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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math-inc Skill BlogwatcherMonitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds for updates using the blogwatcher CLI. Add blogs, scan for new articles, and track what you've read.
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math-inc Bundle Ml Paper WritingWrite publication-ready ML/AI papers for NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, AAAI, COLM. Use when drafting papers from research repos, structuring arguments, verifying citations, or preparing camera-ready submissions. Includes LaTeX templates, reviewer guidelines, and citation verification workflows.
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math-inc Bundle Duckduckgo SearchFree web search via DuckDuckGo — text, news, images, videos. No API key needed. Use the Python DDGS library or CLI to search, then web_extract for full content.
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zebbern Skill Context GatheringGuides multi-pass codebase research using semantic search, grep, and file exploration. Produces structured context maps with primary files, secondary files, patterns, and implementation sequences. Use when researching a codebase before implementation.
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poorvith-mp Skill AI Citation StrategistMoved to modernized catalog in skillary. Removed in v4.1.
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markbaindesign Skill KbAdd or update an entry in the studio knowledge base (docs/). Routes the entry to the correct location based on type — god doc, utility, checklist, ADR, or project doc.
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markbaindesign Skill AthenaQualify a brief, research the client, estimate scope, and draft a proposal. Receives an Athena brief from triage or interactive input. Invoke when a new inquiry has been qualified as Pursue.
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markbaindesign Skill PallasResearch a client, sector, or technology before strategy is formed. Invoke with a client name, URL, or brief slug. Returns client background, tech stack, competitors, and relevant Mnemosyne comps.
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markbaindesign Skill Web ResearcherSearch and summarise external information on demand. Any god can invoke this when they need current information from outside the project. Does not hallucinate — if it cannot find something, it says so.
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hqz-2024 Bundle Last30daysRecent community and social trend research over the last 30 days. Use when the brief asks what people are saying now, recent sentiment, community reactions, social proof, launch reaction, trend scan, or last-30-days context.
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hqz-2024 Skill X ResearchX/Twitter public sentiment research for recent market, company, product, or community discourse. Use when the brief asks what people are saying on X, Twitter sentiment, CT sentiment, public opinion, expert posts, or social reaction around a stock, sector, company, product, or market event.
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alexclowe Skill Legal ResearchLegal research expertise including case analysis, statutory interpretation, and IRAC methodology
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kitfunso Skill Hippo FeatureBuild one hippo feature from RESEARCH.md using the micro-eval TDD loop.
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clueso-ai Skill Video To Help ArticleTurn a video project into a publish-ready, scannable help article - a heading per step, annotated screenshots placed at the right steps, one GIF for the key interaction, and prose tightened for search and self-serve deflection. Use when the user says "turn this video into a help article", "make docs from this walkthrough", "convert this tutorial video to a knowledge base article", "write a help center article from this demo", or "I need this video as a step-by-step doc".
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microsoft Bundle Stoic NegotiatorUse this skill whenever a user asks to prepare, analyze, conduct, review, or improve a legitimate negotiation or dealing activity such as salary, compensation, pricing, procurement, bids, offers, sales, contracts, partnerships, renewals, commercial terms, or disputes. Apply disciplined Stoic principles, structured negotiation analysis, ethical persuasion, interactive research workflows, and decision-quality practices without manipulation or guarantees.
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microsoft Bundle B2b Outreach SuiteA complete B2B sales outreach toolkit for agentic sales solutions. Use this skill whenever the user wants to research a prospect or build an account briefing, create cold emails or first-contact emails, LinkedIn/social DMs and connection messages, plan a follow-up sequence or outreach cadence, write B2B ad copy (social posts, ads, flyers, headlines, out-of-home), or needs to answer a prospect's objection (e.g. "no budget", "we already have a vendor", "too expensive", "send me some material"). Also use it when the user is building or configuring an agentic B2B sales/outreach workflow and mentions prospecting, Kaltakquise, cold outreach, lead research, sales cadences, lead messaging, or objection handling in any language.
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microsoft Bundle Linkedin Content WriterCreate, polish, rewrite, review, repurpose, brainstorm, or configure evidence-led LinkedIn posts, captions, comments, hooks, ideas, and conversation-scoped writing profiles from facts, notes, drafts, research, announcements, or lived experience. Use for the initial LinkedIn request and every follow-up clarification, revision, correction, constraint, or preference in the active task.
