Deep Research

What it does

When your agent uses it

• Tasks that involve Deep research

Example prompts

• “/deep-research”

Requirements

• Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_store, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_search, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_search_unified, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_hierarchical-store, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_hierarchical-recall, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_pattern-search, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_pattern-store, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__neural_predict, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_intelligence_pattern-search, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_intelligence_pattern-store, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__task_create, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__task_list, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__task_summary, Bash, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__aidefence_scan, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__aidefence_is_safe, WebSearch, WebFetch, Read, Write

Workflow steps

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

1. 1Define research scope — break the question into 3-7 sub-questions that together answer the main question
2. 2Search existing knowledge — call mcpplugin_ruflo-core_ruflomemory_search_unified and mcpplugin_ruflo-core_rufloagentdb_pattern-search to…
3. 3Web research — write the run marker first, then use WebSearch and WebFetch for each sub-question; screen every fetched text with…
4. 4Codebase analysis — use Bash (grep/find), Read to examine relevant source files
5. 5Cross-reference — compare findings across sources, identify agreements and contradictions
6. 6Store findings — only after the user accepts the report, call mcpplugin_ruflo-core_ruflomemory_store with namespace research and one…
7. 7Store patterns — call mcpplugin_ruflo-core_rufloagentdb_pattern-store for reusable patterns discovered
8. 8Synthesize — produce a structured research report with

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit de590e1. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

• Tool permissions

  Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_store
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_search
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_search_unified
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_hierarchical-store
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_hierarchical-recall
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_pattern-search
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_pattern-store
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__neural_predict
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_intelligence_pattern-search
  • mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_intelligence_pattern-store

  …and 10 more on the same allowed-tools line.

  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 json).

  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 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 36 tokens; SKILL.md has 489 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it

~36

When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches

~1.3k

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

• NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md

  allowed-tools: mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_store, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_search, mcp__plugin

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 ruvnet/ruflo at commit de590e1, republished under its MIT licence (© ruvnet). 489 words, ~1,277 tokens.

name

deep-research

description

Orchestrate multi-phase deep research with web search, memory retrieval, pattern matching, and synthesis into structured findings

allowed-tools

mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_store, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_search, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_search_unified, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_hierarchical-store, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_hierarchical-recall, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_pattern-search, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_pattern-store, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__neural_predict, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_intelligence_pattern-search, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_intelligence_pattern-store, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__task_create, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__task_list, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__task_summary, Bash, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__aidefence_scan, mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__aidefence_is_safe, WebSearch, WebFetch, Read, Write

argument-hint

<topic> [--cap-usd <n>] [--depth quick|standard|deep]

{ "version": 1, "question": "...", "depth": "quick|standard|deep", "capUsd": 2, "spentUsd": null,
  "status": "done|truncated|failed", "at": "ISO-8601",
  "findings": [ { "claim": "...", "grade": "High|Medium|Low", "sources": ["url"] } ], "screened": true }

© ruvnet, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/ruflo-goals/skills/deep-research of ruvnet/ruflo.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit de590e1

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in ruvnet/ruflo, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

• majiayu000/claude-skill-registryskills/analysis/deep-research-ruvnet-ruflo