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Agent skill

Gsd Research Phase

by coco-research in coco-research/coco

A skill your agent uses when you want phase research without planning: to investigate before deciding a phase is feasible, or to re-research after a plan already exists.

Custom licenceAuto-check: notes

Install Gsd Research Phase

skills CLI
$ npx skills add coco-research/coco --skill gsd-research-phase -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install coco-research/coco gsd-research-phase --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/coco-research/coco.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/systems/gsd/skills/gsd-research-phase .claude/skills/gsd-research-phase && 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
gsd-research-phase
GitHub stars
503
Token cost
~1.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
306 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
63
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

A skill your agent uses when you want phase research without planning: to investigate before deciding a phase is feasible, or to re-research after a plan already exists.

  • Works in 7 steps: Initialize Context → Validate Phase → Check Existing Research → …
  • You want phase research without planning: to investigate before deciding a phase is feasible
  • SKILL.md covers 0. Initialize Context, 1. Validate Phase, 2. Check Existing Research and 3. Gather Phase Context, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls node

What it does

Gsd Research Phase is an agent skill from coco-research/coco. Use when you want phase research without planning: to investigate before deciding a phase is feasible, or to re-research after a plan already exists. Standalone command; most workflows should use /gsd-plan-phase instead.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k 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: CoCo Super Intelligence is the orchestration layer that turns Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex into an engineering department: a routed advisory board, 226 skills, 386 commands…

When your agent uses it

  • You want phase research without planning: to investigate before deciding a phase is feasible
  • Re-research after a plan already exists

Example prompts

  • “/gsd-research-phase”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Bash, Task

Workflow steps

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

  1. Initialize Context
  2. Validate Phase
  3. Check Existing Research
  4. Gather Phase Context
  5. Spawn gsd-phase-researcher Agent
  6. Handle Agent Return
  7. Spawn Continuation Agent

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d79d33a. 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
    • Bash
    • Task

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • node

    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

Gsd Research Phase loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 60 tokens; SKILL.md has 306 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~60
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.5k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Bash, Task

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 306 words (~1,456 tokens).

“Research how to implement a phase. Spawns gsd-phase-researcher agent with phase context.”

— opening of SKILL.md by coco-research, Custom licence
name
gsd-research-phase
allowed-tools
Read, Bash, Task
argument-hint
[phase]

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in systems/gsd/skills/gsd-research-phase of coco-research/coco.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d79d33a

Compare with similar skills

Gsd Research Phase 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.

Gsd Research Phase compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Gsd Research Phase this skillcoco-research/coco503—~1.5kAutomated safety check: NotesCustom licence
Gsd Phaseopen-gsd/gsd-core10k1 repos~603Automated safety check: NotesMIT
Gsd Execute Phaseopen-gsd/gsd-core10k1 repos~801Automated safety check: NotesMIT
Gsd Spec Phaseopen-gsd/gsd-core10k1 repos~658Automated safety check: NotesMIT
Gsd Mvp Phaseopen-gsd/gsd-core10k1 repos~505Automated safety check: NotesMIT
Gsd Secure Phaseopen-gsd/gsd-core10k2 repos~250Automated safety check: NotesMIT

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Questions about Gsd Research Phase

What does Gsd Research Phase do?

A skill your agent uses when you want phase research without planning: to investigate before deciding a phase is feasible, or to re-research after a plan already exists. Gsd Research Phase is an agent skill from coco-research/coco. Use when you want phase research without planning: to investigate before deciding a phase is feasible, or to re-research after a plan already exists.

When should I use Gsd Research Phase?

Gsd Research Phase fits situations like: you want phase research without planning: to investigate before deciding a phase is feasible; re-research after a plan already exists.

How do I install Gsd Research Phase in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add coco-research/coco --skill gsd-research-phase -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (systems/gsd/skills/gsd-research-phase in coco-research/coco) into .claude/skills/gsd-research-phase in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Gsd Research Phase in Codex?

Run `npx skills add coco-research/coco --skill gsd-research-phase -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (systems/gsd/skills/gsd-research-phase in coco-research/coco) into .agents/skills/gsd-research-phase in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Gsd Research Phase 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 coco-research/coco --skill gsd-research-phase -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/gsd-research-phase, .gemini/skills/gsd-research-phase, .github/skills/gsd-research-phase and .opencode/skills/gsd-research-phase in your project.

What does Gsd Research Phase need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Gsd Research Phase needs the command-line tools its instructions call (node). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Bash, Task.

Does Gsd Research Phase 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 Gsd Research Phase safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Gsd Research Phase use?

Gsd Research Phase has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Gsd Research Phase use?

About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k 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 Gsd Research Phase?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gsd Research Phase: Gsd Phase (open-gsd/gsd-core, 10k stars), Gsd Execute Phase (open-gsd/gsd-core, 10k stars), Gsd Spec Phase (open-gsd/gsd-core, 10k stars) and Gsd Mvp Phase (open-gsd/gsd-core, 10k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Gsd Research Phase?

coco-research (a GitHub user) maintains it in coco-research/coco, which has 503 GitHub stars. The repository holds 63 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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