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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tomevault-io Bundle Megfile 2Use megfile’s APIs, SmartPath, configuration, and CLI to perform filesystem tasks easy across local FS, S3/OSS-style object storage, SFTP, WebDAV, HTTP, HDFS, and stdio. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Deep Research 3Use when designing safety-critical code, distributed protocols, or novel algorithms where getting the design wrong is expensive. Parallel research agents survey papers, production systems, and prior art, then synthesize into an evidence-backed codebase plan.
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tomevault-io Bundle Research 14Deep research on technical topics, libraries, APIs, or concepts. Use when asked to research, investigate, explore deeply, or gather comprehensive information on a topic. Saves learnings to .agents/research/. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Research 15Get AI-synthesized research on any topic with citations, directly in your terminal. Supports structured JSON output for pipelines. Use when you need comprehensive research grounded in web data without writing code. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Discover 2Read product and technical docs, then summarize requirements and gaps. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Planning 6Use before implementing any non-trivial feature - validates approaches against real sources using Context7, Serper, GitHub MCPs, and optionally btca for source-level codebase research. Evaluates with dual engines before committing to an implementation Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Research 17Comprehensive research, analysis, and content extraction system. Multi-source parallel research using available researcher agents. Deep content analysis with extended thinking. Intelligent retrieval for difficult sites. Fabric pattern selection for 242+ specialized prompts. USE WHEN user says 'do research', 'extract wisdom', 'analyze content', 'find information about', or requests web/content research. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Superplan 2Use when starting significant features, epics, or complex tasks. Creates multi-phase implementation plans with parallelizable phases, poker estimates, TDD-first acceptance criteria, and quality gates. Detects tech stack from CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md (bypassing internet research if complete) or via codebase scan.
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tomevault-io Bundle Ipsw 2Use this skill when reverse-engineering Apple platforms with the ipsw CLI — analyzing iOS/macOS Mach-O binaries, disassembling functions inside dyld_shared_cache (DSC), dumping Objective-C/Swift headers from private frameworks, extracting kernelcaches, KEXTs, SEP, iBoot, or DeviceTree from IPSWs/OTAs, decompiling/querying sandbox profiles (SBPL), querying entitlements, symbolicating crashes/panics, diffing two firmware versions, mounting IPSW DMGs, or downloading Apple firmware. Triggers on iOS/macOS internals, kernel research, dyld_shared_cache, KEXT diffing, sandbox/Seatbelt profile analysis (SBPL/SBASM/sandboxd), capability/IOKit queries, entitlement lookup, class-dump, IMG4/AEA handling, or vulnerability research on Apple platforms.
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tomevault-io Bundle Review Pr 11Fetch and summarize AI-generated PR review comments (CodeRabbit, Gemini Code Assist, Codex, Claude, Copilot) and suggest actionable fixes Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Summarize 10Summarize content from URLs, documents, or text. Use when the user wants a quick summary of something. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Standup Summary 2Summarize recent git commits in standup format. Use when preparing for standups or summarizing recent work. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Notebooklm 2Use 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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tomevault-io Bundle Web Research 2Structured approach to conducting thorough web research with source citation Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Research 24Researches any topic by dispatching 6-10 parallel sub-agents across community discussions and official sources. Use when user wants to research something, asks 'what's new with X', needs recommendations, wants community opinions, or mentions analysing trends, news, or sentiment about any topic. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Web Search 9Search the web for information using Playwright browser automation. Use when the user asks to find, look up, or research something online. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Research 21Research a topic thoroughly using web search and multiple sources. Use when the user needs comprehensive information on a topic. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Web Research 3Use this skill for requests related to web research; it provides a structured approach to conducting comprehensive web research
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tomevault-io Bundle Ask 5Query the bundled research knowledge graph for methodology guidance. Routes questions through a 3-tier knowledge base — WHY (research claims), HOW (guidance docs), WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE (domain examples) — plus structured reference documents. Returns research-backed answers grounded in specific claims with practical application to the user's system. Triggers on "/ask", "/ask [question]", "why does my system...", "how should I...". Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Writing Plans 11Transform research findings into actionable implementation plans with granular steps, verification criteria, and stakes-based enforcement. Plans serve as contracts between human and AI. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Deep Research 6Use this skill instead of WebSearch for ANY question requiring web research. Trigger on queries like "what is X", "explain X", "compare X and Y", "research X", or before content generation tasks. Provides systematic multi-angle research methodology instead of single superficial searches. Use this proactively when the user's question needs online information.
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tomevault-io Bundle Research 25Multi-source comprehensive research using perplexity-researcher, claude-researcher, and gemini-researcher agents. Launches up to 10 parallel research agents for fast results. USE WHEN user says 'do research', 'research X', 'find information about', 'investigate', 'analyze trends', 'current events', or any research-related request. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Analyst 3Business Analyst for requirements engineering and user story creation. Transforms research findings into actionable specifications. Use this skill for requirements, user stories, or specifications. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Web Research 5Search and fetch public web content for docs, references, and error research. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Literature Review 2Coordinate comprehensive literature reviews on any research topic in philosophy. Manages 6-phase workflow including domain decomposition, literature search, and synthesis. Use proactively when user requests a literature review. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Summarize 12Summarize or extract text/transcripts from URLs, podcasts, and local files (great fallback for "transcribe this YouTube/video"). Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Github Explorer 3Explore and summarize popular GitHub projects. Use when the user wants to discover trending GitHub repositories, analyze project details, or get summaries of popular projects. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Grammar Checker 2This skill should be used when performing systematic scans of research paper text to identify and fix typos, grammar errors, inappropriate words, and awkward expressions. Use for thorough proofreading and error correction in academic writing for computer science conferences. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Deep Learn 2Deep research a topic using parallel agents, then synthesize and save comprehensive knowledge to ~/.claude/learnings/. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Research 26Orchestrate parallel scientist agents for comprehensive research with AUTO mode Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Planning With Files 2Implements 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. Now with automatic session recovery after /clear and optional Git worktree mode. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Research 27Research technologies, patterns, and best practices Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Deep Research 7Conduct multi-step autonomous research on any topic. Iteratively search, analyze, synthesize, and produce comprehensive research reports. Powered by Crawl4AI for high-speed content extraction. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Librarian 2Research open-source libraries with evidence-backed answers and GitHub permalinks. Use when the user asks about library internals, needs implementation details with source code references, wants to understand why something was changed, or needs authoritative answers backed by actual code. Excels at navigating large open-source repos and providing citations to exact lines of code. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Research 29Run inspection-first, evidence-backed codebase research with parallel @explore subagents before implementation. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Web Research 7Research topics on the web, gather information from multiple sources, and summarize findings. Use when this capability is needed.
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 megfile, deep-research, research. 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.