How do I install the Research skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add kai-cli/research-2 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 Research skill do?

Firmware-context research — extends system Research with build system and Jenkins knowledge. USE WHEN research in firmware/feed-bbf context, OpenWrt, build system questions, Jenkins CI. It is listed under Research & Search on SkillMD.

Is 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 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 Research free to use?

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

Who published Research?

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

Research by kai-cli — Agent Skill

Name: Research
Author: kai-cli

File contents

Research (Firmware Specialization)

This skill specializes the system Research skill for firmware development context.

What changes from system Research

Overrides:

StandardResearch — Uses firmware-aware agent configuration with Jenkins, OpenWrt, and build system context injected

Extends (adds):

FirmwareBuildSearch — Searches yourcompany-mcp build tools and Jenkins artifact history

Inherits unchanged:

QuickResearch, ExtensiveResearch, DeepInvestigation, all other system workflows

Specialization mechanics

The specializes: + overrides: + extends: frontmatter is validated by:

bun scripts/skills-lock.ts validate-specialization path/to/SKILL.md

This catches typos in workflow names (must match parent's exact workflow names) and missing parent skills at development time.

Workflow Routing

Workflow	When to Use
StandardResearch	General firmware research (overrides system version with firmware context)
FirmwareBuildSearch	Search Jenkins builds, OpenWrt packages, yourcompany-mcp tools

See system Research skill for all inherited workflows.

Frequently asked questions

Research