Deep Intel

Deep Intel Skill

What This Skill Does

Runs a complete multi-layer research mission on any topic and delivers a strategic intelligence brief tailored to YOUR situation. Not a generic research tool. Reads USER.md and MEMORY.md first so every finding is filtered through your goals, constraints, and context before delivery.

Before Starting

Ask the user:

1. What is the topic to research?
2. What is the goal? (understand, find opportunity, build, compete, invest)
3. Any specific angle to prioritize?

Research Process

Phase 0 — Load User Context

Read MEMORY.md and USER.md before any search. Extract goals, constraints, location, stack, budget, active projects. Filter every finding through this context throughout.

Phase 1 — Topic Decomposition

Identify ALL research angles automatically:

• Core ecosystem: names, websites, repos, people
• Technical architecture and how it was built
• Community projects and user-made tools
• Strategies and use cases with real numbers only
• Hidden features and undocumented capabilities
• Security risks and known failures
• Real people with similar constraints and what they achieved
• All free tools and APIs relevant to this topic
• Every competing platform or alternative
• Market gaps nobody has filled yet

Phase 2 — Parallel Search Execution

Run a separate search for EACH angle identified above. Rules:

• Minimum 8 searches per topic
• Use web_fetch on top 2-3 results per search — full page not snippet
• Cross-reference findings across angles
• Flag contradictions between sources
• Prioritize primary sources over aggregators
• Include current date in queries for fast-moving topics

Phase 3 — Context Filtering

Before writing the report, filter ALL findings through user context:

• Remove anything not relevant to their goals
• Flag anything conflicting with their constraints
• Elevate findings that directly address their situation
• Note anything requiring resources the user does not have

Phase 4 — Intelligence Brief Structure

Deliver in this exact order:

1. ECOSYSTEM MAP — all players, names, repos, websites
2. HOW IT WORKS — technical architecture, co-founder level depth
3. WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING — real strategies with real numbers
4. WHAT PEOPLE ARE MISSING — underused tools and hidden features
5. PEOPLE LIKE YOU — cases matching user constraints exactly
6. FREE TOOLS AVAILABLE — complete zero-cost stack for this topic
7. RISKS AND FAILURES — what went wrong for others
8. MARKET GAPS — what nobody has built yet
9. YOUR STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY — 3 specific actions for THIS user

Best Practices

• Always read USER.md and MEMORY.md FIRST before any search
• Fetch full pages not just search snippets
• Run minimum 8-12 separate searches per topic
• Cross-reference findings across multiple sources
• Section 9 YOUR STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY is mandatory — never skip it
• Use real numbers only: stars, users, dollars, dates — no vague claims
• Flag when a finding contradicts another finding
• Note which findings require resources the user does not have

Common Pitfalls

Trigger Phrases

• Deep research [topic]
• Full intel on [topic]
• Research everything about [topic] for my situation
• Go deep on [topic]
• Understand [topic] from every angle
• Complete investigation of [topic]

Related Skills

• openclaw-setup-expert — set up the agent that runs this skill
• agent-income-expert — monetize findings from deep-intel research
• free-stack-builder — build the zero-cost infrastructure to run it
• dev-memory — persistent developer context across sessions