Agent skill

Research

by Weizhena in Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills

对目标话题进行初步调研,生成调研outline。用于学术调研、benchmark调研、技术选型等场景. An agent skill from Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills.

MITAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Research

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills --skill research -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills 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/Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-zh/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
2.3k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~603 tokens
SKILL.md length
82 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
10
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

对目标话题进行初步调研,生成调研outline。用于学术调研、benchmark调研、技术选型等场景. An agent skill from Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills.

  • Works in 5 steps: 模型内部知识生成初步框架 → Web Search补充 → 询问用户已有字段 → …
  • Research & Science work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers 触发方式, 执行流程, 输出路径 and 后续命令
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder

What it does

Research is an agent skill from Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills. 对目标话题进行初步调研,生成调研outline。用于学术调研、benchmark调研、技术选型等场景。

Its SKILL.md is about 600 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `validate_json.py`).

It sits in Research & Science. The repository describes itself as: Structured deep research skill for Claude Code/Open Code/Codex with human-in-the-loop control. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Research & Science work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/research”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Glob, WebSearch, Task, AskUserQuestion

Workflow steps

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

  1. 模型内部知识生成初步框架
  2. Web Search补充
  3. 询问用户已有字段
  4. 生成Outline(分离文件)
  5. 输出并确认

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6ce38f6. 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:

    • Read
    • Write
    • Glob
    • WebSearch
    • Task
    • AskUserQuestion

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships script files (Python), which the agent can run.

    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 603 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 15 tokens; SKILL.md has 82 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~15
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~603

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 Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills at commit 6ce38f6, republished under its MIT licence (© Weizhena). 82 words, ~603 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
对目标话题进行初步调研,生成调研outline。用于学术调研、benchmark调研、技术选型等场景。
allowed-tools
Read, Write, Glob, WebSearch, Task, AskUserQuestion
user-invocable
true

Research Skill - 初步调研

触发方式

/research <topic>

执行流程

Step 1: 模型内部知识生成初步框架

基于topic,利用模型已有知识生成:

  • 该领域的主要研究对象/items列表
  • 建议的调研字段框架

输出{step1_output},使用AskUserQuestion确认:

  • items列表是否需要增减?
  • 字段框架是否满足需求?
Step 2: Web Search补充

使用AskUserQuestion询问时间范围(如:最近6个月、2024年至今、不限)。

参数获取:

  • {topic}: 用户输入的调研话题
  • {YYYY-MM-DD}: 当前日期
  • {step1_output}: Step 1生成的完整输出内容
  • {time_range}: 用户指定的时间范围

硬约束:以下prompt必须严格复述,仅替换{xxx}中的变量,禁止改写结构或措辞。

启动1个web-search-agent(后台),Prompt模板:

python
prompt = f"""## 任务
调研话题: {topic}
当前日期: {YYYY-MM-DD}

基于以下初步框架,补充最新items和推荐调研字段。

## 已有框架
{step1_output}

## 目标
1. 验证已有items是否遗漏重要对象
2. 根据遗漏对象进行补充items
3. 继续搜索{topic}相关且{time_range}内的items并补充
4. 补充新fields

## 输出要求
直接返回结构化结果(不写文件):

### 补充Items
- item_name: 简要说明(为什么应该加入)
...

### 推荐补充字段
- field_name: 字段描述(为什么需要这个维度)
...

### 信息来源
- [来源1](url1)
- [来源2](url2)
"""

One-shot示例(假设调研AI Coding发展史):

## 任务
调研话题: AI Coding 发展史
当前日期: 2025-12-30

基于以下初步框架,补充最新items和推荐调研字段。

## 已有框架
### Items列表
1. GitHub Copilot: Microsoft/GitHub开发,首个主流AI编程助手
2. Cursor: AI-first IDE,基于VSCode
...

### 字段框架
- 基本信息: name, release_date, company
- 技术特性: underlying_model, context_window
...

## 目标
1. 验证已有items是否遗漏重要对象
2. 根据遗漏对象进行补充items
3. 继续搜索AI Coding 发展史相关且2024年至今内的items并补充
4. 补充新fields

## 输出要求
直接返回结构化结果(不写文件):

### 补充Items
- item_name: 简要说明(为什么应该加入)
...

### 推荐补充字段
- field_name: 字段描述(为什么需要这个维度)
...

### 信息来源
- [来源1](url1)
- [来源2](url2)
Step 3: 询问用户已有字段

使用AskUserQuestion询问用户是否有已定义的字段文件,如有则读取并合并。

Step 4: 生成Outline(分离文件)

合并{step1_output}、{step2_output}和用户已有字段,生成两个文件:

outline.yaml(items + 配置):

  • topic: 调研主题
  • items: 调研对象列表
  • execution:
    • batch_size: 并行agent数量(需AskUserQuestion确认)
    • items_per_agent: 每个agent调研项目数(需AskUserQuestion确认)
    • output_dir: 结果输出目录(默认./results)

fields.yaml(字段定义):

  • 字段分类和定义
  • 每个字段的name、description、detail_level
  • detail_level分层:极简 → 简要 → 详细
  • uncertain: 不确定字段列表(保留字段,deep阶段自动填充)
Step 5: 输出并确认
  • 创建目录: ./{topic_slug}/
  • 保存: outline.yaml 和 fields.yaml
  • 展示给用户确认

输出路径

{当前工作目录}/{topic_slug}/
  ├── outline.yaml    # items列表 + execution配置
  └── fields.yaml     # 字段定义

后续命令

  • /research-add-items - 补充items
  • /research-add-fields - 补充字段
  • /research-deep - 开始深度调研

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Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/research-zh/research of Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • validate_json.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6ce38f6

Used in 1 other repository

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

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Questions about Research

What does Research do?

对目标话题进行初步调研,生成调研outline。用于学术调研、benchmark调研、技术选型等场景. An agent skill from Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills. Research is an agent skill from Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills.

When should I use Research?

Research fits situations like: research & Science work in your project.

How do I install Research in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills --skill research -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research-zh/research in Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills) 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 Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills --skill research -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research-zh/research in Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills) 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 Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills --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?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Research needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Glob, WebSearch, Task, AskUserQuestion.

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 603 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Research?

Weizhena (a GitHub user) maintains it in Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills, which has 2,319 GitHub stars. The repository holds 10 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 23, 2026.

Source: Weizhena/Deep-Research-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.