Agent skill

Research

by shadcn-labs in shadcn-labs/agentcn

Iterative, self-evaluating web research. An agent skill from shadcn-labs/agentcn.

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Install Research

skills CLI
$ npx skills add shadcn-labs/agentcn --skill research -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install shadcn-labs/agentcn research --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/shadcn-labs/agentcn.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/registry/flue/deep-search/skills/research .claude/skills/research && 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
GitHub stars
490
Token cost
~133 tokens
SKILL.md length
46 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
5
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Iterative, self-evaluating web research. An agent skill from shadcn-labs/agentcn.

  • Works in 5 steps: Decompose the question into concrete… → Search each sub-question with… → Self-evaluate: list gaps, weak evidence,… → …
  • Answering open-ended questions that require gathering and verifying information from multiple sources
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Research is an agent skill from shadcn-labs/agentcn. Iterative, self-evaluating web research. Use when answering open-ended questions that require gathering and verifying information from multiple sources.

Its SKILL.md is about 130 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: shadcn/ui, but for building agents. 🤖. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Answering open-ended questions that require gathering and verifying information from multiple sources

Example prompts

  • “/research”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Decompose the question into concrete sub-questions.
  2. Search each sub-question with web_search; collect URLs and snippets.
  3. Self-evaluate: list gaps, weak evidence, and contradictions.
  4. Re-search to close gaps until coverage is sufficient.
  5. Synthesize an answer citing every source. Flag anything unverified.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4cd4d83. 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 loads about 133 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 40 tokens; SKILL.md has 46 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~40
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~133

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

The full file from shadcn-labs/agentcn at commit 4cd4d83, republished under its MIT licence (© shadcn-labs). 46 words, ~133 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/research/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
research
description
Iterative, self-evaluating web research. Use when answering open-ended questions that require gathering and verifying information from multiple sources.

Research Process

  1. Decompose the question into concrete sub-questions.
  2. Search each sub-question with web_search; collect URLs and snippets.
  3. Self-evaluate: list gaps, weak evidence, and contradictions.
  4. Re-search to close gaps until coverage is sufficient.
  5. Synthesize an answer citing every source. Flag anything unverified.

© shadcn-labs, 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 registry/flue/deep-search/skills/research of shadcn-labs/agentcn.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4cd4d83

Compare with similar skills

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LLM Evaluationdavila7/claude-code-templates33k12 repos~3.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Agent Evaluationsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
EvaluatorsArize-ai/phoenix12k—~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
Agent Evaluation Reportingsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Research

What does Research do?

Iterative, self-evaluating web research. An agent skill from shadcn-labs/agentcn. Research is an agent skill from shadcn-labs/agentcn. Iterative, self-evaluating web research.

When should I use Research?

Research fits situations like: answering open-ended questions that require gathering and verifying information from multiple sources.

How do I install Research in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add shadcn-labs/agentcn --skill research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (registry/flue/deep-search/skills/research in shadcn-labs/agentcn) into .claude/skills/research in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Research in Codex?

Run `npx skills add shadcn-labs/agentcn --skill research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (registry/flue/deep-search/skills/research in shadcn-labs/agentcn) into .agents/skills/research in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use 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 shadcn-labs/agentcn --skill 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/research, .gemini/skills/research, .github/skills/research and .opencode/skills/research in your project.

What does Research need to run?

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

Does 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 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 Research use?

Research is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Research use?

About 133 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 532 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?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Research: Arize Evaluator (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars), LLM Evaluation (davila7/claude-code-templates, 33k stars), Agent Evaluation (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Evaluators (Arize-ai/phoenix, 12k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Research?

shadcn-labs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in shadcn-labs/agentcn, which has 490 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

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