiting Linux eBPF verifier and JIT behavior, building CO-RE/libbpf research probes, exercising maps and ring buffers, attaching kprobe, fentry, LSM, cgroup, tc, or XDP programs, evaluating unprivileged BPF exposure, or enumerating and removing hidden BPF state.
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netvar1337 Bundle Hyper V OffensiveUse when auditing, reverse engineering, fuzzing, or triaging Hyper-V partitions, hypercalls, synthetic MSRs, SynIC, VMBus channels, VSP/VSC devices, vmwp.exe, vmcompute.exe, Host Compute Service, saved state, enlightened I/O, nested virtualization, root-partition boundaries, or Hyper-V escape research.
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netvar1337 Bundle Ac Bypass Source IndexIndex skill for anti-cheat bypass research sources: UC topic map, local injector/HV corpora, Kevlar/AiDA/Valthrun, how to turn threads into lab checklists.
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netvar1337 Bundle Secure Boot Uefi ResearchBoot-trust chain research: UEFI phases and variable services (PK/KEK/db/dbx), Secure Boot enforcement points, BCD policy persistence (testsigning/nointegritychecks), BitLocker key hierarchy and PCR binding, measured boot vs secure boot, bootkit precedents and their bypass classes, lab setup for OVMF/hardware research. Use when work touches boot trust, BitLocker, or pre-OS code.
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netvar1337 Bundle Reverse Engineering CurriculumUse when designing or running a from-zero reverse-engineering learning path across C/C++, assembly, debugging, static and dynamic analysis, Windows internals, game-engine architecture, and anti-cheat research. Produces phase gates, deliberate practice, and evidence-backed capstones while routing technical work to existing specialist skills.
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netvar1337 Bundle Router Reverse Skill Router Windows AdUse for authorized Active Directory and Windows identity attacks including Kerberos, AD CS, BloodHound paths, NTLM relay, and domain privilege escalation research.
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ur-grue Bundle Copyright Holder FinderProduces a step-by-step research plan for identifying the copyright holder of a specific piece of content — image, footage, text, music, or other media — tailored to the content type and jurisdiction.
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ur-grue Bundle Debate Summary WriterProduces a structured, neutral summary of an ongoing public debate or controversy — mapping the major positions, the evidence each side draws on, and the key points of genuine disagreement — so a journalist can cover the story without inadvertently taking a side.
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ur-grue Bundle Policy Decision Maker MapperProduces a structured map of the key individuals and institutions with decision-making power over a specific policy issue — identifying who holds formal authority, who influences the process, and where the pressure points are for journalists covering the story.
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ur-grue Bundle Corporate Structure BriefProduces a structured research plan for mapping the ownership, governance, and organisational structure of a company or corporate group — identifying the public registries, filings, and databases to consult and the specific questions to answer about who controls the entity and how money flows through it.
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ur-grue Bundle Legislative History BriefProduces a structured research framework for tracing the full legislative or regulatory history of a specific law, bill, or regulation — identifying the key milestones, political dynamics, and source documents a journalist needs to understand how the policy reached its current state.
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ur-grue Bundle Official Data FinderIdentifies the most authoritative official source for a given statistical indicator and tells you exactly where to find the most recent figures, what the data covers, and what to watch out for when using it.
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ur-grue Bundle Cultural Context BriefProduces a concise, reporter-ready briefing note explaining the cultural, religious, or social context a journalist needs before covering a community, practice, or event they are not already familiar with.
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ur-grue Bundle Topic Background BriefOrganise user-provided notes, facts, and context into a structured background brief for a story — creating a scannable reference document that a journalist, producer, or editor can consult throughout production.
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ur-grue Bundle Biography ResearcherGenerate a structured biographical research template for a named person — listing the key facts to verify, the categories of information to gather, and the questions to ask during or before an interview.
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ur-grue Bundle Public Database GuideProduces a step-by-step guide — tailored to a journalist's specific story angle — for finding, filtering, and downloading the right data from a named public database.
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ur-grue Bundle Statistics ResearcherCompiles a structured set of credible, ready-to-cite statistics on a specific topic, sourced from recognised institutions, government databases, and peer-reviewed research.
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 research-engineer, planning-with-files, analyst-overview. 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.