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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advaitpaliwal Skill WatchCreate a research watch baseline and optionally schedule follow-up checks when scheduling tools are visible. Use when the user asks to monitor a field, track new papers, watch for updates, or set up alerts on a research area.
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advaitpaliwal Skill CustomizeConfigure Feynman specialists, skills, connectors, permissions, memory categories, compute providers, and project setup. Use when the task asks to customize the research workbench or create a reusable Feynman research capability.
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advaitpaliwal Skill Session LogWrite a durable session log capturing completed work, findings, open questions, and next steps. Use when the user asks to log progress, save session notes, write up what was done, or create a research diary entry.
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advaitpaliwal Skill Figure StyleApply scientific plotting and figure-quality rules to a single plot or panel. Use when drawing, cleaning, labeling, or reviewing plots for research artifacts.
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advaitpaliwal Skill Skill CreatorCreate or revise Feynman skills. Use when a research workflow needs a reusable on-demand capability, skill metadata, trigger wording, references, scripts, or skill validation.
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advaitpaliwal Skill Alpha ResearchSearch, read, and query research papers via Feynman's alphaXiv-backed alpha tools. Use when the user asks about academic papers, wants to find research on a topic, needs to read a specific paper, ask questions about a paper, inspect a paper's code repository, or manage paper annotations.
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devton Skill To SpecSpecification synthesis protocol to transform wayfinder orientation, grilling logs, domain models, research spikes, and prototypes into actionable, executable technical plans.
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devton Skill ResearchTechnical spikes, API feasibility studies, dependency investigations, and performance risk assessments.
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devton Skill WayfinderStrategic orientation, codebase mapping, architectural entry point identification, and intent framing prior to grilling, research, or prototyping.
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guoliang1114-boop Bundle Meeting IntelligenceExtract structured meeting intelligence from transcripts or notes. Use when the user provides (1) meeting transcript, (2) interview notes, (3) call recording text, (4) workshop notes, or asks to (5) summarize a meeting, (6) extract action items, (7) identify decisions and risks from a meeting. Produces structured minutes with decisions, action items, risks, and follow-ups.
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int2t05 Bundle ResearchResearch
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isvlasov Bundle Collecting SourcesCollects research sources with quality evaluation. Use when gathering or finding sources, building a source library, searching for academic papers, or performing RADAR assessment.
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isvlasov Skill Conducting ResearchConducts research. Use when asked to research, investigate, explore, look into a topic, compare options, learn about an unfamiliar domain, or understand current state.
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kriscard Skill ResearchFetches source-grounded, current docs for library/framework/API implementation. Use when the user needs API syntax, config options, examples, migration notes, or version-sensitive guidance. Do not invoke for stable concepts or broad explanations that can be answered from memory.
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kriscard Skill Save NoteFiles the current conversation answer as a permanent wiki page in Obsidian. Make sure to use this skill whenever the user says "save this to my notes", "add this to my knowledge base", "create a wiki page for this", "save what we discussed", or "file this answer". Converts session synthesis, insights, or technical decisions into a self-contained reference note. Never writes a note that references "the conversation above" — the body must stand alone.
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lost-rob0t Bundle Starintel Osintstarintel, osint, research, evidence, provenance, corroboration, sources
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dobroslavradosavljevic Bundle Clone To TempManual-only workflow that puts locally browsable scratch material into the project-root `.temp/` directory (git clones, datasets, archives, dumps) and keeps that directory ignored by git, linters, formatters, typecheck, tests, and similar project tooling. Fetched trees are untrusted: inspect files only; never install, build, test, or run anything from `.temp/`. Use only when the user explicitly invokes $clone-to-temp or asks to clone-to-temp. Do not auto-invoke from ambient context, brainstorming, research, or a mention of cloning or downloading.
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dobroslavradosavljevic Bundle Setup Competitors MdOne-time setup that maps direct competitors, alternatives, and category substitutes for the current project from the codebase, user input, and external research, then writes a root COMPETITORS.md. Use when the user invokes $setup-competitors-md, says "setup competitors", "create COMPETITORS.md", "competitive landscape", or asks to document rivals and differentiation for the project.
