How do I install the Knowledge Research skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add alemusica/knowledge-research in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Knowledge Research skill do?

Research solutions, algorithms, and best practices from the SurrealDB GraphRAG knowledge base containing 600+ scientific papers, StackOverflow answers, and GitHub repositories. It is listed under Research & Search on SkillMD.

Is Knowledge Research safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Knowledge Research?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Knowledge Research free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Knowledge Research?

alemusica (@alemusica) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Knowledge Research by alemusica — Agent Skill

Name: Knowledge Research
Author: alemusica

File contents

Knowledge Base Research Skill

This skill provides access to a curated knowledge base containing research on audio DSP, acoustics, AI/ML, and software development.

When to Use

Before implementing complex algorithms (reverb, FFT, convolution)
When debugging unfamiliar errors
For design patterns and best practices
To find solutions from past conversations
When researching scientific concepts

Knowledge Base Access

URL: http://localhost:8000/sql
Auth: Basic cm9vdDpyb290 (root:root)
Headers: surreal-ns: research, surreal-db: knowledge

Quick Queries

Full-Text Search

SELECT title, content, source, url FROM knowledge 
WHERE title @@ 'keyword' OR content @@ 'keyword' LIMIT 10;

Find Algorithms

SELECT name, description, success_rate, implementation_notes 
FROM algorithm WHERE name CONTAINS 'reverb';

Search Past Solutions

SELECT user_text, assistant_text FROM chat_message 
WHERE assistant_text @@ 'solution keyword' LIMIT 5;

Paper Research

SELECT cite_key, title, authors, abstract FROM paper 
WHERE abstract @@ 'acoustic simulation';

Available Data Sources

Source	Count	Content
ArXiv	500+	Scientific papers
StackOverflow	35+	Q&A
DSP.SE	15+	Signal processing
Physics.SE	50+	Physics Q&A
GitHub	20+	Curated repos

Built-in Functions

fn::find_topic($keyword) - Multi-table search
fn::get_algorithm_context($name) - Algorithm + sources
fn::kb_stats() - Database statistics

Frequently asked questions

Knowledge Research