Agent skill

Web Research

by asgeirtj in asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks

“Findings grounded in live web sources”

— description from SKILL.md by asgeirtj
CC0-1.0Auto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Web Research

skills CLI
$ npx skills add asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks --skill web-research -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks web-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/asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/Anthropic/claude-design/skills/web-research .claude/skills/web-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/

Facts

Skill name
web-research
GitHub stars
69k
Token cost
~501 tokens
SKILL.md length
290 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
128
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
CC0-1.0

At a glance

  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

About this skill

Web Research is a skill in asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks (69k stars). Its SKILL.md is about 501 tokens. Licence: CC0-1.0.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 60d44cc. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    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

Web Research loads about 501 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 13 tokens; SKILL.md has 290 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~13
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~501

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 asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks at commit 60d44cc, republished under its CC0-1.0 licence (© asgeirtj). 290 words, ~501 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/web-research/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
web-research
description
Findings grounded in live web sources
user-invocable
true

Web research

The user wants findings grounded in current, real sources — not your prior knowledge alone. Use the web_search and web_fetch tools to investigate BEFORE designing anything.

Research process — go wide before you synthesize:

  • Run MULTIPLE searches: 4-10 web_search calls, never fewer than 4. One search is not research — it bets everything on your first phrasing. Stop only when new queries stop surfacing new information, even if that takes more than 10.
  • Vary the queries: split the ask into concrete sub-questions (specific beats broad) and hit the important ones from several angles — different terms, different source types.
  • Pull a LOT of data: web_fetch many results, not just a top hit. Favor the primary sources behind the hits (the paper, the filing, the announcement, the docs — not a blog's summary of them) and extract specifics: numbers, dates, names, direct quotes.
  • Cross-check every load-bearing figure across independent sources. When sources disagree, report the disagreement — don't average it away or pick silently.
  • Keep the trail: note which source said what as you go, with URLs.

Epistemics in the deliverable:

  • Attribute every substantive claim — inline, linked to its source.
  • Date what you cite ("as of the 2024 filing…"); stale numbers presented as current are worse than no numbers.
  • Separate what sources establish from what you infer, and say which is which. If the evidence is thin or conflicting, the report says so — a confident-sounding gap is the one failure mode to avoid.

Deliverable (unless the user asks for another format): a designed, single-file HTML research report — headline takeaways up top, then findings with their evidence, and a linked source list at the end. Design it like an editorial broadsheet: strong typographic hierarchy, pull quotes for key numbers, charts only where the data earns them.

© asgeirtj, CC0-1.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in Anthropic/claude-design/skills/web-research of asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 60d44cc

Compare with similar skills

Web Research next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Web Research this skillasgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks69k—~501Automated safety check: PassCC0-1.0
Tavily Researchinitializ/forge222—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Omh Web Researchrlaope/oh-my-hermes3.2k—~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Agent ReachPanniantong/Agent-Reach95k—~1.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Tavily Web Searchallenpeng0705/EnvoyMesh3.1k3 repos~2.5kAutomated safety check: NotesNone
Browser SearchJohell1NS/browser-search530—~2.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Web Research

How do I install Web Research in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks --skill web-research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (Anthropic/claude-design/skills/web-research in asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks) into .claude/skills/web-research in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Web Research in Codex?

Run `npx skills add asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks --skill web-research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (Anthropic/claude-design/skills/web-research in asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks) into .agents/skills/web-research in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Web 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 asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks --skill web-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/web-research, .gemini/skills/web-research, .github/skills/web-research and .opencode/skills/web-research in your project.

What does Web Research need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Web Research is instructions for the agent only.

Does Web 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 Web 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 Web Research use?

Web Research is published under the CC0-1.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Web Research use?

About 501 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2k 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 Web Research?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Web Research: Tavily Research (initializ/forge, 222 stars), Omh Web Research (rlaope/oh-my-hermes, 3.2k stars), Agent Reach (Panniantong/Agent-Reach, 95k stars) and Tavily Web Search (allenpeng0705/EnvoyMesh, 3.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Web Research?

asgeirtj (a GitHub user) maintains it in asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks, which has 69,280 GitHub stars. The repository holds 128 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.