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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the-focus-ai Bundle Research Methodology 2This skill should be used when the user asks about "how to research", "research best practices", "evaluate sources", "source credibility", "academic research", "find reliable information", "cite sources", "research methodology", or needs guidance on conducting thorough web research and evaluating information quality.
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the-focus-ai Bundle Focus AI Brand 2Apply Focus.AI brand guidelines to documents, presentations, websites, and other materials. Supports two sub-brands - Focus.AI Client (services, proposals, client work) and Focus.AI Labs (research, experiments, public content). Use when creating branded materials, applying visual identity, or generating content that needs to follow Focus.AI style. Trigger on "focus.ai style", "focus brand", "labs style", or requests for branded Focus.AI materials.
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thinkyou0714 Skill Run Tests 2Run the ccmux test suite and typecheck, then summarize failures. Use when asked to test, verify, typecheck, or check a change.
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tigerless-labs Bundle Paper RadarScrape AI papers published by 28 big tech companies and AI labs in a given date window, with institutional attribution (lead vs. participating vs. intern). Use when the user asks "what did big tech publish recently", "what AI research has <company> put out", "run the paper radar", or wants to inventory recent arXiv output by company or topic. Also for fact-checking questions like "has <company> published anything on <topic>".
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tylerprogramming Bundle Social Me 2Research a topic across YouTube, Instagram, X and TikTok with Apify, read the top YouTube videos' transcripts and comments, and return a brief of what is working, where the gaps are, and what to make next. Every number is pulled or computed from real data, never invented. Triggers on - social me, research this topic across platforms, what is working on social, cross-platform research, find the content gaps, topic brief, scout a niche, what should I make about.
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tzwkb Bundle Wechat DecryptRead, search, summarize, export, and transcribe a user's own local WeChat 4.x history on macOS or Windows; diagnose setup and re-extract the device key after a WeChat update. Use for WeChat messages, chats, contacts, and local archives. Do not use for remote accounts or devices the user is not authorized to access.
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vltansky Bundle Rfc Research 2Research a technical topic and produce an RFC document backed by real code evidence from GitHub. Use when user says 'write an RFC', 'RFC research', 'create RFC for', 'technical proposal', 'design doc', 'investigate X', 'research X and write a proposal', 'architecture decision record', 'ADR', or needs a structured technical decision document with prior art analysis.
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vvkmnn Skill Claude Praetorian 2Cross-session memory — save insights after research, restore prior context before planning or research. Restore first, compact second.
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wang-bool Bundle Xiaohongshu StorycraftUse when turning ideas, drafts, research, or photos into a ready-to-post Xiaohongshu note with a complete image narrative.
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luochang212 Skill Github Research Assistant 2分析 GitHub 仓库(基本信息、用途、技术栈、使用示例、架构)。只要用户想了解、评估或分析某个 GitHub 仓库(即使没说“分析”二字,或直接粘贴 github.com 链接来问),就应该使用本 skill。在本地仓库目录下提问时,默认分析当前目录对应的仓库,无需链接。
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andrehuang Skill Research Companion 3Strategic research companion for Codex. Use when the user wants to brainstorm research directions, evaluate ideas, assess project strategy, or run a structured ideation session from vague topic to pursue/park/kill decision.
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alchemiststudiosdotai Bundle Codebase Research 2This skill should be used when mapping or researching a codebase to understand its structure, patterns, and architecture. Use when the user asks to "map the codebase", "research how X works", "find all Y patterns", or needs to understand code organization. Produces factual structural maps—no suggestions, no recommendations, just what exists. Uses ast-grep for structural pattern matching.
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yuhao-zhan Bundle Academic Figure DesignAcademic Figure Design Skill
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blacktop 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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openakita Bundle Openakita Skills Content Research WriterAssists in writing high-quality content by conducting research, adding citations, improving hooks, iterating on outlines, and providing real-time feedback on each section. Use when the user wants to write blog posts, articles, newsletters, tutorials, case studies, thought leadership pieces, or any long-form content that benefits from research and structured feedback.
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yogsoth-ai Skill Knowledge Acquisition Paper OverviewAbstract-level paper scanning for broad coverage. Import of literature-engine/literature-overview skill. Abstract-level only — no methodology conclusions from abstracts.
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eliaukoayow Bundle Project Interview CoachCoach project-based technical interviews by inspecting the candidate's actual project materials, identifying what an interviewer is testing, and producing concise, evidence-grounded, conversational answers. Use when a user wants mock interviews, interview questions, answer drafting or polishing, follow-up preparation, resume-project defense, or feedback on answers about a software, data, research, product, or engineering project.
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ryanthedev Bundle Clarify 2Decomposes underspecified design requests by classifying gaps (missing brand context, visual ambiguity, false premises, scope faults) and generating targeted clarifying questions. Produces a confirmed design brief before any design work begins. For sharpening a design request that already exists; not for open-ended design brief discovery from a vague idea (use /design-for-ai:research).
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mrlyk Skill Learn 3Persist durable learnings from the current session (user corrections, pitfalls and fixes, project decisions not visible in code) into the project knowledge wiki at .superskills/learnings/. Use when the user asks to summarize or persist learnings ("总结一下经验", "沉淀一下", "记住这个"), or when triggered automatically at session end.
