Agent skill

Deep X Research

Deep, exhaustive research on a topic across X (Twitter) by driving Grok (x.com/i/grok) through surf.

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Install Deep X Research

skills CLI

$ npx skills add w-winter/dot314 --skill deep-x-research -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install w-winter/dot314 deep-x-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/w-winter/dot314.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-x-research .claude/skills/deep-x-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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "deep-x-research" agent skill from https://github.com/w-winter/dot314/tree/main/skills/deep-x-research into .claude/skills/deep-x-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-x-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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/w-winter/dot314/tree/main/skills/deep-x-research

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 w-winter/dot314 --skill deep-x-research -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install w-winter/dot314 deep-x-research --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/w-winter/dot314.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-x-research .agents/skills/deep-x-research && 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 "deep-x-research" agent skill from https://github.com/w-winter/dot314/tree/main/skills/deep-x-research into .agents/skills/deep-x-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-x-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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add w-winter/dot314 --skill deep-x-research -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install w-winter/dot314 deep-x-research --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/w-winter/dot314.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-x-research .cursor/skills/deep-x-research && 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 "deep-x-research" agent skill from https://github.com/w-winter/dot314/tree/main/skills/deep-x-research into .cursor/skills/deep-x-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-x-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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/w-winter/dot314.git --path skills/deep-x-research

--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 w-winter/dot314 --skill deep-x-research -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install w-winter/dot314 deep-x-research --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/w-winter/dot314.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-x-research .gemini/skills/deep-x-research && 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 "deep-x-research" agent skill from https://github.com/w-winter/dot314/tree/main/skills/deep-x-research into .gemini/skills/deep-x-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-x-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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install w-winter/dot314 deep-x-research

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 w-winter/dot314 --skill deep-x-research -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/w-winter/dot314.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-x-research .github/skills/deep-x-research && 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 "deep-x-research" agent skill from https://github.com/w-winter/dot314/tree/main/skills/deep-x-research into .github/skills/deep-x-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-x-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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add w-winter/dot314 --skill deep-x-research -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 w-winter/dot314 deep-x-research --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/w-winter/dot314.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deep-x-research .opencode/skills/deep-x-research && 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 "deep-x-research" agent skill from https://github.com/w-winter/dot314/tree/main/skills/deep-x-research into .opencode/skills/deep-x-research/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deep-x-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: deep-x-research
GitHub stars: 139
Token cost: ~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length: 554 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 7
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Deep, exhaustive research on a topic across X (Twitter) by driving Grok (x.com/i/grok) through surf.

Works in 6 steps: Decompose the topic and budget the queries → Grok sweep → Video pass (visual topics) → …
The user wants comprehensive X research on a concept
SKILL.md covers Steps, Fallback: direct search when… and Troubleshooting
Reaches x.com and video.twimg.com

What it does

Deep X Research is an agent skill from w-winter/dot314. Deep, exhaustive research on a topic across X (Twitter) by driving Grok (x.com/i/grok) through surf. Use when the user wants comprehensive X research on a concept, technique, trend, tool, or creator scene; needs categorized findings with every claim traceable to post URLs; or when a single Grok query is not enough.

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 works with X (Twitter). The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

The user wants comprehensive X research on a concept
Needs categorized findings with every claim traceable to post URLs
A single Grok query is not enough

Example prompts

“/deep-x-research”

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Decompose the topic and budget the queries
Grok sweep
Video pass (visual topics)
Enrich and verify — quota-free
Categorize and analyze
Report with full traceability

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 0c6bbc7. 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 (its code samples are bash and markdown).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
- x.com
- video.twimg.com
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 X Research loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 83 tokens; SKILL.md has 554 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~83
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 w-winter/dot314 at commit 0c6bbc7, republished under its MIT licence (© w-winter). 554 words, ~1,386 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/deep-x-research/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: deep-x-research
description: Deep, exhaustive research on a topic across X (Twitter) by driving Grok (x.com/i/grok) through surf. Use when the user wants comprehensive X research on a concept, technique, trend, tool, or creator scene; needs categorized findings with every claim traceable to post URLs; or when a single Grok query is not enough.
disable-model-invocation: true

Deep X Research

Research a topic across X by putting Grok to work from multiple angles — it runs keyword and semantic X searches and watches videos natively — then deliver categorized findings where every claim is traceable to a post URL.

Requires: surf installed and connected (surf doctor), Chrome logged into x.com. Command reference: the surf skill or surf --help.

Quota: X caps Grok requests (typically 15 per 20 hours on a standard plan). Every surf grok call spends one. Budget the session before the first query and make each query do multi-angle work — never spend a request on what a quota-free step can answer.

Steps

1. Decompose the topic and budget the queries

Break the topic into angles: showcases/examples, techniques & tutorials, tools, notable creators, community discussion — adapt to the topic. Plan a Grok budget of 4-8 queries covering every angle (combine related angles into one query rather than spending two). Done when each angle is assigned to a budgeted query.

2. Grok sweep

Run the budgeted queries sequentially. Engineer each so Grok does the fan-out internally and returns traceable sources:

bash

# Broad pass — force multi-angle search and URLs
surf grok "Do deep research on TOPIC on X. Search both latest and top posts, keyword and semantic. Return the most relevant posts with full post URLs (x.com/user/status/ID) and a one-line description of each."

