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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ferroxlabs Bundle Research Question 2Helps learners refine broad topics into focused, researchable questions using the PICO or FINER framework. Produces a well-formed research question with scope boundaries and feasibility assessment. Use when a learner asks to develop a research question, narrow a broad topic, focus a research idea, or determine if a question is researchable. Do NOT use for choosing a research methodology (use `research-methodology`), for finding sources (use `literature-search`), or for writing a thesis statement (use writing category skills).
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ferroxlabs Bundle Salary Negotiator 2Complete salary negotiation guide covering market rate research, total compensation analysis, negotiation scripts, counter-offer strategies, benefits negotiation for PTO, remote work, and equity, negotiation psychology, when to walk away, and annual review preparation. Use when the user asks about salary negotiator, or needs help with complete salary negotiation guide covering market rate research, total compensation analysis, negotiation scripts, counter-offer strategies, benefits negotiation for pto, remote work, and equity, negotiation psychology, when to walk away, and annual review preparation. Do NOT use when the request requires professional specialized advice or falls outside the scope of salary negotiator.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Career Pivot Advisor 2Career transition planning guide covering transferable skills identification, industry research frameworks, networking for career change, bridge roles, education and certification paths, financial runway planning, pivot timelines, and portfolio building for a new field. Use when the user asks about career pivot advisor, or needs help with career transition planning guide covering transferable skills identification, industry research frameworks, networking for career change, bridge roles, education and certification paths, financial runway planning, pivot timelines, and portfolio building for a new field. Do NOT use when the request requires professional specialized advice or falls outside the scope of career pivot advisor.
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ferroxlabs Bundle Data Collection Plan 2Creates data collection plans with instrument selection, participant criteria, ethical considerations, and timeline for learners designing research studies. Produces a complete data collection protocol. Use when a learner asks to plan data collection, design a survey or interview protocol, determine sample size, or address research ethics requirements. Do NOT use for choosing a methodology (use `research-methodology`), for analyzing collected data (not an education skill), or for writing the methods section (use writing category skills).
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ferroxlabs Bundle Research Methodology 2Compares research methodologies and helps learners select the most appropriate method for their research question. Produces a methodology comparison with rationale for selection -- not a textbook chapter on research methods. Use when a learner asks to choose a research method, compare qualitative vs quantitative approaches, select a research design, or justify their methodology choice. Do NOT use for developing a research question (use `research-question`), for data collection instrument design (use `data-collection-plan`), or for statistical analysis (not an education skill).
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fabioc-aloha Skill Grant Writing 2Translate research vision into funded reality.
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fabioc-aloha Skill Cognitive Load 2Don't overwhelm — chunk, scaffold, summarize first.
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fabioc-aloha Skill Legal Compliance 2Legal research, contract analysis, regulatory compliance, and case law citation for legal professionals.
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fabioc-aloha Skill Academic Research 2Research project scaffolding, thesis/dissertation writing, literature reviews, publication workflows, and Alex-assisted academic workflows
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fabioc-aloha Skill Literature Review 2Systematic literature search, synthesis, gap identification, and narrative construction for academic research
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fabioc-aloha Skill Anti Hallucination 2Recognize and prevent confabulation — when you don't know, say so.
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fabioc-aloha Skill Dialog Engineering 2CSAR Loop and structured conversation patterns for effective AI dialog -- Clarify, Summarize, Act, Reflect
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fabioc-aloha Skill Citation Management 2APA 7th formatting, citation integration, reference validation, and bibliography generation
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javimosch Skill Xapi 2Use xapi CLI to access real-time external data — Twitter/X profiles, tweets, and timelines, crypto token prices and metadata, web search, news, and AI text processing (summarize, rewrite, chat, embeddings). Trigger this skill whenever the user wants to look up a Twitter user, get tweet details, check crypto prices, search the web or news, generate embeddings, summarize or rewrite text, or call any third-party API through xapi. Also use this skill when the user mentions xapi, asks about available capabilities or APIs, or wants to discover what external services are accessible.
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javimosch Skill Clawhub 2Install, search, update, and manage skills from ClawHub (the public OpenClaw skill registry). Use when the user wants to install a skill by slug (e.g. "clawhub install summarize"), search for skills, update installed skills, or manage ClawHub skills in any way.
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javimosch Skill Study Buddy 2When user asks to study, create flashcards, take a quiz, make notes, revise, set study timer, track study hours, create study plan, explain a topic, test knowledge, do spaced repetition, summarize a chapter, practice questions, view study stats, or any learning/studying task. 22-feature AI study assistant with flashcards, quizzes, spaced repetition, Pomodoro timer, study planner, notes, and gamification. All data stays local — NO external API calls, NO network requests, NO data sent to any server.