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rudironsoni Skill Project ContextSummarize the project context and key constraints
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xpert-ai Bundle User ContextLoad or manage the Sales plugin's durable user context, onboarding logic, setup progress, automation metadata, saved preferences, non-obvious CRM conventions, source-of-truth pointers, book-of-business sources, internal team resources, account channels, approval trackers, trusted examples, approved Sales Company Research saves, "please remember" requests, and broad future-facing instructions such as always/never/prefer/next-time feedback after a Sales draft.
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xpert-ai Bundle ResearchRun fast, source-grounded UX research on the highest-signal problems users are experiencing with a user-specified digital product. Use when the user asks to research user pain, UX friction, onboarding issues, docs/help problems, developer experience friction, support pain, product workflow issues, or current user complaints for a named product.
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xpert-ai Skill Browser ResearchPlan browser research, inspect page evidence, extract links, and verify UI behavior with safe Codex-style browser workflows.
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xpert-ai Bundle Suggest Sales Next StepRun scheduled or manual Sales check-ins that summarize recent Sales work and recommend one next Sales workflow to try.
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code-saurabh Skill Commit MessageWrite clean Conventional Commits messages and pull request descriptions from staged changes or diffs. Use when the user asks to write a commit message, commit their changes, describe a PR, open a pull request, summarise a branch, or says "write a commit", "create a PR", "what should I call this commit", or "draft my PR description".
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claude-world Skill Deep ReadRead and extract content from JS-rendered web pages using headless Chrome (Cloudflare Browser Rendering). Unlike /summarize, handles SPAs, paywalled previews, and complex sites. Use when a URL fails with regular fetch, or when user says "read this page", "what does this page say", "get the content from this URL".
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claude-world Skill SummarizeSummarize articles, documents, or web pages. Returns concise summary with key points. Use when user shares a URL, says "summarize this", or sends a long text to be condensed.
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claude-world Skill Podcast MakerGenerate an AI podcast (audio + optional video) from any topic using Google NotebookLM. Ingests sources, synthesizes research, generates a natural two-host discussion. Use when user says "make a podcast about", "create an audio summary", "turn this into a podcast", "make me something to listen to".
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claude-world Skill Quick ResearchResearch a topic using web search, fetch relevant pages, and return a concise summary. Runs in forked context to protect main assistant context. Use when user says "research X", "find out about X", "what's happening with X".
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bage2014 Skill Personal Solution Research方案调研技能,对方案设计、功能实现进行多方案比对分析,至少3个方案,建议5个左右的方案比对,包括业界标杆方案、大厂实现方案等
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pramoddutta Skill Test Execution TrackerLog and summarize the execution of a test cycle. Use when a tester says "log this run", "track execution for the sprint", or reports results case by case and wants them recorded. Captures pass / fail / blocked / not-run per case with evidence links and environment, then rolls up progress — completion %, pass rate, blockers. Records only what actually happened; anything unverified is marked "not run", never assumed green.
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kazukinagata Bundle 13 Cowork PretooluseCowork plugin-level PreToolUse never fires (block ignored) and bash tool is named mcp__workspace__bash (research sections 2.4 and 2.5). CLI baseline confirms block fires for the Bash matcher.
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kazukinagata Skill 16 Cowork Path FormsCLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT and CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA take three different forms across contexts in Cowork (Windows, MSYS, Linux mount); CLI baseline is a single Linux path (research sections 2.8 and 7.9).
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kazukinagata Bundle 17 Cowork Bash MountCowork mounts the plugin install dir under /sessions/CODENAME/mnt/.remote-plugins/ read-only. Bundled scripts can be launched via relative path; CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR expands to a Windows path that fails directly. CLI baseline lets both patterns work. See research section 2.10.
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kazukinagata Skill 20 Cowork ValidationCLI validates plugins fully; Cowork reports a generic Plugin validation failed without exposing the cause (research section 2.3). Runs claude plugin validate on isolated violator variants.
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mrzhangguoguo Skill AutoresearchStateful validator-gated research loop that keeps nudging until explicit validation evidence exists. Use when a research output is a bounded deliverable that must pass a script or professor-critic validator, not for ordinary pre-planning docs lookup.
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mrzhangguoguo Skill Autoresearch GoalDurable professor-critic research workflow bound to a tracked goal, with validation-gated completion. Use when a research mission needs ongoing goal-focused management plus professor/critic-style validation.
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 watch, customize, session-log. 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.