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A skill your agent uses when planning features and need current API docs, library patterns, or external knowledge; when testing hypotheses about technology choices or claims; when verifying…
Install Researching On The Internet
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill researching-on-the-internet -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins researching-on-the-internet --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet .claude/skills/researching-on-the-internet && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "researching-on-the-internet" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet into .claude/skills/researching-on-the-internet/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "researching-on-the-internet", 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 install https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internetType 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.
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill researching-on-the-internet -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins researching-on-the-internet --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet .agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "researching-on-the-internet" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet into .agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "researching-on-the-internet", 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.
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill researching-on-the-internet -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins researching-on-the-internet --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet .cursor/skills/researching-on-the-internet && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "researching-on-the-internet" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet into .cursor/skills/researching-on-the-internet/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "researching-on-the-internet", 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 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git --path plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill researching-on-the-internet -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins researching-on-the-internet --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet .gemini/skills/researching-on-the-internet && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "researching-on-the-internet" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet into .gemini/skills/researching-on-the-internet/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "researching-on-the-internet", 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.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins researching-on-the-internetInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill researching-on-the-internet -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet .github/skills/researching-on-the-internet && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "researching-on-the-internet" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet into .github/skills/researching-on-the-internet/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "researching-on-the-internet", 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.
$ npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill researching-on-the-internet -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ed3dai/ed3d-plugins researching-on-the-internet --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet .opencode/skills/researching-on-the-internet && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "researching-on-the-internet" agent skill from https://github.com/ed3dai/ed3d-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet into .opencode/skills/researching-on-the-internet/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "researching-on-the-internet", 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
researching-on-the-internet- GitHub stars
- 250
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 547 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 34
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when planning features and need current API docs, library patterns, or external knowledge; when testing hypotheses about technology choices or claims; when verifying…
- Works in 5 steps: Define question clearly - specific beats… → Search official sources first - docs,… → Cross-reference - verify claims across… → …
- Planning features and need current API docs
- SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use, Core Research Workflow and Hypothesis Testing, plus 5 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Researching On The Internet is an agent skill from ed3dai/ed3d-plugins. Use when planning features and need current API docs, library patterns, or external knowledge; when testing hypotheses about technology choices or claims; when verifying assumptions before design decisions - gathers well-sourced, current information from the internet to inform technical decisions
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k 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 Development, covering Technical documentation and Architecture decision records. The repository describes itself as: Ed's repo of Claude Code plugins, centered around a research-plan-implement workflow. Only a tiny bit cursed. If you're lucky.
When your agent uses it
- Planning features and need current API docs
- Library patterns
- External knowledge
- Testing hypotheses about technology choices
Example prompts
- “/researching-on-the-internet”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Define question clearly - specific beats vague
- Search official sources first - docs, release notes, changelogs
- Cross-reference - verify claims across multiple sources
- Evaluate quality - tier sources (official → verified → community)
- Report concisely - lead with answer, provide links and evidence
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0c90f4b. 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
Researching On The Internet loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 81 tokens; SKILL.md has 547 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 547 words (~1,332 tokens).
“Gather accurate, current, well-sourced information from the internet to inform planning and design decisions. Test hypotheses, verify claims, and find authoritative sources for APIs, libraries, and best practices.”
- name
- researching-on-the-internet
- user-invocable
- false
Files
Just SKILL.md in plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet of ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0c90f4b
Compare with similar skills
Researching On The Internet 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Researching On The Internet this skilled3dai/ed3d-plugins | 250 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Docsbrickbots/PiFinder | 250 | — | ~6.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Evidence-Backed Documentation Writerbgauryy/octocode | 949 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Write Vibe ADRmistralai/mistral-vibe | 5.1k | — | ~942 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Technical Documentation Templatesbybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow | 423 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Agent Stylepchalasani/claude-code-tools | 2k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Researching On The Internet
What does Researching On The Internet do?
A skill your agent uses when planning features and need current API docs, library patterns, or external knowledge; when testing hypotheses about technology choices or claims; when verifying…. Researching On The Internet is an agent skill from ed3dai/ed3d-plugins.
When should I use Researching On The Internet?
Researching On The Internet fits situations like: planning features and need current API docs; library patterns; external knowledge; testing hypotheses about technology choices.
How do I install Researching On The Internet in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill researching-on-the-internet -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet in ed3dai/ed3d-plugins) into .claude/skills/researching-on-the-internet in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Researching On The Internet in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill researching-on-the-internet -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/ed3d-research-agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet in ed3dai/ed3d-plugins) into .agents/skills/researching-on-the-internet in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Researching On The Internet 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 ed3dai/ed3d-plugins --skill researching-on-the-internet -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/researching-on-the-internet, .gemini/skills/researching-on-the-internet, .github/skills/researching-on-the-internet and .opencode/skills/researching-on-the-internet in your project.
What does Researching On The Internet need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Researching On The Internet is instructions for the agent only.
Does Researching On The Internet 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 Researching On The Internet 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 Researching On The Internet use?
No licence was found for Researching On The Internet or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Researching On The Internet use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.3k 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 Researching On The Internet?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Researching On The Internet: Docs (brickbots/PiFinder, 250 stars), Evidence-Backed Documentation Writer (bgauryy/octocode, 949 stars), Write Vibe ADR (mistralai/mistral-vibe, 5.1k stars) and Technical Documentation Templates (bybren-llc/safe-agentic-workflow, 423 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Researching On The Internet?
ed3dai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in ed3dai/ed3d-plugins, which has 250 GitHub stars. The repository holds 34 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 6, 2026.
Source: ed3dai/ed3d-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.