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javimosch Skill Video Analyzer 4Download, transcribe, and analyze videos from YouTube, X/Twitter, and TikTok with local Whisper processing. Perfect for extracting TL;DRs, timestamps, and actionable insights. Use when asked to transcribe a video, summarize a YouTube video, extract key points from a podcast or talk, analyze what someone said in a video, get timestamps from a long video, or when the user shares any YouTube, X/Twitter, or TikTok video URL and wants to know what's in it.
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javimosch Skill Interview Coach 2When user asks for interview prep, mock interview, practice questions, behavioral questions, technical interview, HR round, salary negotiation, STAR method, common interview questions, company research, interview tips, confidence building, answer feedback, body language tips, follow-up email after interview, or any job interview task. 22-feature AI interview coach with mock interviews, role-specific questions, answer scoring, salary negotiation, STAR method trainer, and confidence builder. All data stays local — NO external API calls, NO network requests, NO data sent to any server.
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javimosch Skill Tnbc Research Swarm 2Research Swarm TNBC Research Skill
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ferroxlabs Bundle Research Jtbd Interviews 2The user wants to understand why people buy, or you're looking at a persona that smells made-up. Load this whenever someone asks for "the audience," "the avatar," or "the customer."
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internscience Skill Gene Expression Atlas 2Gene Expression Atlas - Build gene expression atlas: TCGA cancer expression, NCBI gene info, Ensembl gene details, and literature search. Use this skill for transcriptomics tasks involving get gene expression across cancers get gene metadata by gene name get lookup symbol search literature. Combines 4 tools from 4 SCP server(s).
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internscience Skill Snp Functional Analysis 2SNP Functional Impact Analysis - Analyze SNP function: VEP prediction, variation details, phenotype association, and literature evidence. Use this skill for functional genomics tasks involving get vep id get variation get phenotype accession pubmed search. Combines 4 tools from 2 SCP server(s).
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internscience Skill Biomedical Web Search 2Search biomedical literature and web content using Tavily search engine for research and clinical information.
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internscience Skill Pubmed Article Search 2Search PubMed database for scientific articles and publications to retrieve biomedical literature.
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internscience Skill Drug Indication Mapping 2Drug-Indication Mapping - Map drug indications: ChEMBL drug indications, FDA indications, OpenTargets drug associations, and literature. Use this skill for clinical informatics tasks involving get drug indication by id get indications by drug name get associated drugs by target name pubmed search. Combines 4 tools from 4 SCP server(s).
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fabioc-aloha Skill Research First Development 3Build knowledge bases that build software — research before code, teach before execute
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happy-technologies-llc Skill App Summary 2Summarize existing ServiceNow applications with scope analysis, table structure, script inventory, and dependency mapping
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happy-technologies-llc Skill Adr Summarization 2Summarize Architecture Decision Records with context, rationale, trade-offs, and impact analysis for enterprise architecture governance
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happy-technologies-llc Skill Itsm Suggested Steps 2Generate suggested resolution steps for incidents based on category, symptoms, historical similar tickets, and knowledge base articles
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happy-technologies-llc Skill Csm Case Summarization 2Summarize CSM cases including timeline, interactions, resolution status, related tasks, and communications history
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happy-technologies-llc Skill Case Auto Resolve 2Auto-resolve common cases and incidents using pattern matching, knowledge base lookups, and historical resolution data to enable zero-touch service desk operations
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happy-technologies-llc Skill Product Compliance 2Summarize software product compliance status including license counts, entitlement gaps, compliance violations, and recommended remediation actions
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happy-technologies-llc Skill Chat Recommendation 2Generate recommended chat responses for CSM agents based on case context, knowledge base matches, customer history, and similar resolved cases
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happy-technologies-llc Skill Hrsd Case Summarization 2Summarize HR cases with timeline, assigned team, employee details, case type classification, SLA status, and COE routing
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happy-technologies-llc Skill Email Recommendation 2Generate professional email responses for customer service cases by analyzing case details, customer sentiment, communication history, and knowledge base articles
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happy-technologies-llc Skill Alert Investigation 2Deep investigation of operational alerts including CI tracing, recent change correlation, related alert analysis, knowledge base review, and remediation suggestions using LEAP methodology
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-question, salary-negotiator, career-pivot-advisor. 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.