How do I install the Research skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add spences10/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 Research skill do?

Verify sources before presenting findings. Use when asked to research links or documentation. It is listed under Docs & Writing on SkillMD.

Is Research safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: makes network calls. 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?

spences10 (@spences10) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Research by spences10 — Agent Skill

Name: Research
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: spences10

File contents

Verified Research

Quick Start

Fetch actual source content (don't trust snippets)
Verify claims before presenting
Report failures explicitly

Tool Priority

GitHub repos → gh api via Bash
npm packages → npmx.dev API via WebFetch (see npm-package-research.md)
Doc pages → tavily_extract_process
Quick answers → ai_search (perplexity/kagi_fastgpt/exa_answer)
Discovery → web_search or github_search
Fallback → Clone repo via subagent

Core Rules

Never present unverified findings - fetch actual content first
Partial data ≠ success - try next tool, report failures
No source substitution without user consent
Flag contradictions - don't silently pick one source

References

verification-patterns.md - Source conflicts, cutoff handling
ai-search-providers.md - exa_answer, perplexity, kagi usage
hallucination-prevention.md - CoVe, atomic facts
repo-cloning-pattern.md - Subagent clone workflow
partial-data-failures.md - Rate limits, fallbacks
npm-package-research.md - npmx.dev type docs, version resolution, fallbacks

Frequently asked questions

Research