Research
Research a topic thoroughly using documentation, codebase exploration, and external sources.
Process
- Define the question — What exactly needs to be researched?
- Identify sources — Docs, code, APIs, web resources.
- Gather information — Read and extract relevant facts.
- Synthesize — Organize findings into actionable knowledge.
- Cite sources — Reference where each fact came from.
Rules
- Always cite sources.
- Distinguish facts from opinions.
- Be thorough but focused.
- Report what you found, not what you expected.
Credit
This skill is based on the work of Matt Pocock (@mattpocock). Original source: mattpocock/skills. Licensed under MIT.
How to use?
1. Download
Go to the AGENT KD SKILL gallery and find this skill card. Click Download to save the SKILL.md file to your computer.
2. Install
Copy the downloaded SKILL.md into your agent's skills directory:
| Agent | Path |
|---|---|
| opencode | ~/.config/opencode/skills//SKILL.md |
| Claude Code | ~/.claude/skills//SKILL.md |
| Codex CLI | ~/.codex/skills//SKILL.md |
| Cursor | ~/.cursor/skills//SKILL.md |
| Gemini CLI | ~/.gemini/skills//SKILL.md |
Example for opencode:
ash mkdir -p ~/.config/opencode/skills/<skill-name> cp SKILL.md ~/.config/opencode/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
3. Use
Restart your agent session. The skill will auto-load based on its description. You can also invoke it explicitly by typing @ in your agent.
4. Verify
Ask your agent something related to the skill's purpose. If it responds using the skill's instructions, you're all set.