# Focused passes — one per remaining angle group
surf grok "TOPIC on X: tutorials, techniques, and the tools people use. Include post URLs for every example."

# Deepest pass — spend DeepSearch on the highest-value angle
surf grok "TOPIC: notable creators, how the trend is evolving, and the standout posts of the last 6 months. Post URLs required." --deep-search

Record every post Grok cites: author, one-line gist, full https://x.com/USER/status/ID URL. If a response gives claims without URLs, the next query in the budget re-asks for sources — never leave an angle sourceless. Done when every planned angle has been queried and the final response adds no new relevant posts, or the budget is spent.

3. Video pass (visual topics)

When the topic involves video, editing, or visual style, spend 1-3 budgeted queries having Grok analyze the strongest video posts — it can watch X videos natively:

bash

surf grok "Analyze the videos in these posts: URL1 URL2 URL3 — for each, describe the techniques, pacing, and style, and why it works."

Batch several URLs per query to conserve budget. Done when each analyzed video has notes on what it shows and why it matters for the topic.

4. Enrich and verify — quota-free

For each cited post, open it directly with surf (no Grok spend) to verify the URL resolves and harvest detail Grok didn't give:

bash

surf navigate "https://x.com/USER/status/ID" && surf wait 2
surf page.read --compact          # engagement numbers, thread context
surf network | grep video.twimg   # direct video URL after playback

Done when every URL destined for the References section has been resolved (dead or hallucinated links dropped or replaced).

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5. Categorize and analyze

Group findings into categories that fit the topic. Extract trends: momentum on X, recurring techniques, notable creators, how the topic is evolving. Done when every recorded post is either placed in a category or deliberately dropped as irrelevant.

6. Report with full traceability

# Deep Research on [Topic]

## Summary
[2-4 paragraphs: state of the topic on X]

## Key Trends
- ...

## Categorized Findings
### [Category]
- [Finding with inline post reference]

## Notable Creators & Techniques
- ...

## References
1. [Author — one-line description]
   https://x.com/USER/status/ID
   Video: https://video.twimg.com/... (when captured)

The report is done when every post mentioned anywhere in it appears in References with its full, verified URL — no bare @handles, no "a viral post showed…" without a link.

Fallback: direct search when the Grok quota is exhausted

The x.com search UI costs no Grok requests. Slower and keyword-only, but it keeps the sweep going:

bash

surf navigate "https://x.com/search?q=QUERY&f=live" && surf wait 3   # Latest
surf page.read --compact
surf scroll down 2000    # then page.read again — repeat to load more

Modes via the f= param: Top is the default (no f param) — there is no f=top; f=live = Latest, f=user = People, f=media = Media. Operators compose into the URL-encoded q=: "exact phrase", filter:videos, min_faves:100, min_retweets:50, from:user, since:2026-01-01, until:2026-06-01.

Troubleshooting

Grok replies with a rate-limit message → quota exhausted; switch to the fallback sweep and tell the user when the quota resets.
Grok queries fail outright → surf grok --validate, then retry with a model from the validation output (see the surf skill's AI troubleshooting section).
Grok cites posts without URLs → re-ask in the next budgeted query; do not invent URLs.
Search page shows a login wall → Chrome isn't logged into x.com; ask the user to log in.

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/deep-x-research of w-winter/dot314.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 0c6bbc7

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Questions about Deep X Research

What does Deep X Research do?

Deep, exhaustive research on a topic across X (Twitter) by driving Grok (x.com/i/grok) through surf. Deep X Research is an agent skill from w-winter/dot314.com/i/grok) through surf.

When should I use Deep X Research?

Deep X Research fits situations like: the user wants comprehensive X research on a concept; needs categorized findings with every claim traceable to post URLs; A single Grok query is not enough.

How do I install Deep X Research in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add w-winter/dot314 --skill deep-x-research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/deep-x-research in w-winter/dot314) into .claude/skills/deep-x-research in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Deep X Research in Codex?

Run `npx skills add w-winter/dot314 --skill deep-x-research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/deep-x-research in w-winter/dot314) into .agents/skills/deep-x-research in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Deep X 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 w-winter/dot314 --skill deep-x-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/deep-x-research, .gemini/skills/deep-x-research, .github/skills/deep-x-research and .opencode/skills/deep-x-research in your project.

What does Deep X Research need to run?

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

Does Deep X Research access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: x.com and video.twimg.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Deep X 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 Deep X Research use?

Deep X 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 Deep X Research use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.5k 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 Deep X Research?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Deep X Research: Social (coreyhaines31/marketingskills, 54k stars), Banner Design System (nextlevelbuilder/ui-ux-pro-max-skill, 134k stars), Agent Reach (Panniantong/Agent-Reach, 94k stars) and X to Markdown Converter (JimLiu/baoyu-skills, 26k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Deep X Research?

w-winter (a GitHub user) maintains it in w-winter/dot314, which has 139 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: w-winter/dot314 on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Deep X Research

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Deep X Research

Steps

1. Decompose the topic and budget the queries

2. Grok sweep

3. Video pass (visual topics)

4. Enrich and verify — quota-free

5. Categorize and analyze

6. Report with full traceability

Fallback: direct search when the Grok quota is exhausted

Troubleshooting

Files

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