# Research Knowledge Ops

> Use when doing research or knowledge-work from Hermes: arXiv discovery, prediction-market data, wiki/markdown knowledge bases, Obsidian notes, or DSPy-style research/prototyping of LM programs.

- Skill: `undermybelt/research-knowledge-ops` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 14 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add undermybelt/research-knowledge-ops`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/undermybelt/research-knowledge-ops/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Product & Planning
- License: MIT
- Author: undermybelt (https://skillmd.com/u/undermybelt)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/undermybelt/research-knowledge-ops

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# Research and Knowledge Operations

Umbrella for research retrieval, knowledge-base work, and research-prototype loops.

## Academic and web research
- arXiv: search papers by keyword, author, category, or ID; retrieve paper metadata and links. Use scripts/references when needing structured queries or domain notes.
- Polymarket: query public prediction-market data, prices, orderbooks, and history; read-only and usually no auth.

## Knowledge bases and notes
- LLM Wiki: build/query interlinked markdown knowledge bases for compounding research context.
- Obsidian: filesystem-first vault operations: read, search, create, append, edit, wikilink.

## LM research/prototyping
- DSPy: declarative LM programs, prompt/RAG optimization, module and optimizer experiments.

## Workflow
1. Clarify the research question or knowledge operation.
2. Use the narrow subsection/tool best suited to the data source.
3. Save durable notes only when the user requested a knowledge-base update or the content is meant to persist.
4. For current facts, fetch live data and cite the source/tool output.

## Verification
- For papers/data: include identifiers, dates, URLs, or market slugs.
- For note edits: read back the changed file or returned object.
- For experiments: report exact command, metric, and output artifact.