How do I install the Researchvault skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/researchvault 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 Researchvault skill do?

High-velocity research orchestration engine. Manages persistent state, synthesis, and autonomous verification for agents. It is listed under Research & Search, AI & ML on SkillMD.

Is Researchvault safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: executes scripts, makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Researchvault?

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 Researchvault free to use?

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

Who published Researchvault?

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

Researchvault by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Researchvault
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: modbender

File contents

ResearchVault 🦞

Autonomous state manager for agentic research.

Core Features

The Vault: Local SQLite persistence for artifacts, findings, and links.
Divergent Reasoning: Create branches and hypotheses to explore parallel research paths.
Synthesis Engine: Automated link-discovery using local embeddings.
Active Verification: Self-correcting agents via verification_missions.
MCP Server: Native support for cross-agent collaboration.
Watchdog Mode: Continuous background monitoring of URLs and queries.

Workflows

1. Project Initialization

uv run python scripts/vault.py init --id "metal-v1" --name "Suomi Metal" --objective "Rising underground bands"

2. Multi-Source Ingestion

uv run python scripts/vault.py scuttle "https://reddit.com/r/metal" --id "metal-v1"

3. Synthesis & Verification

# Link related findings
uv run python scripts/vault.py synthesize --id "metal-v1"

# Plan verification for low-confidence data
uv run python scripts/vault.py verify plan --id "metal-v1"

4. MCP Server

uv run python scripts/vault.py mcp --transport stdio

Environment

Requires Python 3.13 and uv.

Frequently asked questions

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