Agent skill

Search First

Research-before-coding workflow. An agent skill from aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team.

MITAuto-check passedDevelopment

Install Search First

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team --skill search-first -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team search-first --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/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/search-first .claude/skills/search-first && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "search-first" agent skill from https://github.com/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team/tree/main/skills/search-first into .claude/skills/search-first/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "search-first", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team/tree/main/skills/search-first

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team --skill search-first -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team search-first --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/search-first .agents/skills/search-first && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "search-first" agent skill from https://github.com/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team/tree/main/skills/search-first into .agents/skills/search-first/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "search-first", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team --skill search-first -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team search-first --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/search-first .cursor/skills/search-first && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "search-first" agent skill from https://github.com/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team/tree/main/skills/search-first into .cursor/skills/search-first/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "search-first", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team.git --path skills/search-first

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team --skill search-first -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team search-first --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/search-first .gemini/skills/search-first && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "search-first" agent skill from https://github.com/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team/tree/main/skills/search-first into .gemini/skills/search-first/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "search-first", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team search-first

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team --skill search-first -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/search-first .github/skills/search-first && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "search-first" agent skill from https://github.com/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team/tree/main/skills/search-first into .github/skills/search-first/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "search-first", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team --skill search-first -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team search-first --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/search-first .opencode/skills/search-first && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "search-first" agent skill from https://github.com/aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team/tree/main/skills/search-first into .opencode/skills/search-first/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "search-first", 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: search-first
GitHub stars: 105
Used in: 7 other repos
Token cost: ~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length: 392 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 167
Repo updated: Oct 8, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Research-before-coding workflow. An agent skill from aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team.

Works in 5 steps: Does this already exist in the repo? →… → Is this a common problem? → Search… → Is there an MCP for this? → Check… → …
Tasks that involve Linting and formatting
SKILL.md covers Trigger, Workflow, Decision Matrix and How to Use, plus 4 more sections
Calls go

What it does

Search First is an agent skill from aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team. Research-before-coding workflow. Search for existing tools, libraries, and patterns before writing custom code. Invokes the researcher agent.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Development, covering Linting and formatting. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: An installable, cross-framework AI organization: C-suite agents, expert subagents, curated skills, independent review, and one-command setup across 18 AI client/runtime adapters. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Linting and formatting

Example prompts

“/search-first”

Requirements

Node.js

Workflow steps

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

Does this already exist in the repo? → rg through relevant modules/tests first
Is this a common problem? → Search npm/PyPI
Is there an MCP for this? → Check ~/.claude/settings.json and search
Is there a skill for this? → Check ~/.claude/skills/
Is there a GitHub implementation/template? → Run GitHub code search for maintained OSS before writing net-new code

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 331ecd3. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- go
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

Search First loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 39 tokens; SKILL.md has 392 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~39
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.4k

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 aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team at commit 331ecd3, republished under its MIT licence (© aAAaqwq). 392 words, ~1,417 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/search-first/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: search-first
description: Research-before-coding workflow. Search for existing tools, libraries, and patterns before writing custom code. Invokes the researcher agent.
origin: ECC

/search-first — Research Before You Code

Systematizes the "search for existing solutions before implementing" workflow.

Trigger

Use this skill when:

Starting a new feature that likely has existing solutions
Adding a dependency or integration
The user asks "add X functionality" and you're about to write code
Before creating a new utility, helper, or abstraction

Workflow

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  1. NEED ANALYSIS                           │
│     Define what functionality is needed      │
│     Identify language/framework constraints  │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  2. PARALLEL SEARCH (researcher agent)      │
│     ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐  │
│     │  npm /   │ │  MCP /   │ │  GitHub / │  │
│     │  PyPI    │ │  Skills  │ │  Web      │  │
│     └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘  │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  3. EVALUATE                                │
│     Score candidates (functionality, maint, │
│     community, docs, license, deps)         │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  4. DECIDE                                  │
│     ┌─────────┐  ┌──────────┐  ┌─────────┐  │
│     │  Adopt  │  │  Extend  │  │  Build   │  │
│     │ as-is   │  │  /Wrap   │  │  Custom  │  │
│     └─────────┘  └──────────┘  └─────────┘  │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  5. IMPLEMENT                               │
│     Install package / Configure MCP /       │
│     Write minimal custom code               │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Decision Matrix

Signal	Action
Exact match, well-maintained, MIT/Apache	Adopt — install and use directly
Partial match, good foundation	Extend — install + write thin wrapper
Multiple weak matches	Compose — combine 2-3 small packages
Nothing suitable found	Build — write custom, but informed by research

How to Use

Quick Mode (inline)

Before writing a utility or adding functionality, mentally run through:

