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 Research 38Conduct technical research using Gemini CLI, producing comparison reports with recommendations and code examples. Use when evaluating technologies, comparing libraries, or running /research. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Research Synthesis 2Conduct cross-domain research synthesis, literature review, and knowledge integration. Use when you need to search academic papers, synthesize findings across domains (mech-interp, contemplative traditions, consciousness research), write research documents, or integrate insights from multiple sources. Essential for AIKAGRYA research. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Gemini Prompting 4Internal guidance for composing Gemini prompts for coding, review, diagnosis, and research tasks inside the Gemini Claude Code plugin Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Pubmed Database 2Direct REST API access to PubMed. Advanced Boolean/MeSH queries, E-utilities API, batch processing, citation management. For Python workflows, prefer biopython (Bio.Entrez). Use this for direct HTTP/REST work or custom API implementations. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Biorxiv Database 2Efficient database search tool for bioRxiv preprint server. Use this skill when searching for life sciences preprints by keywords, authors, date ranges, or categories, retrieving paper metadata, downloading PDFs, or conducting literature reviews. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Ensembl Database 2Query Ensembl genome database REST API for 250+ species. Gene lookups, sequence retrieval, variant analysis, comparative genomics, orthologs, VEP predictions, for genomic research. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Ml Paper Writing 2Write 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. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Pricing Strategy 5When the user wants help with pricing decisions, packaging, or monetization strategy. Also use when the user mentions 'pricing,' 'pricing tiers,' 'freemium,' 'free trial,' 'packaging,' 'price increase,' 'value metric,' 'Van Westendorp,' 'willingness to pay,' or 'monetization.' This skill covers pricing research, tier structure, and packaging strategy. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Networkx 5Comprehensive toolkit for creating, analyzing, and visualizing complex networks and graphs in Python. Use when working with network/graph data structures, analyzing relationships between entities, computing graph algorithms (shortest paths, centrality, clustering), detecting communities, generating synthetic networks, or visualizing network topologies. Applicable to social networks, biological networks, transportation systems, citation networks, and any domain involving pairwise relationships. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Last30days 2Research a topic from the last 30 days on Reddit + X + Web, become an expert, and write copy-paste-ready prompts for the user's target tool. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Gemini Interactions API 3Use this skill when writing code that calls the Gemini API for text generation, multi-turn chat, multimodal understanding, image generation, streaming responses, background research tasks, function calling, structured output, or migrating from the old generateContent API. This skill covers the Interactions API, the recommended way to use Gemini models and agents in Python and TypeScript.
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tomevault-io Bundle Gemini Prompting 5Internal guidance for composing Gemini and AGY prompts for coding, review, diagnosis, and research tasks inside the Gemini Claude Code plugin Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Hypothesis Generation 2Formulate research hypotheses using structured frameworks. Use when developing research questions, designing experiments, or planning studies with testable predictions. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Researchvault 2High-velocity research orchestration engine. Manages persistent state, synthesis, and autonomous verification for agents. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Neurokit2 4Comprehensive biosignal processing toolkit for analyzing physiological data including ECG, EEG, EDA, RSP, PPG, EMG, and EOG signals. Use this skill when processing cardiovascular signals, brain activity, electrodermal responses, respiratory patterns, muscle activity, or eye movements. Applicable for heart rate variability analysis, event-related potentials, complexity measures, autonomic nervous system assessment, psychophysiology research, and multi-modal physiological signal integration. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Memory Management 4Two-tier memory system that makes agents true workplace collaborators. Decodes shorthand, acronyms, nicknames, and internal language so agents understand requests like a colleague would. AGENTS.md for working memory, memory/ directory for the full knowledge base. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Research Codebase 3Conduct comprehensive codebase research by delegating to parallel sub-agents and synthesizing findings using Gemini CLI tools. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Feature Development 4End-to-end feature development workflow from research to deployment Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Code Review 306Research code review. TRIGGER when reviewing code, diffs, PRs, or before committing. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Citation Management 2Comprehensive 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. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Fda Database 2Query openFDA API for drugs, devices, adverse events, recalls, regulatory submissions (510k, PMA), substance identification (UNII), for FDA regulatory data analysis and safety research. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Uv 7This skill should be used when working with Python projects that use uv for package and project management. Use this skill for running Python scripts and CLI tools with `uv run`, managing dependencies, creating projects, handling virtual environments, and executing commands within isolated project environments. Essential for projects with pyproject.toml files. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Scientific Critical Thinking 2Evaluate research rigor. Assess methodology, experimental design, statistical validity, biases, confounding, evidence quality (GRADE, Cochrane ROB), for critical analysis of scientific claims. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Engineer Expertise Extractor 2Research and extract an engineer's coding style, patterns, and best practices from their GitHub contributions. Creates structured knowledge base for replicating their expertise. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Gemini Prompting 7Internal guidance for composing Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash prompts for coding, review, diagnosis, and research tasks inside the Gemini Claude Code plugin Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle UI UX Improve 4Research UI/UX improvements with trend analysis and generate actionable recommendations. Use when you need comprehensive UI/UX analysis and improvement suggestions. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Gemini Prompting 6Internal guidance for composing effective Gemini prompts for coding, review, diagnosis, and research tasks inside the Gemini Claude Code plugin Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Perplexity Search 3AI-powered web search, research, and reasoning via Perplexity Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Notebooklm 11Use 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 High Impact Journal Publishing 2Guidance and workflow for planning, writing, submitting, revising, and publishing scientific manuscripts in high-impact journals. Use when Claude needs to advise on research quality, study design, manuscript structure, journal selection, peer review responses, or publication strategy. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Deep Research 15Run autonomous research tasks that plan, search, read, and synthesize information into comprehensive reports. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Runtime Version Check 2Research and verify the latest versions of programming language runtimes (Node, Bun, Deno, Python, Go, etc.) using a two-phase verification process that prioritizes accuracy over speed. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Wiki Changelog 3Generate structured changelogs from git history. Use when user asks \"what changed recently\", \"generate a changelog\", \"summarize commits\" or user wants to understand recent development activity. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Content Research Writer 2Assists 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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tomevault-io Bundle Research Lookup 3Look 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. Use when this capability is needed.
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tomevault-io Bundle Venue Templates 2Access 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. 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 research, research-synthesis, gemini-prompting. 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.