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crimsonblazezero Bundle Grounded CitationsGround answers and documents in cited, verifiable sources.
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pinkpixel-dev Bundle Stock Research自动化股票投资研究工作流 - 使用 NotebookLM Deep Research 搜集财报/研报资料,提取结构化数据,然后由代理执行 6 阶段专业分析(业务/财务/估值/市场观点/驱动因子/投资建议)。Use when researching stocks, analyzing company fundamentals, or evaluating investment opportunities.
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pinkpixel-dev Bundle Note Meta Skill从公域知识萃取方法论并封装为 Skill。通过 NotebookLM Deep Research 搜索优质内容,提炼工作流、原则、模板,自动生成标准化技能。触发词:/note-meta-skill, 从知识创建技能, 知识萃取, 元技能
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pinkpixel-dev Bundle Investment Committee组建高级投资委员会,由三位传奇投资人风格的虚拟专家(Buffett, Wood, Druckenmiller)进行独立多轮对抗辩论。采用物理隔离的 Gemini API 调用实现真正独立思考,并通过投票形成最终决议。Use when evaluating investment decisions, reviewing stock research reports, or seeking multi-perspective analysis on public companies.
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pinkpixel-dev Bundle Researchers VerifierPerforms quality control, citation validation, and fact-checking before human review. Use after research is complete to verify all sources and claims before production.
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pinkpixel-dev Bundle Researchers JournalismResearches investigative articles, interviews, and news coverage. Use when research needs journalistic sources for cross-referencing or additional context.
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pinkpixel-dev Bundle Researchers BiographicalResearches personal backgrounds, interviews, motivations, and humanizing details. Use when research needs biographical context about people involved in the album's subject.
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pinkpixel-dev Bundle Researchers Primary SourceResearches the subject's own words from tweets, blogs, forums, and chat logs. Use when research needs direct quotes or first-person accounts.
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jordancoin Bundle Motioneyes Visual AnalysisPixel-based motion and UI change analysis from frame sequences or screenshots using computer vision and visual comparison. Use when `.transition` or visual effects are not observable via MotionEyes logs, when you only have screenshots/video, when you need regression diffs across builds, or when you need to summarize on-screen changes without instrumentation. Do not use when MotionEyes traces are available and you need precise timing/values; use `motioneyes-animation-debug` instead.
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involvex 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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involvex 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 requirin...
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agentic-in Skill ArxivSearch, filter, and summarize arXiv papers with explicit titles, authors, dates, and paper links before drawing conclusions.
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agentic-in Skill PolymarketInspect prediction-market questions, prices, and resolution conditions carefully before summarizing or comparing market signals.
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agentic-in Skill BlogwatcherMonitor blog or website updates, compare publish dates, and summarize deltas rather than repeating unchanged content.
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agentic-in Skill Youtube ContentFetch YouTube transcripts, summarize videos, and transform the transcript into chapters, notes, threads, or article-ready structure.
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agentic-in Skill Research Paper WritingDraft research-style outlines, section structure, and evidence-backed prose for papers, whitepapers, or technical notes.
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poorvith-mp Bundle AI VisibilityGet cited by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and AI Overviews: answer-shaped content, schema, feeds, llms.txt, citation tracking. Use when optimizing content for Perplexity, ChatGPT, or AI citations.
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poorvith-mp Bundle Customer ResearchMine interviews, tickets, reviews and communities for the exact words customers use; output personas and JTBD. Use when mining customer voice, interview transcripts, or user pains.
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jurgendn Bundle Init WorkspaceInitialize a structured Obsidian-style workspace for learning, research notebooks, papers, academic applications, talks, test preparation, theory, and similar note-centric knowledge work. Use when the user asks to set up, start, initialize, scaffold, or bootstrap a vault/workspace for work organized primarily through notes and written artifacts. Do not use for software repositories, software applications, experiment codebases, or other coding projects. Ask one short intake batch covering the work and its definition of done, project title plus confirmed target directory, and any differences from the typical case. Then use a ready template as-is, adapt the closest template while keeping its contract internally consistent, or synthesize a lean bespoke vault when none fits. Write only into the confirmed target vault; never modify this skill's templates during a run. This skill creates structure and routing, not the downstream content itself.
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 blogwatcher, ml-paper-writing, duckduckgo-search. 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.