User Research Planning
Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent
Plan user research studies - method selection, participant recruitment, study design, and research questions for generative and evaluative research.
Decision-grade workflow for synthesizing a source set into clear findings, contradictions, confidence markers, gaps, and next questions.
Install Research Synthesis
$ npx skills add NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill research-synthesis -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install NateBJones-Projects/OB1 research-synthesis --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/NateBJones-Projects/OB1.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-synthesis .claude/skills/research-synthesis && 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 "research-synthesis" agent skill from https://github.com/NateBJones-Projects/OB1/tree/main/skills/research-synthesis into .claude/skills/research-synthesis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-synthesis", 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/NateBJones-Projects/OB1/tree/main/skills/research-synthesisType 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 NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill research-synthesis -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install NateBJones-Projects/OB1 research-synthesis --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NateBJones-Projects/OB1.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-synthesis .agents/skills/research-synthesis && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "research-synthesis" agent skill from https://github.com/NateBJones-Projects/OB1/tree/main/skills/research-synthesis into .agents/skills/research-synthesis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-synthesis", 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 NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill research-synthesis -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install NateBJones-Projects/OB1 research-synthesis --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NateBJones-Projects/OB1.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-synthesis .cursor/skills/research-synthesis && 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 "research-synthesis" agent skill from https://github.com/NateBJones-Projects/OB1/tree/main/skills/research-synthesis into .cursor/skills/research-synthesis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-synthesis", 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/NateBJones-Projects/OB1.git --path skills/research-synthesis--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 NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill research-synthesis -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install NateBJones-Projects/OB1 research-synthesis --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NateBJones-Projects/OB1.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-synthesis .gemini/skills/research-synthesis && 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 "research-synthesis" agent skill from https://github.com/NateBJones-Projects/OB1/tree/main/skills/research-synthesis into .gemini/skills/research-synthesis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-synthesis", 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 NateBJones-Projects/OB1 research-synthesisInstalls 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 NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill research-synthesis -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NateBJones-Projects/OB1.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-synthesis .github/skills/research-synthesis && 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 "research-synthesis" agent skill from https://github.com/NateBJones-Projects/OB1/tree/main/skills/research-synthesis into .github/skills/research-synthesis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-synthesis", 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 NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill research-synthesis -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install NateBJones-Projects/OB1 research-synthesis --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/NateBJones-Projects/OB1.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-synthesis .opencode/skills/research-synthesis && 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 "research-synthesis" agent skill from https://github.com/NateBJones-Projects/OB1/tree/main/skills/research-synthesis into .opencode/skills/research-synthesis/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-synthesis", 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-synthesis- GitHub stars
- 4.7k
- Token cost
- ~939 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 415 words
- Files
- 3
- Skills in repo
- 24
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Decision-grade workflow for synthesizing a source set into clear findings, contradictions, confidence markers, gaps, and next questions.
- Works in 7 steps: Frame the synthesis. → Inventory the sources. → Extract the real findings. → …
- Prompts like synthesize these sources
- SKILL.md covers Problem, Audience, When to Use and When Not to Use, plus 6 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Research Synthesis is an agent skill from NateBJones-Projects/OB1. Decision-grade workflow for synthesizing a source set into clear findings, contradictions, confidence markers, gaps, and next questions. Use for prompts like "synthesize these sources", "turn this research into a brief", "what are the key findings", or "where do these sources disagree". Best when you have a research question, a defined audience, and a set of source materials. Optional Open Brain search and capture can pull prior context and store the final synthesis.
Its SKILL.md is about 940 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `README.md` and `metadata.json`).
It sits in Product & Project Management, covering User research and Hypothesis generation. The repository describes itself as: Open Brain — The infrastructure layer for your thinking. One database, one AI gateway, one chat channel — any AI plugs in. No middleware, no SaaS.
When your agent uses it
- Prompts like synthesize these sources
- Turn this research into a brief
- What are the key findings
- Where do these sources disagree
Example prompts
- “synthesize these sources”
- “turn this research into a brief”
- “what are the key findings”
- “/research-synthesis”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Frame the synthesis.
- Inventory the sources.
- Extract the real findings.
- Resolve or preserve disagreement.
- Mark confidence.
- End with decision usefulness.
- Optionally use Open Brain.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 238df6c. 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 Synthesis loads about 939 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 123 tokens; SKILL.md has 415 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 415 words (~939 tokens).
“Most research work fails at the synthesis step. Facts get repeated instead of organized, contradictions disappear, and the final brief sounds cleaner than the evidence really is.”
- name
- research-synthesis
- author
- Nate B. Jones
- version
- 1.0.0
Files
SKILL.md and 2 other files in skills/research-synthesis of NateBJones-Projects/OB1.
- SKILL.md
- README.md
- metadata.json
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 238df6c
Compare with similar skills
Research Synthesis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Synthesis this skillNateBJones-Projects/OB1 | 4.7k | — | ~939 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| User Research PlanningProrise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent | 306 | — | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Research Ops Skillsalirezarezvani/claude-skills | 28k | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Experiment Planappleweiping/WEIPING_WIKI | 119 | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| User Research Cookiycookiy-ai/user-research-skill | 1.6k | — | ~954 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Fable DomainSahir619/fable-method | 2.3k | — | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Research Synthesis
What does Research Synthesis do?
Decision-grade workflow for synthesizing a source set into clear findings, contradictions, confidence markers, gaps, and next questions. Research Synthesis is an agent skill from NateBJones-Projects/OB1. Decision-grade workflow for synthesizing a source set into clear findings, contradictions, confidence markers, gaps, and next questions.
When should I use Research Synthesis?
Research Synthesis fits situations like: prompts like synthesize these sources; turn this research into a brief; what are the key findings; where do these sources disagree.
How do I install Research Synthesis in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill research-synthesis -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research-synthesis in NateBJones-Projects/OB1) into .claude/skills/research-synthesis in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Research Synthesis in Codex?
Run `npx skills add NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill research-synthesis -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research-synthesis in NateBJones-Projects/OB1) into .agents/skills/research-synthesis in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Research Synthesis 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 NateBJones-Projects/OB1 --skill research-synthesis -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-synthesis, .gemini/skills/research-synthesis, .github/skills/research-synthesis and .opencode/skills/research-synthesis in your project.
What does Research Synthesis need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Research Synthesis is instructions for the agent only.
Does Research Synthesis 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 Synthesis 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 Synthesis use?
Research Synthesis 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 Synthesis use?
About 939 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.8k 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 Research Synthesis?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Research Synthesis: User Research Planning (Prorise-cool/Claude-Code-Multi-Agent, 306 stars), Research Ops Skills (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Experiment Plan (appleweiping/WEIPING_WIKI, 119 stars) and User Research Cookiy (cookiy-ai/user-research-skill, 1.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Research Synthesis?
NateBJones-Projects (a GitHub organization) maintains it in NateBJones-Projects/OB1, which has 4,710 GitHub stars. The repository holds 24 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: NateBJones-Projects/OB1 on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.