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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googlecloudplatform Skill Schema ReviewSkill for reviewing Magic Modules schemas. Currently covers the Enum vs. String decision via the knowledge base.
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ryanmaclean Skill Irclaw Research TeamIrclaw Research Team
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elevenlabs Skill Architect Explain Test RunsUse when the user asks why a test or test run passed or failed, why one run in a repeat set differs, which procedures or tools were used during a run, or wants a summary of test suite history. Fires on "why did 1 of the 3 runs fail", "why is this test failing", "which procedures were used in that run", "explain this simulation test result", or "summarize my test suite history".
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idanmann10 Bundle Freshness CheckVerify time-sensitive facts against current sources.
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idanmann10 Bundle Citation LineageTrack where a claim was learned and what depends on it.
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jimweller Bundle Jira Issue ReaderRead one Jira issue and extract content relevant to a research context. Returns max ~1500 token summary.
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jimweller Skill Jira Release ReaderRead one Jira version and extract content relevant to a research context. Returns ~500 token summary.
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jimweller Bundle Confluence Page ReaderRead one Confluence page and extract content relevant to a research context. Returns max ~1000 token summary.
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jimweller Bundle Pagerduty Incident ReaderRead one PagerDuty incident and extract content relevant to a research context. Returns ~500 token summary.
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kiku-jw Bundle Long Context DispatchDelegate a large read-only cross-document or cross-file analysis to the verified long-context worker while the ordinary Codex thread stays in control. Use for big audits, due diligence, large literature synthesis, policy mapping, or other tasks that genuinely need much larger context.
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henriquescastilho Bundle Research LookupLook up current research information using the Parallel Chat API (primary) or Perplexity sonar-pro-search (academic paper searches). Automatically routes queries to the best backend. Use for finding papers, gathering research data, and verifying scientific information.
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henriquescastilho Bundle Venue TemplatesAccess comprehensive LaTeX templates, formatting requirements, and submission guidelines for major scientific publication venues (Nature, Science, PLOS, IEEE, ACM), academic conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, CHI), research posters, and grant proposals (NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA). This skill should be used when preparing manuscripts for journal submission, conference papers, research posters, or grant proposals and need venue-specific formatting requirements and templates.
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henriquescastilho Bundle Scientific WritingCore skill for the deep research and writing tool. Write scientific manuscripts in full paragraphs (never bullet points). Use two-stage process: (1) create section outlines with key points using research-lookup, (2) convert to flowing prose. IMRAD structure, citations (APA/AMA/Vancouver), figures/tables, reporting guidelines (CONSORT/STROBE/PRISMA), for research papers and journal submissions.
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henriquescastilho Bundle Citation ManagementComprehensive citation management for academic research. Search Google Scholar and PubMed for papers, extract accurate metadata, validate citations, and generate properly formatted BibTeX entries. This skill should be used when you need to find papers, verify citation information, convert DOIs to BibTeX, or ensure reference accuracy in scientific writing.
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henriquescastilho Bundle Market Research ReportsGenerate comprehensive market research reports (50+ pages) in the style of top consulting firms (McKinsey, BCG, Gartner). Features professional LaTeX formatting, extensive visual generation with scientific-schematics and generate-image, deep integration with research-lookup for data gathering, and multi-framework strategic analysis including Porter's Five Forces, PESTLE, SWOT, TAM/SAM/SOM, and BCG Matrix.
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mikefluff Bundle Reel BuilderTurn a topic / research brief / script into a 9:16 vertical reel: 1-4 shots + matched music + ffmpeg-stitched final.mp4 with optional burned-in captions. Modes: --topic / --research / --script-file; --shots; --style; --music-style; --aspect; --captions. Use when: 'make a reel about X', 'short video on Y', 'TikTok / Reels / Shorts about Z'.
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davistroy Skill Brain EntrySend a capture to Open Brain. Takes any instruction as an argument — summarize a session, log a decision, capture an idea — processes it, and POSTs it to the captures API. Posts to an external service with no further gate, so it runs only when invoked explicitly as /brain-entry <instruction>.
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vm0-ai Skill Deep PlanCreate concrete implementation plan based on research and innovation findings
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vm0-ai Skill Deep InnovateDeep brainstorming and solution exploration based on research findings
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vm0-ai Skill Deep ResearchDeep research and information gathering before any implementation discussion
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vm0-ai Skill Issue PlanStart working on GitHub issue with deep-dive workflow (research, innovate, plan phases)
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vm0-ai Skill Skill ActionImplement changes to team-skills repo based on deep-dive research, innovation, and plan findings
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vm0-ai Skill Skill ResearchClone team-skills repo and deep-research its skills, plugins, and architecture
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idanmann10 Bundle Contradiction ScanActively search for disconfirming evidence.
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idanmann10 Bundle Query DecompositionSplit broad research into independently answerable questions.
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idanmann10 Bundle Evidence Led SummarySummarize from evidence, not from a remembered conclusion.
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idanmann10 Bundle Primary Source FirstPrefer papers, docs, statutes, transcripts, filings, and official pages.
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idanmann10 Bundle Source TriangulationCompare multiple independent sources before treating a claim as settled.
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idanmann10 Bundle Compare VersionsSummarize what changed across versions before summarizing the final state.
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idanmann10 Bundle Quote Limit DisciplineUse short quotes only when exact wording matters.
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idanmann10 Bundle Research Trace AuthoringTurn reusable research workflows into annotated traces.
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idanmann10 Bundle Synthesis From RunsSummarize repeated run evidence into reusable learning.
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idanmann10 Bundle Curriculum Progress SummarySummarize learning path progress with evidence and next steps.
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zime-ai Bundle Sell The DreamAudits a B2B sales call transcript for future-state vision selling — does the rep name the world change and stakes before pitching product, or lead with features and bolt a "vision" on afterward. Scored against Andy Raskin's publicly published "5 Elements of a Great Sales Narrative," corroborated by Corporate Visions, Force Management, and Challenger's convergent "vision before product" pattern. "Sell the dream" is the colloquial name for this behavior, not a citation to a named methodology. Use when a rep pitches features early and a deal stalls on "not urgent," or when a manager wants to know if a call's vision narrative landed before the product did, not just whether a vision was mentioned at all.
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datex Skill Release Notes GeneratorUse when generating release notes between two Datex Studio releases. Enumerates the changed-dependency worklist with `dxs source release-tree`, mines each package's commits and linked DevOps work items, reads config diffs, and produces Technical and Customer release notes. Works for Datex products and for customer applications (which reference both the shared Datex catalog and their own org's packages). Trigger for: "generate release notes from X to Y", "write release notes between <old> and <new>", "release notes for <app> between branches A and B", "compare releases X and Y and summarize". For time-range-based anchor picking ("weekly notes", "what shipped last week"), use `prospective-release-notes` — it resolves the two branch IDs and then invokes this skill.
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matthull Bundle ResearchDeep research with parallel subagents, automatic citations, and chain-of-evidence footnotes. This skill should be used when conducting research that requires verifiable sources, when creating documents that need footnote citations, or when working with downstream documents that must maintain traceability to primary sources. Triggers on "research", "investigate", "find sources for", or when creating documents that require citations.
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 schema-review, irclaw-research-team, architect-explain-test-runs. 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.