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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irahardianto Skill Research Methodology 3Structured research protocol: investigate technologies, patterns, APIs before implementation. Multi-tool search, research logs, training data fallback honesty.
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chris-mcnulty Bundle Icp ResearchHow to research a [YOUR_FIRM] sales prospect end-to-end — pull profile, pull company, surface recent signals, score ICP fit, write a dossier. Use when given a raw lead (name + company, LinkedIn URL, or email) and you need to produce a structured dossier the Composer can write against. Invoked by the Prospector loop on every state=new prospect.
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i-onlabs Bundle Local ModelsUse when needing free, private, or fast AI assistance for support tasks like explaining code, analyzing logs, research, or drafts. Routes to local Ollama models (devstral, qwen3-coder, llama4, llama3.2) for zero-cost operations. NOT for writing/editing code - Claude handles all coding.
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vasuag09 Skill ResearchReuse-first research before writing new code. Search existing libraries, registries, and codebases for something that already solves the problem. Use after /spec, before /plan. Mandatory for non-trivial implementation.
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vasuag09 Skill Harness PlanOrchestrate the entire PLAN phase in one command — spec, research, plan, plan-check, and (if warranted) architecture. Use at the start of any non-trivial feature/change. Sequences the atomic skills, delegates to subagents, and pauses for your input at each decision gate.
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vasuag09 Skill Save SessionSummarize current progress and persist it to a dated session file so work resumes cleanly in a future session. Use before /compact, before ending a session, or at major milestones. Pairs with /resume-session.
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i-onlabs Skill Research FirstResearch-First Skill
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agentscope-ai Skill Nlp Research Repo Package InstallmentAlign Python version and repo-declared dependencies (requirements.txt / environment.yml) before installing packages for NLP research code reproduction.
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iamneilroberts Bundle IdeaCapture a fix / feature / research idea fast and turn it into a tracked GitHub Issue plus a lightweight planning doc, so nothing gets lost and it shows up next time you list your issues. Runs a short confirm-or-edit interview (infers title/slug/type from your one-liner, you accept or correct), writes docs/ideas/<date>-<slug>.md, files a labelled GitHub Issue via gh, and backlinks the issue URL into the doc. Triggers on `/idea <one-liner>`, `/idea`, "capture this idea", "file an idea", "log a thing to fix/build/research", "remember to look into X".
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magnus919 Bundle Research Methodology 2Professional research methodology — journalistic investigation, industry analysis, technical verification, and academic-style systematic research. References codify source evaluation, ACH, synthesis, interview handling, signal detection, and reproduction standards.
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diegosouzapw Bundle Design ResearchDesign Research
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diegosouzapw Bundle Last30days Wbuclast30days: Research Any Topic from the Last 30 Days
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aibot88 Bundle Searxng Privacy First Metasearch Engine Search APISearXNG is an open-source metasearch engine that aggregates results from multiple search providers without tracking users. It fits research and scraping workflows that need self-hosted search, configurable engines, and a documented admin surface for search aggregation and result control.
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aibot88 Bundle Cerna Analysis> **Source**: [https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills](https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills)
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aibot88 Bundle Decision Curve Analysis> **Source**: [https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills](https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills)
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aibot88 Bundle Lasso Logistics Analysis> **Source**: [https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills](https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills)
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aibot88 Bundle Elastic Net Feature Selection> **Source**: [https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills](https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills)
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frank-luongt Bundle Deep Research<!-- AUTO-GENERATED by export-skills.py — DO NOT EDIT -->
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frank-luongt Bundle Deep Research 2<!-- AUTO-GENERATED by export-skills.py — DO NOT EDIT -->
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frank-luongt Bundle Github Research 3<!-- AUTO-GENERATED by export-skills.py — DO NOT EDIT -->
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frank-luongt Bundle Deep Research 3<!-- AUTO-GENERATED by export-skills.py — DO NOT EDIT -->
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frank-luongt Bundle Summarize Interview 5<!-- AUTO-GENERATED by export-skills.py — DO NOT EDIT -->
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frank-luongt Bundle Brainstorming Research Ideas 3<!-- AUTO-GENERATED by export-skills.py — DO NOT EDIT -->
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frank-luongt Bundle Creative Thinking For Research 3<!-- AUTO-GENERATED by export-skills.py — DO NOT EDIT -->
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frank-luongt Bundle Content Research Writer 3<!-- AUTO-GENERATED by export-skills.py — DO NOT EDIT -->
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j4flmao Bundle Product User ResearchUse this skill when conducting user research: interviews, usability testing, persona creation, and insight synthesis. This skill enforces: research question definition, participant recruitment, interview protocols, usability testing methodology. Do NOT use for: quantitative surveys, A/B testing, market sizing, competitive analysis.
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j4flmao Bundle Core Context CompressorUse this skill when the user says 'compress context', 'context summary', 'token save', 'compression', 'condense', 'summarize conversation', 'context budget', 'reduce tokens', 'context window'. Produces a structured compressed summary of current session context. Do NOT use for: general note-taking or file writing.
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j4flmao Bundle Planning Market AnalysisUse this skill when the user says 'market analysis', 'competitive analysis', 'market research', 'TAM SAM SOM', 'market sizing', 'competitor research', 'market landscape', 'industry analysis'. Produce market sizing, competitor analysis, SWOT, and differentiation strategy. Do NOT use for: financial projections or business plan writing.
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j4flmao Skill Deep ResearchResearch a topic thoroughly using codebase exploration. Use when the user wants deep investigation of a feature, bug, or pattern.
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j4flmao Bundle Product Persona DevelopmentUse this skill when developing user personas: persona creation, empathy mapping, persona-driven feature prioritization. This skill enforces: data-driven persona creation, empathy mapping methodology, persona-to-feature connection, user story mapping. Do NOT use for: user research interviews, quantitative segmentation, market sizing, customer journey mapping.
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j4flmao Bundle Design Information ArchitectureUse when the user asks about information architecture, sitemaps, user flows, content hierarchy, navigation design, content organization, labeling, or taxonomy. Do NOT use for: UX research (design-ux-research), visual design (design-visual-design), or prototyping (design-prototyping).
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itsual Skill Research DesignDesign research studies with clear questions, appropriate methods, sampling logic, and success criteria before data collection begins. Use when scoping any primary or secondary research effort, choosing methods, or writing a research plan.
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itsual Skill Heuristic EvaluationEvaluate interfaces against established usability heuristics to find issues quickly without a full user study. Use when auditing existing products, reviewing competitor UX, or prioritizing usability fixes with limited research time.
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itsual Skill Grant ProposalWrite clear, compelling grant proposals that align project goals with funder priorities, demonstrate impact, and meet formal requirements. Use when applying for grants, research funding, nonprofit funding, or similar structured funding opportunities.
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itsual Skill Research PaperStructure and write clear research papers or academic-style reports with proper argumentation, evidence, and scholarly conventions. Use when producing research papers, literature reviews, technical reports, or formal academic-style documents.
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itsual Skill Research OpsBuild research operations that improve quality, speed, and ethics through recruiting systems, repositories, templates, and governance. Use when scaling research practice across teams or reducing operational friction in studies.
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-methodology, icp-research, local-models. 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.