Does this already exist in the repo? → rg through relevant modules/tests first
Is this a common problem? → Search npm/PyPI
Is there an MCP for this? → Check ~/.claude/settings.json and search
Is there a skill for this? → Check ~/.claude/skills/
Is there a GitHub implementation/template? → Run GitHub code search for maintained OSS before writing net-new code

Full Mode (agent)

For non-trivial functionality, launch the researcher agent:

Task(subagent_type="general-purpose", prompt="
  Research existing tools for: [DESCRIPTION]
  Language/framework: [LANG]
  Constraints: [ANY]

  Search: npm/PyPI, MCP servers, Claude Code skills, GitHub
  Return: Structured comparison with recommendation
")

Search Shortcuts by Category

Development Tooling

Linting → eslint, ruff, textlint, markdownlint
Formatting → prettier, black, gofmt
Testing → jest, pytest, go test
Pre-commit → husky, lint-staged, pre-commit

AI/LLM Integration

Claude SDK → Context7 for latest docs
Prompt management → Check MCP servers
Document processing → unstructured, pdfplumber, mammoth

Data & APIs

HTTP clients → httpx (Python), ky/got (Node)
Validation → zod (TS), pydantic (Python)
Database → Check for MCP servers first

Show full SKILL.md (153 more words)Show less

Content & Publishing

Markdown processing → remark, unified, markdown-it
Image optimization → sharp, imagemin

Integration Points

With planner agent

The planner should invoke researcher before Phase 1 (Architecture Review):

Researcher identifies available tools
Planner incorporates them into the implementation plan
Avoids "reinventing the wheel" in the plan

With architect agent

The architect should consult researcher for:

Technology stack decisions
Integration pattern discovery
Existing reference architectures

With iterative-retrieval skill

Combine for progressive discovery:

Cycle 1: Broad search (npm, PyPI, MCP)
Cycle 2: Evaluate top candidates in detail
Cycle 3: Test compatibility with project constraints

Examples

Example 1: "Add dead link checking"

Need: Check markdown files for broken links
Search: npm "markdown dead link checker"
Found: textlint-rule-no-dead-link (score: 9/10)
Action: ADOPT — npm install textlint-rule-no-dead-link
Result: Zero custom code, battle-tested solution

Example 2: "Add HTTP client wrapper"

Need: Resilient HTTP client with retries and timeout handling
Search: npm "http client retry", PyPI "httpx retry"
Found: got (Node) with retry plugin, httpx (Python) with built-in retry
Action: ADOPT — use got/httpx directly with retry config
Result: Zero custom code, production-proven libraries

Example 3: "Add config file linter"

Need: Validate project config files against a schema
Search: npm "config linter schema", "json schema validator cli"
Found: ajv-cli (score: 8/10)
Action: ADOPT + EXTEND — install ajv-cli, write project-specific schema
Result: 1 package + 1 schema file, no custom validation logic

Anti-Patterns

Jumping to code: Writing a utility without checking if one exists
Ignoring MCP: Not checking if an MCP server already provides the capability
Over-customizing: Wrapping a library so heavily it loses its benefits
Dependency bloat: Installing a massive package for one small feature

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/search-first of aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 331ecd3

Used in 7 other repositories

We found 12 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 7 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Search First

What does Search First do?

Research-before-coding workflow. An agent skill from aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team. Search First is an agent skill from aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team. Research-before-coding workflow.

When should I use Search First?

Search First fits situations like: tasks that involve Linting and formatting.

How do I install Search First in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team --skill search-first -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/search-first in aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team) into .claude/skills/search-first in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Search First in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team --skill search-first -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/search-first in aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team) into .agents/skills/search-first in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Search First 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 aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team --skill search-first -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/search-first, .gemini/skills/search-first, .github/skills/search-first and .opencode/skills/search-first in your project.

What does Search First need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Search First needs the command-line tools its instructions call (go). Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Search First 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 Search First 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 Search First use?

Search First 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 Search First use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.7k 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 Search First?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Search First: Ue Code Authoring (JasonMa0012/MooaToon, 750 stars), Typescript Style (tjx666/vscode-mcp, 105 stars), Vscode MCP Architecture (tjx666/vscode-mcp, 105 stars) and Aeon Config Doctor (aeonfun/aeon, 767 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Search First?

aAAaqwq (a GitHub user) maintains it in aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team, which has 105 GitHub stars. The repository holds 167 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

Source: aAAaqwq/AGI-Super-Team on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Search First

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

/search-first — Research Before You Code

Trigger

Workflow

Decision Matrix

How to Use

Quick Mode (inline)

Full Mode (agent)

Search Shortcuts by Category

Development Tooling

AI/LLM Integration

Data & APIs

Content & Publishing

Integration Points

With planner agent

With architect agent

With iterative-retrieval skill

Examples

Example 1: "Add dead link checking"

Example 2: "Add HTTP client wrapper"

Example 3: "Add config file linter"

Anti-Patterns

Files

Used in 7 other repositories

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