# Research

> Verify sources before presenting findings. Use when asked to research links or documentation.

- Skill: `spences10/research-2` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 7 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add spences10/research-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/spences10/research-2/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: spences10 (https://skillmd.com/u/spences10)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/spences10/research-2

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# Verified Research

For choosing search, extraction, npm package, or wider tooling workflows, use `ecosystem-guide`.

## Quick Start

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

## Tool Priority

1. **GitHub repos** → `gh api` via Bash
2. **npm packages** → `npmx.dev` API via WebFetch (see [npm-package-research.md](references/npm-package-research.md))
3. **Doc pages** → `tavily_extract_process`
4. **Quick answers** → `ai_search` (perplexity/kagi_fastgpt/exa_answer)
5. **Discovery** → `web_search` or `github_search`
6. **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](references/verification-patterns.md) - Source conflicts, cutoff handling
- [ai-search-providers.md](references/ai-search-providers.md) - exa_answer, perplexity, kagi usage
- [hallucination-prevention.md](references/hallucination-prevention.md) - CoVe, atomic facts
- [repo-cloning-pattern.md](references/repo-cloning-pattern.md) - Subagent clone workflow
- [partial-data-failures.md](references/partial-data-failures.md) - Rate limits, fallbacks
- [npm-package-research.md](references/npm-package-research.md) - npmx.dev type docs, version resolution, fallbacks