Agent skill

Research Web

by greenfield-inc in greenfield-inc/Pane

Perform technical web research using authoritative sources, synthesize the results, and save a cited research note in the repo.

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Install Research Web

skills CLI
$ npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill research-web -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install greenfield-inc/Pane research-web --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/greenfield-inc/Pane.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/research-web .claude/skills/research-web && 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
research-web
GitHub stars
522
Token cost
~231 tokens
SKILL.md length
92 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
35
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Perform technical web research using authoritative sources, synthesize the results, and save a cited research note in the repo.

  • Works in 6 steps: Break the topic into 2-5 research… → Prioritize official documentation,… → Browse broadly first, then open only the… → …
  • External documentation
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Up-to-date behavior matters

What it does

Research Web is an agent skill from greenfield-inc/Pane. Perform technical web research using authoritative sources, synthesize the results, and save a cited research note in the repo. Use when external documentation or up-to-date behavior matters.

Its SKILL.md is about 230 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: Terminal-first, open-source AI agent manager for any CLI agent (agent agnostic), any OS (mac, windows, linux). The Open-Source Agentic Development Environment for running…

When your agent uses it

  • External documentation
  • Up-to-date behavior matters

Example prompts

  • “/research-web”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Break the topic into 2-5 research dimensions.
  2. Prioritize official documentation, primary sources, and recent material.
  3. Browse broadly first, then open only the most promising sources.
  4. Compare sources, note conflicts, and verify version details.
  5. Save the result to ./tmp/research/YYYY-MM-DD-web-description.md.
  6. Present the summary, confidence level, and open questions.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c038a7b. 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 Web loads about 231 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 92 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~51
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~231

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 92 words (~231 tokens).

“Produce a research note with citations and direct links.”

— opening of SKILL.md by greenfield-inc, Custom licence
name
research-web

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/research-web of greenfield-inc/Pane.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c038a7b

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Research Web 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.

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Performance Profileralirezarezvani/claude-skills28k—~684Automated safety check: PassMIT
Agent Performance Optimizerruvnet/ruflo74k2 repos~3.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Source Mapsthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist74k—~445Automated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Research Web

What does Research Web do?

Perform technical web research using authoritative sources, synthesize the results, and save a cited research note in the repo. Research Web is an agent skill from greenfield-inc/Pane. Perform technical web research using authoritative sources, synthesize the results, and save a cited research note in the repo.

When should I use Research Web?

Research Web fits situations like: external documentation; up-to-date behavior matters.

How do I install Research Web in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill research-web -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/research-web in greenfield-inc/Pane) into .claude/skills/research-web in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Research Web in Codex?

Run `npx skills add greenfield-inc/Pane --skill research-web -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (main/src/services/paneChatBundle/skills/research-web in greenfield-inc/Pane) into .agents/skills/research-web in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Research Web 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 greenfield-inc/Pane --skill research-web -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-web, .gemini/skills/research-web, .github/skills/research-web and .opencode/skills/research-web in your project.

What does Research Web need to run?

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

Does Research Web 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 Web 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 Web use?

Research Web 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 Research Web use?

About 231 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 924 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 Web?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Research Web: Performing Log Source Onboarding In Siem (mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills, 34k stars), React Performance (affaan-m/ECC, 276k stars), Performance Profiler (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars) and Agent Performance Optimizer (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Research Web?

greenfield-inc (a GitHub organization) maintains it in greenfield-inc/Pane, which has 522 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

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