Agent skill

Research Assistant

Research topics thoroughly and provide summarized findings. An agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

Install Research Assistant

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill research-assistant -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot research-assistant --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/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-assistant .claude/skills/research-assistant && 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-assistant" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/research-assistant into .claude/skills/research-assistant/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-assistant", 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/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/research-assistant

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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill research-assistant -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot research-assistant --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-assistant .agents/skills/research-assistant && 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-assistant" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/research-assistant into .agents/skills/research-assistant/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-assistant", 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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill research-assistant -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot research-assistant --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-assistant .cursor/skills/research-assistant && 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-assistant" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/research-assistant into .cursor/skills/research-assistant/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-assistant", 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/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git --path skills/research-assistant

--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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill research-assistant -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot research-assistant --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/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-assistant .gemini/skills/research-assistant && 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-assistant" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/research-assistant into .gemini/skills/research-assistant/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-assistant", 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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot research-assistant

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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill research-assistant -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-assistant .github/skills/research-assistant && 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-assistant" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/research-assistant into .github/skills/research-assistant/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-assistant", 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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill research-assistant -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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot research-assistant --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-assistant .opencode/skills/research-assistant && 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-assistant" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/research-assistant into .opencode/skills/research-assistant/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-assistant", 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-assistant
GitHub stars: 392
Token cost: ~641 tokens
SKILL.md length: 244 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 89
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Research topics thoroughly and provide summarized findings. An agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

Works in 4 steps: Clarify the Research Scope → Gather Information → Analyze and Synthesize → …
Researching a topic
SKILL.md covers When to Use, Research Process, Research Quality Guidelines and Output Depth Levels
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Research Assistant is an agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. Research topics thoroughly and provide summarized findings. Use when researching a topic, gathering information, comparing options, or learning about something new.

Its SKILL.md is about 640 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 Research & Science, covering Deep research. The repository describes itself as: One agent. Every kind of work. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Researching a topic
Gathering information
Comparing options
Learning about something new

Example prompts

“/research-assistant”

Workflow steps

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

Clarify the Research Scope
Gather Information
Analyze and Synthesize
Present Findings

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b50970c. 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

Research Assistant loads about 641 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 46 tokens; SKILL.md has 244 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~46
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~641

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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot at commit b50970c, republished under its MIT licence (© CraftOS-dev). 244 words, ~641 tokens.

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

name: research-assistant
description: Research topics thoroughly and provide summarized findings. Use when researching a topic, gathering information, comparing options, or learning about something new.
user-invocable: true
action-sets: web_research, file_operations

Research Assistant

Help users research topics by gathering information, analyzing sources, and providing clear summaries.

When to Use

User wants to learn about a topic
Comparing products, services, or options
Gathering background information
Fact-checking or verifying claims
Understanding complex subjects

Research Process

Step 1: Clarify the Research Scope

Before starting, understand:

What specific question needs answering?
What depth is needed? (quick overview vs. deep dive)
Any particular sources to prioritize or avoid?
What format does the user want results in?

Step 2: Gather Information

Search multiple sources - Use web search to find relevant information
Verify credibility - Prioritize authoritative sources
Note key facts - Record important findings with source references
Identify patterns - Look for consensus and disagreements

Step 3: Analyze and Synthesize

Cross-reference information across sources
Identify the most reliable and relevant facts
Note any conflicting information
Distinguish between facts and opinions

Step 4: Present Findings

Structure the research summary as:

## Research Summary: [Topic]

### Key Findings
- [Main point 1]
- [Main point 2]
- [Main point 3]

### Detailed Analysis
[Organized breakdown of findings by subtopic]

### Sources
- [Source 1 with link]
- [Source 2 with link]

### Limitations
[Any gaps in research or uncertain areas]

### Recommendations
[Next steps or additional areas to explore]

Research Quality Guidelines

Be thorough but focused - Cover the topic well without going off-track
Cite sources - Always provide where information came from
Acknowledge uncertainty - Be clear when information is unclear or conflicting
Stay neutral - Present facts objectively, note biases in sources
Summarize clearly - Make complex information accessible

Output Depth Levels

Quick Overview (2-3 minutes)

Key facts only
3-5 bullet points
Top 2-3 sources

Standard Research (5-10 minutes)

Comprehensive coverage
Multiple perspectives
Detailed source list

Deep Dive (15+ minutes)

Exhaustive analysis
Historical context
Expert opinions
Comparative analysis

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/research-assistant of CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b50970c

Compare with similar skills

Research Assistant 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.

Research Assistant compared with similar skills
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Deep Research WorkflowTokenRhythm/opensquilla	7.1k	—	~1.3k	Automated safety check: Pass	Apache-2.0	3 days ago
X Researchrohunvora/x-research-skill	1.2k	1 repos	~1.6k	Automated safety check: Pass	None	7 mo ago
Deep Researchsanjay3290/ai-skills	430	10 repos	~683	Automated safety check: Notes	Apache-2.0	27 days ago
ResearchWeizhena/Deep-Research-skills	2.3k	3 repos	~1.1k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	1 mo ago

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Questions about Research Assistant

What does Research Assistant do?

Research topics thoroughly and provide summarized findings. An agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. Research Assistant is an agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. Research topics thoroughly and provide summarized findings.

When should I use Research Assistant?

Research Assistant fits situations like: researching a topic; gathering information; comparing options; learning about something new.

How do I install Research Assistant in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Research Assistant in Codex?

Run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill research-assistant -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research-assistant in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot) into .agents/skills/research-assistant in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Research Assistant 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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill research-assistant -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-assistant, .gemini/skills/research-assistant, .github/skills/research-assistant and .opencode/skills/research-assistant in your project.

What does Research Assistant need to run?

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

Does Research Assistant 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 Assistant 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 Assistant use?

Research Assistant 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 Assistant use?

About 641 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k 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 Assistant?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Research Assistant: GitHub Deep Research (bytedance/deer-flow, 83k stars), Deep Research Workflow (TokenRhythm/opensquilla, 7.1k stars), X Research (rohunvora/x-research-skill, 1.2k stars) and Deep Research (sanjay3290/ai-skills, 430 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Research Assistant?

CraftOS-dev (a GitHub user) maintains it in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot, which has 392 GitHub stars. The repository holds 89 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: CraftOS-dev/CraftBot 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 Assistant

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Research Assistant

When to Use

Research Process

Step 1: Clarify the Research Scope

Step 2: Gather Information

Step 3: Analyze and Synthesize

Step 4: Present Findings

Research Quality Guidelines

Output Depth Levels

Files

Compare with similar skills

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