Agent skill

Deep Researcher

by clawdotnet in clawdotnet/openclaw.net

Conducts comprehensive web research, synthesizes data from multiple sources, and produces detailed reports.

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Install Deep Researcher

skills CLI
$ npx skills add clawdotnet/openclaw.net --skill deep-researcher -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install clawdotnet/openclaw.net deep-researcher --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/clawdotnet/openclaw.net.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/OpenClaw.Gateway/skills/deep-researcher .claude/skills/deep-researcher && 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
deep-researcher
GitHub stars
520
Token cost
~300 tokens
SKILL.md length
147 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
12
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Conducts comprehensive web research, synthesizes data from multiple sources, and produces detailed reports.

  • Works in 4 steps: Initial Search Phase → Deep Extraction Phase → Synthesis & Cross-Referencing → …
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Deep Researcher is an agent skill from clawdotnet/openclaw.net. Conducts comprehensive web research, synthesizes data from multiple sources, and produces detailed reports.

Its SKILL.md is about 300 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Self-hosted Enterprise and Personal AI + agent runtime in .NET (NativeAOT-friendly). The licence is MIT.

Example prompts

  • “Use the deep-researcher skill to conduct comprehensive web research, synthesizes data from multiple sources, and produces detailed reports”
  • “/deep-researcher”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Initial Search Phase
  2. Deep Extraction Phase
  3. Synthesis & Cross-Referencing
  4. Report Generation

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2344435. 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

Deep Researcher loads about 300 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 31 tokens; SKILL.md has 147 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~31
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~300

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 clawdotnet/openclaw.net at commit 2344435, republished under its MIT licence (© clawdotnet). 147 words, ~300 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/deep-researcher/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
deep-researcher
description
Conducts comprehensive web research, synthesizes data from multiple sources, and produces detailed reports.

When asked to "research", "deep dive", or investigate a complex topic:

  1. Initial Search Phase:

    • Use the web_search tool to find broad overviews of the topic.
    • Identify 3-5 high-quality, reputable sources.
  2. Deep Extraction Phase:

    • Use the web_fetch tool to read the full text of the identified sources.
    • If documents are PDFs, use the pdf_read tool to extract their contents.
    • Take notes using the memory tool if the context is too large to hold at once.
  3. Synthesis & Cross-Referencing:

    • Compare claims across different sources to verify accuracy.
    • Look for consensus, controversies, or primary data.
  4. Report Generation:

    • Draft a comprehensive report with clear sections (e.g., Executive Summary, Deep Dive, Sources).
    • Use markdown formatting, tables, and bullet points to make data digestible.
    • Explicitly cite your sources with URLs.
    • Use the write_file tool to save the final report to the workspace if requested, or return it in the chat.

© clawdotnet, MIT. 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 src/OpenClaw.Gateway/skills/deep-researcher of clawdotnet/openclaw.net.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2344435

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Questions about Deep Researcher

What does Deep Researcher do?

Conducts comprehensive web research, synthesizes data from multiple sources, and produces detailed reports. net. Conducts comprehensive web research, synthesizes data from multiple sources, and produces detailed reports.

How do I install Deep Researcher in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add clawdotnet/openclaw.net --skill deep-researcher -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (src/OpenClaw.Gateway/skills/deep-researcher in clawdotnet/openclaw.net) into .claude/skills/deep-researcher in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Deep Researcher in Codex?

Run `npx skills add clawdotnet/openclaw.net --skill deep-researcher -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (src/OpenClaw.Gateway/skills/deep-researcher in clawdotnet/openclaw.net) into .agents/skills/deep-researcher in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Deep Researcher 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 clawdotnet/openclaw.net --skill deep-researcher -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/deep-researcher, .gemini/skills/deep-researcher, .github/skills/deep-researcher and .opencode/skills/deep-researcher in your project.

What does Deep Researcher need to run?

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

Does Deep Researcher 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 Deep Researcher 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 Deep Researcher use?

Deep Researcher 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 Deep Researcher use?

About 300 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k 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 Deep Researcher?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Deep Researcher: NotebookLM Research Assistant (PleasePrompto/notebooklm-skill, 7.8k stars), Hypothesis Generation (spacering-net/codeg, 3.9k stars), GitHub Deep Research (bytedance/deer-flow, 84k stars) and Nature Paper Card (Yuan1z0825/nature-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Deep Researcher?

clawdotnet (a GitHub organization) maintains it in clawdotnet/openclaw.net, which has 520 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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