Agent skill

Research

by andrew-shwetzer in andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-

Research a company before applying or interviewing. An agent skill from andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-.

MITAuto-check passedBusiness, Finance & HR

Install Research

skills CLI

$ npx skills add andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- --skill research -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- research --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research .claude/skills/research && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "research" agent skill from https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-/tree/main/skills/research into .claude/skills/research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-/tree/main/skills/research

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- --skill research -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- research --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research .agents/skills/research && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "research" agent skill from https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-/tree/main/skills/research into .agents/skills/research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- --skill research -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- research --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research .cursor/skills/research && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "research" agent skill from https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-/tree/main/skills/research into .cursor/skills/research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-.git --path skills/research

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- --skill research -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- research --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research .gemini/skills/research && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "research" agent skill from https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-/tree/main/skills/research into .gemini/skills/research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- research

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- --skill research -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research .github/skills/research && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "research" agent skill from https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-/tree/main/skills/research into .github/skills/research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- --skill research -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- research --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research .opencode/skills/research && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "research" agent skill from https://github.com/andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-/tree/main/skills/research into .opencode/skills/research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: research
GitHub stars: 502
Token cost: ~840 tokens
SKILL.md length: 260 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 10
Repo updated: Jul 23, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Research a company before applying or interviewing. An agent skill from andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-.

Works in 5 steps: Gather Data → Find Contacts → Check for Existing Evaluation → …
Someone says research this company
SKILL.md covers Step 1: Gather Data, Step 2: Find Contacts, Step 3: Check for Existing… and Step 4: Output, plus 1 more section
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Research is an agent skill from andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-. Research a company before applying or interviewing. Get an intelligence brief with culture, financials, recent news, team structure, key contacts, and smart interview questions. Use when someone says 'research this company', 'tell me about', 'what do you know about', or 'prep me for my interview at'.

Its SKILL.md is about 840 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Business, Finance & HR, covering Interview preparation. The repository describes itself as: Claude Cowork plugin for job seekers. 9 AI skills: evaluate job postings, generate ATS-optimized resumes, scan company career portals, track applications, draft outreach. Works… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Someone says research this company
What do you know about
Prep me for my interview at

Example prompts

“research this company”
“tell me about”
“what do you know about”
“/research”

Requirements

Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, WebSearch, WebFetch, Glob

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Gather Data
Find Contacts
Check for Existing Evaluation
Output
Save

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ae447d7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
- Read
- Write
- WebSearch
- WebFetch
- Glob
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Research loads about 840 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 78 tokens; SKILL.md has 260 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~78
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~840

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- at commit ae447d7, republished under its MIT licence (© andrew-shwetzer). 260 words, ~840 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/research/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: research
description: Research a company before applying or interviewing. Get an intelligence brief with culture, financials, recent news, team structure, key contacts, and smart interview questions. Use when someone says 'research this company', 'tell me about', 'what do you know about', or 'prep me for my interview at'.
allowed-tools: Read, Write, WebSearch, WebFetch, Glob
argument-hint: <company name>
user-invocable: true

Company Research

Build an intelligence brief on a target company.

Step 1: Gather Data

Use WebSearch to find:

Company basics: What they do, size, founded, HQ, funding/revenue
Recent news (last 6 months): Product launches, layoffs, acquisitions, leadership changes, funding rounds
Culture signals: Glassdoor rating + recurring themes, any "best places to work" lists or notable controversies
Team/department: Who leads the department you'd join? Likely hiring manager? Team size?
Tech/tools/methodology: What does this team use? (Check job postings, tech blog, team member LinkedIn profiles via web search)

If WebSearch is unavailable:

"I can share what I know about {company}, but for the latest info (recent news, Glassdoor reviews, team changes), enable web search in your settings. Here's what I can tell you from general knowledge:"

Then provide what you know, clearly labeled as potentially outdated.

Step 2: Find Contacts

Search for likely hiring contacts:

Hiring manager (head of the relevant department)
Recruiter (search "{company} recruiter {department}")
Team members (potential peers for informational outreach)

For each contact found: Name, Title, and where you found them.

Note: Do NOT scrape LinkedIn profiles directly. Use web search results and public company pages only.

Step 3: Check for Existing Evaluation

Read data/evaluations/ for any evaluation at this company. If found, reference it to add context to the brief.

Step 4: Output

## Company Brief: {Company Name}

### Overview
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| **Industry** | {industry} |
| **Size** | {employee count range} |
| **Founded** | {year} |
| **HQ** | {location} |
| **Revenue/Funding** | {if available} |
| **Website** | {URL} |

### Recent News (Last 6 Months)
- {headline} ({source}, {date})
- ...
(If no news found: "No major recent news found.")

### Culture Snapshot
**Glassdoor:** {rating}/5 ({review count} reviews)
**Positive themes:** {what employees like}
**Negative themes:** {common complaints}
**Work style:** {remote/hybrid/in-office, hours culture}

### Key Contacts
| Name | Title | Source |
|---|---|---|
| {name} | {title} | {where found} |

### Interview Intelligence
- **Company values/mission:** {what they emphasize}
- **Current priorities:** {what they're working on now}
- **Smart questions to ask:**
  1. {question based on recent news or strategy}
  2. {question about team/culture}
  3. {question about role's impact}
- **Topics to handle carefully:** {any sensitive items}

Step 5: Save

Write to data/research/{company-slug}.md.

"Research saved. You can reference it anytime.

Want me to:

Draft outreach to one of these contacts?

Evaluate a role at this company? Paste the job posting.

Prepare interview stories specific to this company?"

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/research of andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ae447d7

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Interview Prepreactive-resume/reactive-resume	44k	—	~10k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today
Internship Project Preparation ToolLiuMengxuan04/shushu-internship-tool	2.1k	—	~2.3k	Automated safety check: Pass	Custom licence	3 mo ago
Job Application Managerreactive-resume/reactive-resume	44k	—	~13k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today
Mock Interviewreactive-resume/reactive-resume	44k	—	~11k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today

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Questions about Research

What does Research do?

Research a company before applying or interviewing. An agent skill from andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-. Research is an agent skill from andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-. Research a company before applying or interviewing.

When should I use Research?

Research fits situations like: someone says research this company; what do you know about; prep me for my interview at.

How do I install Research in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- --skill research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research in andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-) into .claude/skills/research in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Research in Codex?

Run `npx skills add andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- --skill research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research in andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-) into .agents/skills/research in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Research in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- --skill research -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/research, .gemini/skills/research, .github/skills/research and .opencode/skills/research in your project.

What does Research need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Research is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, WebSearch, WebFetch, Glob.

Does Research access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Research safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Research use?

Research is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Research use?

About 840 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Research?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Research: Career-Ops Job Search Center (career-ops-hq/career-ops, 74k stars), Interview Prep (reactive-resume/reactive-resume, 44k stars), Internship Project Preparation Tool (LiuMengxuan04/shushu-internship-tool, 2.1k stars) and Job Application Manager (reactive-resume/reactive-resume, 44k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Research?

andrew-shwetzer (a GitHub user) maintains it in andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2-, which has 502 GitHub stars. The repository holds 10 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 23, 2026.

Source: andrew-shwetzer/career-ops-plugin-do-not-fork-currently-updating-v2- on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Research

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Company Research

Step 1: Gather Data

Step 2: Find Contacts

Step 3: Check for Existing Evaluation

Step 4: Output

Step 5: Save

Files

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