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bhoomika-254 Skill Plain AnswersAnswer technical questions in plain, precise language with sources attached. Answer first, no filler vocabulary, no padded sentences, every technical keyword glossed in brackets on first use, every checkable claim labelled with where it came from. Use this skill aggressively, for almost any explanation-shaped request ("what is X", "how does X work", "why is this failing", "explain this code or doc or error", "should I use A or B", "summarise this", "ELI5", "what's the difference between") or any follow-up about a tool, API, database, or concept. Also use it whenever the user says an answer was too long, too wordy, too jargony, or too vague, or asks for a TL;DR, and keep using it for the rest of that conversation.
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cheneternity Bundle Research Vault Literature Retrieval 2针对论文库的默认工作区技能。将这个工作区中的任意用户提问、追问、片段式输入或普通表述都优先视为 Vault 检索触发,除非完全无法在现有内容中找到依据。先按顺序读取根目录下的 文献索引.md、研究主题索引.md、研究方法索引.md 和 字段补全检查.md,缺失则跳过,再定位相关笔记,并且只基于已有精读笔记或现有笔记内容回答问题。"
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clem-codes Bundle Information Is BeautifulCreate concept-driven, editorial-quality data visualisations and infographics inspired by the principles of Information Is Beautiful and David McCandless. Use when turning data, research, ideas, or written reports into compelling visual explanations, charts, diagrams, interactive graphics, or polished infographic assets.
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hydr0pon1c Bundle Research Paper WritingImprove academic paper writing quality for ML/CV/NLP-style papers with clear section structure, paragraph flow, and reviewer-facing presentation. Use when drafting or revising Abstract, Introduction, Related Work, Method, Experiments, or Conclusion; polishing figures/tables; checking claim-support alignment; or performing self-review before submission.
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jiangaustin Bundle Github Project ResearchUse when starting a new software or website project, planning a core feature, comparing build-versus-adopt options, or looking for maintained open-source references on GitHub before implementation.
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timsouris Bundle CoverletterWrite professional, tailored cover letters that stand out. Use this skill whenever the user wants to write, draft, improve, or review a cover letter — even if they just say "help me apply for this job", "write something to go with my CV", or "I need to send something to this company." Trigger on any combination of: a job offer / job description, a resume or CV, or a request to apply for a position. Also trigger when the user pastes a job posting and asks "what do you think?", "how should I apply?", or similar. This skill drives deep company research, job-offer decoding, persona alignment, cover letter architecture, and a rigorous pre-send quality check.
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definitelynotchirag Bundle Should I ContributeResearch any open-source repository end to end and answer the core question — SHOULD YOU contribute to it? — with a GO / NO-GO / GO-IF verdict backed by evidence: snapshot, momentum, contribution landscape (PR acceptance rates, outside-contributor merge rates, first-timer outcomes), issue health, governance, community sentiment, and a final go/no-go recommendation. Use when the user asks 'should I contribute to X', wants a before-I-contribute due-diligence check on a project, asks whether a project accepts outside PRs, wants contribution-health numbers like PR merge rates or stale-PR counts, or asks for a deep dive on an open-source codebase's health and dynamics before investing time in it.
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exa-labs Bundle Exa Search 2Deep research powered by Exa. Use for lead generation, literature reviews, deep dives, competitive analysis, or any query where one search falls short, including phrases like 'research this', 'find everything about', 'find me all', or 'deep dive on'.
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extruct-ai Bundle Extruct API 2Run explicit Extruct API tasks through the bundled Extruct CLI. Covers Deep Search, Deep Research on companies and people, semantic search, lookalike search, company and people tables, column operations, enrichment, and contact finding.
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flaqai Bundle App Store Opportunity Research根据关键词研究 Apple App Store 的相关品类、应用与竞争机会,采集可追溯的应用信息、比较竞品并输出中文调研报告。适用于选方向、竞品分析和细分市场探索。
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gingiris-1031 Bundle Aso Playbook 2Beginner-friendly App Store Optimization guide covering keyword research, screenshot design, rating management, and A/B testing for iOS and Android. By @WeiYipei — practical ASO for indie developers and small teams.
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yunnijian Bundle Android Kernel LkmDevelop Android kernel modules (KO/LKM) with kprobe/kretprobe for charging, display, thermal, and other runtime kernel modifications. Complete workflow from feasibility research, baseline extraction, iterative development, static verification, insmod testing, to module packaging. Triggered when user mentions KO, LKM, 内核模块, kernel module, kprobe, kretprobe, insmod, or loading a kernel module.
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abdullabostani Skill Claude DelegateDelegate product decisions, architecture questions, code reviews, research, and focused implementation tasks to Claude Code or Claude Fable 5. Use when Codex should obtain a Claude second opinion, run a Claude review, switch the active Claude session to Fable 5, or open an interactive Claude shell for the user.
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agent-sh Skill Learn 2Research any topic online and create learning guides. Use when user asks to 'learn about', 'research topic', 'create learning guide', 'build knowledge base', or 'study subject'.
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lvpiggyqq Bundle XcatcherFetch fresh or recent public X (Twitter) posts from one or many named account handles through Xcatcher, with structured JSON results and optional x402 v2 USDC pay-per-crawl access on Base. Use for account monitoring, social intelligence, OSINT, tweet/post collection, timeline snapshots, or requests to scrape, crawl, watch, compare, or summarize specified X/Twitter handles or profile URLs.
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chen-yu-hao Bundle Distributed Training Ray TrainRay Train - Distributed Training Orchestration
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diegojcn Bundle Research Paper WritingWrite ML papers for NeurIPS/ICML/ICLR: design→submit.
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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, focus-ai-brand, run-tests. 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.