Citation Verification Guide
Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar
Reference guidance for checking every citation in academic writing against canonical sources such as DOI, arXiv, CrossRef and Semantic Scholar, to catch fake or wrong references.
Investigate questions using high-trust primary sources and traceable citations.
Install Research
$ npx skills add stevesolun/ctx --skill research -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install stevesolun/ctx 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/stevesolun/ctx.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/research .claude/skills/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 "research" agent skill from https://github.com/stevesolun/ctx/tree/main/.agents/skills/research into .claude/skills/research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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/stevesolun/ctx/tree/main/.agents/skills/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 stevesolun/ctx --skill research -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install stevesolun/ctx research --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stevesolun/ctx.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/research .agents/skills/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 "research" agent skill from https://github.com/stevesolun/ctx/tree/main/.agents/skills/research into .agents/skills/research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 stevesolun/ctx --skill research -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install stevesolun/ctx research --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stevesolun/ctx.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/research .cursor/skills/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 "research" agent skill from https://github.com/stevesolun/ctx/tree/main/.agents/skills/research into .cursor/skills/research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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/stevesolun/ctx.git --path .agents/skills/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 stevesolun/ctx --skill research -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install stevesolun/ctx research --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stevesolun/ctx.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/research .gemini/skills/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 "research" agent skill from https://github.com/stevesolun/ctx/tree/main/.agents/skills/research into .gemini/skills/research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 stevesolun/ctx 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 stevesolun/ctx --skill research -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stevesolun/ctx.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/research .github/skills/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 "research" agent skill from https://github.com/stevesolun/ctx/tree/main/.agents/skills/research into .github/skills/research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 stevesolun/ctx --skill 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 stevesolun/ctx research --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stevesolun/ctx.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/research .opencode/skills/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 "research" agent skill from https://github.com/stevesolun/ctx/tree/main/.agents/skills/research into .opencode/skills/research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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
research- GitHub stars
- 588
- Token cost
- ~233 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 102 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 26
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Investigate questions using high-trust primary sources and traceable citations.
- The user asks for research
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Current documentation
- Source verification
What it does
Research is an agent skill from stevesolun/ctx. Investigate questions using high-trust primary sources and traceable citations. Use when the user asks for research, current documentation or API facts, source verification, or evidence-backed comparison.
Its SKILL.md is about 230 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Fact-checking and source verification and Citation management. The repository describes itself as: CTX Fit finds the cheapest AI coding setup that reliably works on your repository, then applies the winner as a reviewable change. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user asks for research
- Current documentation
- Source verification
- Evidence-backed comparison
Example prompts
- “/research”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 11b582a. 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 233 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 102 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
The full file from stevesolun/ctx at commit 11b582a, republished under its MIT licence (© stevesolun). 102 words, ~233 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/research/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- research
- description
- Investigate questions using high-trust primary sources and traceable citations. Use when the user asks for research, current documentation or API facts, source verification, or evidence-backed comparison.
Research
Clarify the decision or question the research must support. Prefer official documentation, source code, specifications, papers, and first-party APIs. Trace material claims to the source that owns them, distinguish source facts from inference, and account for publication and event dates when recency matters.
Use parallel research lanes only when the question has independent source areas and the coordination cost is worthwhile. Keep narrow lookups local.
Return findings in the form the user requested, with citations close to the claims they support. Create a repository artifact only when requested or when it clearly serves the task and is within the authorized scope.
© stevesolun, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in .agents/skills/research of stevesolun/ctx.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 11b582a
Compare with similar skills
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research this skillstevesolun/ctx | 588 | — | ~233 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Citation Verification GuideGalaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar | 5.7k | 3 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Article Fact Checkerdigoal/blog | 8.6k | — | ~939 | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-2.0 | |
| Citation VerificationLight0305/Light-skills | 641 | — | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Grounded CitationsNousResearch/hermes-agent | 252k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Reference VerifierYuan1z0825/nature-skills | 46k | 2 repos | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Research
What does Research do?
Investigate questions using high-trust primary sources and traceable citations. Research is an agent skill from stevesolun/ctx. Investigate questions using high-trust primary sources and traceable citations.
When should I use Research?
Research fits situations like: the user asks for research; current documentation; source verification; evidence-backed comparison.
How do I install Research in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add stevesolun/ctx --skill research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/research in stevesolun/ctx) 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 stevesolun/ctx --skill research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/research in stevesolun/ctx) 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 stevesolun/ctx --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 233 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 932 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: Citation Verification Guide (Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar, 5.7k stars), Article Fact Checker (digoal/blog, 8.6k stars), Citation Verification (Light0305/Light-skills, 641 stars) and Grounded Citations (NousResearch/hermes-agent, 252k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Research?
stevesolun (a GitHub user) maintains it in stevesolun/ctx, which has 588 GitHub stars. The repository holds 26 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 4, 2026.
Source: stevesolun/ctx on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.