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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alpha-park Skill Genpark CompareUse this skill when the user wants to compare two or more products on GenPark side-by-side — features, specs, price, reviews. Triggers: 'compare X vs Y on genpark', 'which is better on genpark', 'genpark comparison', 'help me decide between', 'X or Y — what does genpark say'. NOT for: general product research without a comparison (use genpark-shop), or reviews (use genpark-review-summarizer).
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alubiama Bundle Literature SearchSearch scientific literature across trusted scholarly sources and return a focused, source-aware candidate set. Use when the task requires finding relevant papers or studies without overstating what the search alone proves.
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alubiama Bundle Option CompressorCompress a large option set into a few truly distinct decision-ready paths. Use when brainstorming, research, or planning has produced too many similar choices and the next step requires convergence rather than more generation.
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alubiama Bundle Evidence SynthesizerSynthesize multiple scientific sources into a clear, confidence-aware evidence picture. Use when literature has been found and at least lightly appraised, and the task is to summarize what the evidence supports, where it conflicts, and how strong the overall conclusion really is.
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boilerhaus Skill CheckdiscCheck and optionally reply to a GitHub Discussion in BoilerHAUS/.github. Use when user says /checkdisc with a discussion number, URL, or shorthand like -4. Fetch the discussion, summarize recent context, and draft or post a reply.
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alubiama Bundle Research Gap DetectorIdentify where the current literature is thin, conflicting, indirect, or missing. Use when the user wants to know what is not yet well established and where more research would most improve confidence.
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koyonx Bundle Cost TrackerUse this skill when the user wants to inspect Codex token usage or session counts for a workspace, summarize recent Codex sessions, or compare usage across recent threads.
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mehdibargach Skill User Interview PrepGenerate a complete user research brief with hypotheses, interview guide, and open-ended questions. Takes a research topic or hypothesis and returns a ready-to-use interview kit.
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xcrrr Skill Fact CheckerUse this skill when verifying factual claims, checking accuracy of statements, or assessing the credibility of information. Trigger phrases: 'fact-check this', 'is this true', 'verify this claim', 'check if this is accurate'. Do NOT use for subjective opinions, legal or medical advice, or claims requiring real-time data or breaking news.
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jamestorrevillas Skill Tech ResearchTechnology Research
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xcrrr Skill Academic EssayUse this skill when writing academic essays, research papers, literature reviews, or any formal scholarly writing that requires thesis development, structured argumentation, citation integration, and academic tone. Trigger phrases: 'write an argumentative essay on', 'help me structure a literature review', 'write a thesis statement for'. Do NOT use for blog posts, casual writing, or creative nonfiction.
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xcrrr Skill Note TakerUse this skill when capturing, organizing, or restructuring notes from meetings, research, lectures, or brainstorms. Trigger phrases: 'take notes on this', 'organize my notes', 'summarize this meeting', 'structure these notes'. Do NOT use for formal minutes requiring legal accuracy or verbatim transcription.
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xcrrr Skill Web ResearcherUse this skill when you need to research a topic online, gather information from multiple sources, or evaluate source credibility. Trigger phrases: 'research', 'find information about', 'look up', 'investigate'. Not for academic systematic reviews (use literature-reviewer) or fact-checking specific claims (use fact-checker).
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jamestorrevillas Skill Research SynthesisResearch & Synthesis
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xcrrr Skill Market ResearcherUse this skill when sizing a market, analyzing competitors, designing customer surveys, segmenting audiences, or synthesizing research into market insights. Trigger phrases: 'size the market for', 'analyze our competitors', 'who is our target customer', 'design a survey to understand', 'TAM/SAM/SOM for'. Not for building financial models, writing pitch decks, or conducting UX usability research.
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xcrrr Skill Citation FormatterUse this skill when formatting references, citations, or bibliographies in academic or professional styles. Trigger phrases: 'format this citation', 'create a bibliography', 'cite this source in APA', 'convert citation to MLA'. Do NOT use for finding or verifying the accuracy of sources—only for formatting known sources into a specified citation style.
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xcrrr Skill Literature ReviewerUse this skill when conducting a literature review or surveying academic research on a topic. Trigger phrases: 'do a literature review', 'survey the research on', 'what does the literature say about', 'review academic papers on'. Do NOT use for primary research data collection, statistical data analysis, or generating new original knowledge.
