Agent skill

Keyword Expansion

by WILLOSCAR in WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills

Expand and refine search keywords (synonyms, acronyms, exclusions) and update queries.md.

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Install Keyword Expansion

skills CLI
$ npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill keyword-expansion -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills keyword-expansion --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/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/keyword-expansion .claude/skills/keyword-expansion && 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
keyword-expansion
GitHub stars
513
Token cost
~369 tokens
SKILL.md length
149 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
107
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Expand and refine search keywords (synonyms, acronyms, exclusions) and update queries.md.

  • Works in 3 steps: Extract the current topic scope and… → Propose keyword expansions (synonyms,… → Update queries.md with a clear “why”…
  • SKILL.md covers Triggers & routing, Goal, Inputs and Outputs, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Keyword Expansion is an agent skill from WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills. Expand and refine search keywords (synonyms, acronyms, exclusions) and update queries.md.

Its SKILL.md is about 370 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: Research pipelines as semantic execution units: each skill declares inputs/outputs, acceptance criteria, and guardrails. Evidence-first methodology prevents hollow writing…

Example prompts

  • “/keyword-expansion”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Extract the current topic scope and exclusions.
  2. Propose keyword expansions (synonyms, related terms, acronyms) and add explicit exclusions for common false positives.
  3. Update queries.md with a clear “why” note for each change.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c92912a. 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

Keyword Expansion loads about 369 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 27 tokens; SKILL.md has 149 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~27
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~369

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 149 words (~369 tokens).

name
keyword-expansion
binding
library

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .codex/skills/keyword-expansion of WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit c92912a

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Questions about Keyword Expansion

What does Keyword Expansion do?

Expand and refine search keywords (synonyms, acronyms, exclusions) and update queries.md. Keyword Expansion is an agent skill from WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.md.

How do I install Keyword Expansion in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill keyword-expansion -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/keyword-expansion in WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills) into .claude/skills/keyword-expansion in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Keyword Expansion in Codex?

Run `npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill keyword-expansion -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/keyword-expansion in WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills) into .agents/skills/keyword-expansion in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Keyword Expansion 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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill keyword-expansion -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/keyword-expansion, .gemini/skills/keyword-expansion, .github/skills/keyword-expansion and .opencode/skills/keyword-expansion in your project.

What does Keyword Expansion need to run?

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

Does Keyword Expansion 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 Keyword Expansion 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 Keyword Expansion use?

No licence was found for Keyword Expansion or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Keyword Expansion use?

About 369 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.5k 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 Keyword Expansion?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Keyword Expansion: Agent Refinement (ruvnet/ruflo, 74k stars), Refine (windmill-labs/windmill, 18k stars), SEO Aeo Keyword Research (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars) and Refiner Automation (ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills, 77k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Keyword Expansion?

WILLOSCAR (a GitHub user) maintains it in WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills, which has 513 GitHub stars. The repository holds 107 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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