Web Research
Juncai22/spring-ai-agent-learning
A skill your agent uses for requests related to web research; it provides a structured approach to conducting comprehensive web research
A skill your agent uses when investigating any claim, question, or topic where the easy first answer is likely insufficient.
Install Deep Research
$ npx skills add elophanto/EloPhanto --skill deep-research -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install elophanto/EloPhanto deep-research --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/elophanto/EloPhanto.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-research .claude/skills/deep-research && 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 "deep-research" agent skill from https://github.com/elophanto/EloPhanto/tree/main/skills/deep-research into .claude/skills/deep-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-research", 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/elophanto/EloPhanto/tree/main/skills/deep-researchType 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 elophanto/EloPhanto --skill deep-research -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install elophanto/EloPhanto deep-research --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/elophanto/EloPhanto.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-research .agents/skills/deep-research && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "deep-research" agent skill from https://github.com/elophanto/EloPhanto/tree/main/skills/deep-research into .agents/skills/deep-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-research", 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 elophanto/EloPhanto --skill deep-research -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install elophanto/EloPhanto deep-research --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/elophanto/EloPhanto.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-research .cursor/skills/deep-research && 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 "deep-research" agent skill from https://github.com/elophanto/EloPhanto/tree/main/skills/deep-research into .cursor/skills/deep-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-research", 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/elophanto/EloPhanto.git --path skills/deep-research--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 elophanto/EloPhanto --skill deep-research -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install elophanto/EloPhanto deep-research --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/elophanto/EloPhanto.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-research .gemini/skills/deep-research && 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 "deep-research" agent skill from https://github.com/elophanto/EloPhanto/tree/main/skills/deep-research into .gemini/skills/deep-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-research", 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 elophanto/EloPhanto deep-researchInstalls 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 elophanto/EloPhanto --skill deep-research -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/elophanto/EloPhanto.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-research .github/skills/deep-research && 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 "deep-research" agent skill from https://github.com/elophanto/EloPhanto/tree/main/skills/deep-research into .github/skills/deep-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-research", 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 elophanto/EloPhanto --skill deep-research -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install elophanto/EloPhanto deep-research --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/elophanto/EloPhanto.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-research .opencode/skills/deep-research && 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 "deep-research" agent skill from https://github.com/elophanto/EloPhanto/tree/main/skills/deep-research into .opencode/skills/deep-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-research", 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
deep-research- GitHub stars
- 106
- Token cost
- ~2.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,291 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 11
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when investigating any claim, question, or topic where the easy first answer is likely insufficient.
- Works in 7 steps: frame as a falsifiable claim → set the budget → tiered source rubric → …
- Investigating any claim
- SKILL.md covers Triggers, Overview, Phase 1 — frame as a… and Phase 2 — set the budget, plus 9 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Deep Research is an agent skill from elophanto/EloPhanto. Use when investigating any claim, question, or topic where the easy first answer is likely insufficient. Frames the question as a falsifiable claim, tiers sources, steel-mans the strongest dissent, and cross-validates via independent paths before stating a confidence. Replaces "I'll do a quick web search" with structured investigation.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.4k 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 and Web search. The repository describes itself as: Source-available autonomous AI agent with a self-model that actually changes as it runs - ego, affect and identity grounded in real psychology (Higgins, PAD/OCC). Writes its own…
When your agent uses it
- Investigating any claim
- Topic where the easy first answer is likely insufficient
Example prompts
- “ll do a quick web search”
- “/deep-research”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- frame as a falsifiable claim
- set the budget
- tiered source rubric
- consensus vs dissent
- cross-validation via independent paths
- log every step
- output
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7bfc65d. 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 (its code samples are markdown).
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 Research loads about 2.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 88 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,291 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,291 words (~2,426 tokens).
“Most "research" via web search returns the same answer five times because five sites copy from one source. That isn't research, it's consensus amplification. This skill exists to do the harder thing: frame the question properly, tier the evidence, steel-man…”
- name
- deep-research
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/deep-research of elophanto/EloPhanto.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7bfc65d
Compare with similar skills
Deep 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Research this skillelophanto/EloPhanto | 106 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Web ResearchJuncai22/spring-ai-agent-learning | 123 | 2 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Deep Web Research Methodbytedance/deer-flow | 84k | 4 repos | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Bmad Deep Recondelorenj/mcp-server-trello | 445 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Net Deep Researchh4444433333/net-deep-research | 123 | — | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Parallel WebLeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills | 943 | 1 repos | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Questions about Deep Research
What does Deep Research do?
A skill your agent uses when investigating any claim, question, or topic where the easy first answer is likely insufficient. Deep Research is an agent skill from elophanto/EloPhanto. Use when investigating any claim, question, or topic where the easy first answer is likely insufficient.
When should I use Deep Research?
Deep Research fits situations like: investigating any claim; topic where the easy first answer is likely insufficient.
How do I install Deep Research in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add elophanto/EloPhanto --skill deep-research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/deep-research in elophanto/EloPhanto) into .claude/skills/deep-research in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Deep Research in Codex?
Run `npx skills add elophanto/EloPhanto --skill deep-research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/deep-research in elophanto/EloPhanto) into .agents/skills/deep-research in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Deep 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 elophanto/EloPhanto --skill deep-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/deep-research, .gemini/skills/deep-research, .github/skills/deep-research and .opencode/skills/deep-research in your project.
What does Deep Research need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Deep Research is instructions for the agent only.
Does Deep 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 Deep 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 Deep Research use?
Deep Research 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 Deep Research use?
About 2.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.7k 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 Research?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Deep Research: Web Research (Juncai22/spring-ai-agent-learning, 123 stars), Deep Web Research Method (bytedance/deer-flow, 84k stars), Bmad Deep Recon (delorenj/mcp-server-trello, 445 stars) and Net Deep Research (h4444433333/net-deep-research, 123 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Deep Research?
elophanto (a GitHub user) maintains it in elophanto/EloPhanto, which has 106 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 1, 2026.
Source: elophanto/EloPhanto on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.