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xcrrr Skill Data AnalystUse this skill when analyzing datasets, identifying trends, running statistical summaries, or interpreting data to answer business questions. Trigger phrases: 'analyze this data', 'what does this data show', 'find patterns in', 'summarize these results', 'is this statistically significant'. Not for building production data pipelines, creating live dashboards, or writing database schema designs.
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xcrrr Skill SummarizerUse this skill when condensing long documents, articles, reports, or passages into shorter, accurate summaries. Trigger phrases: 'summarize this', 'give me the key points', 'TL;DR', 'condense this document'. Do NOT use when author voice and style must be preserved for creative works, or as a substitute for full reading of legal contracts, medical documents, or other high-stakes materials.
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claio0128 Skill Academic Paper ReviewerEvaluates the novelty and significance of academic papers using the Scholar's Framework (Methodological, Theoretical, Empirical, Performance). Use when analyzing research papers, identifying contributions to the state-of-the-art (SotA), or performing literature reviews.
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sam-dumont Skill Technical Blog PostUse when writing a technical blog post from raw project data like research notes, session logs, Reddit/LinkedIn drafts, code, hex dumps, or screenshots. Also use when Sam says "write a blog post about [project]" or "turn this into a post".
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nosignalmxh Bundle Paper Code Alignmentalign a research paper with its codebase by scanning the repo, locating configs and training scripts, mapping paper modules to code modules, and auditing implementation or reproduction gaps. use when the user wants 结合代码读论文, 论文代码对齐, implementation verification, repo scanning, or reproducibility analysis.
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nosignalmxh Bundle Research Boundary Plannerturn a paper or repo into a practical research extension plan with baseline reproduction, boundary tests, mechanism hypotheses, ablation priorities, improvement routes, milestones, and writing outline. use when the user wants 找边界, 思考可做的 idea, boundary testing, ablation planning, or to move from reading to concrete experiments.
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mengzili Bundle Rgc WriteComprehensive writing guide for Hong Kong RGC GRF and CRF proposals. Covers all sections including objectives, literature review, methodology, significance, budget justification, and PI track record.
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mengzili Bundle Rgc FigureRGC GRF/CRF proposal figure creation guide. Covers conceptual diagrams, research roadmaps, methodology flowcharts, Gantt charts, and design principles. Includes Mermaid/Python templates.
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mengzili Bundle Rgc LiteratureLiterature search and citation generation for RGC GRF/CRF proposals. Uses OpenAlex API for free academic search and wenxian for standard citation formatting.
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lfurze Bundle Video AnalyseAnalyse a video file by extracting timestamped frames and a Whisper transcript, then producing a structured analysis document. Use when the user asks to analyse a video, summarise a recording, get meeting notes from a video, or understand what happens in a video file. Triggers on phrases like "analyse this video", "video analysis", "what happens in this video", "summarise this recording", "meeting notes from this video", "video-analyse", "break down this video".
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liukunlin123 Bundle 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. Transforms your writing process from solo effort to collaborative partnership.
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hajikopo Bundle Memory Status ReporterProduces human-style memory status reports from Codex memory files. Use for requests like "what did you learn today", "show memory status", "what mistakes happened and are they resolved", "how is memory growing", or "summarize what you understand about my needs."
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hajikopo Bundle UX Research And Experience StrategyUX research, user testing, journey mapping, and experience strategy. Validates user needs, improves usability, and guides product decisions with evidence-based recommendations.
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olivier-motium Skill HeavyMulti-perspective analysis for Codex using 3-5 parallel agents with different research territories. Use when asked for deep analysis, broad perspectives, tradeoff evaluation, or "/heavy".
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marchatton Skill Deepen PlanThis skill should be used when deepening a plan with parallel research agents for each section.
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zane98 Skill Gemini Research使用 Gemini 实时联网调研,原文输出结果。用法:/gemini-research <查询内容> [--save 路径]
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sumododda Skill Web SearchSearch the web for current information and summarize the results clearly.
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vythanhtra Skill Research SummarizationSkill: Research Summarization
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cfh-7598 Bundle Cnki CodexRoute CNKI work to the right Codex sub-skill. Use when Codex needs a CNKI entry point for literature search, paper metadata extraction, journal lookup, indexing checks, TOC browsing, downloads, or citation export in an existing Chrome session.
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 genpark-compare, literature-search, option-compressor. 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.