GitHub Deep Research
bytedance/deer-flow
Researches a GitHub repository over four rounds using the GitHub API and web search, then writes a structured markdown report with timeline, metrics and Mermaid diagrams.
A skill your agent uses when a research-brief workspace has a small paper set plus outline and needs a compact reader-facing briefing instead of a full survey.
Install Snapshot Writer
$ npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill snapshot-writer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills snapshot-writer --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/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/snapshot-writer .claude/skills/snapshot-writer && 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 "snapshot-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/snapshot-writer into .claude/skills/snapshot-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "snapshot-writer", 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/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/snapshot-writerType 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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill snapshot-writer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills snapshot-writer --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/snapshot-writer .agents/skills/snapshot-writer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "snapshot-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/snapshot-writer into .agents/skills/snapshot-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "snapshot-writer", 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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill snapshot-writer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills snapshot-writer --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/snapshot-writer .cursor/skills/snapshot-writer && 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 "snapshot-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/snapshot-writer into .cursor/skills/snapshot-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "snapshot-writer", 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/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git --path .codex/skills/snapshot-writer--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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill snapshot-writer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills snapshot-writer --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/snapshot-writer .gemini/skills/snapshot-writer && 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 "snapshot-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/snapshot-writer into .gemini/skills/snapshot-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "snapshot-writer", 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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills snapshot-writerInstalls 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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill snapshot-writer -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/snapshot-writer .github/skills/snapshot-writer && 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 "snapshot-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/snapshot-writer into .github/skills/snapshot-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "snapshot-writer", 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 WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill snapshot-writer -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills snapshot-writer --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/snapshot-writer .opencode/skills/snapshot-writer && 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 "snapshot-writer" agent skill from https://github.com/WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills/tree/main/.codex/skills/snapshot-writer into .opencode/skills/snapshot-writer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "snapshot-writer", 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
snapshot-writer- GitHub stars
- 513
- Token cost
- ~521 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 223 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 107
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when a research-brief workspace has a small paper set plus outline and needs a compact reader-facing briefing instead of a full survey.
- A research-brief workspace has a small paper set plus outline and needs a compact reader-facing briefing instead of a full survey
- SKILL.md covers Triggers & routing, Inputs, Output and Script boundary, plus 3 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder
- Tasks that involve Deep research
What it does
Snapshot Writer is an agent skill from WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills. Use when a research-brief workspace has a small paper set plus outline and needs a compact reader-facing briefing instead of a full survey.
Its SKILL.md is about 520 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/run.py`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Deep research. 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…
When your agent uses it
- A research-brief workspace has a small paper set plus outline and needs a compact reader-facing briefing instead of a full survey
- Tasks that involve Deep research
Example prompts
- “/snapshot-writer”
Requirements
- Python 3
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
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (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
Snapshot Writer loads about 521 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 39 tokens; SKILL.md has 223 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 223 words (~521 tokens).
“Transforms a small core set plus a bullets-only outline into the final research-brief deliverable.”
- name
- snapshot-writer
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in .codex/skills/snapshot-writer of WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills.
- SKILL.md
- scripts/run.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit c92912a
Compare with similar skills
Snapshot Writer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snapshot Writer this skillWILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills | 513 | — | ~521 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| GitHub Deep Researchbytedance/deer-flow | 84k | 4 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Deep Research WorkflowTokenRhythm/opensquilla | 7.1k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Deep Researchsanjay3290/ai-skills | 432 | 9 repos | ~683 | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| Horizontal-Vertical Deep ResearchKKKKhazix/khazix-skills | 21k | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Academic Research PipelineImbad0202/academic-research-skills | 51k | — | ~15k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Snapshot Writer
What does Snapshot Writer do?
A skill your agent uses when a research-brief workspace has a small paper set plus outline and needs a compact reader-facing briefing instead of a full survey. Snapshot Writer is an agent skill from WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills. Use when a research-brief workspace has a small paper set plus outline and needs a compact reader-facing briefing instead of a full survey.
When should I use Snapshot Writer?
Snapshot Writer fits situations like: A research-brief workspace has a small paper set plus outline and needs a compact reader-facing briefing instead of a full survey; tasks that involve Deep research.
How do I install Snapshot Writer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill snapshot-writer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/snapshot-writer in WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills) into .claude/skills/snapshot-writer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Snapshot Writer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills --skill snapshot-writer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/snapshot-writer in WILLOSCAR/research-units-pipeline-skills) into .agents/skills/snapshot-writer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Snapshot Writer 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 snapshot-writer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/snapshot-writer, .gemini/skills/snapshot-writer, .github/skills/snapshot-writer and .opencode/skills/snapshot-writer in your project.
What does Snapshot Writer need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Snapshot Writer needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Snapshot Writer 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 Snapshot Writer 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Snapshot Writer use?
No licence was found for Snapshot Writer or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Snapshot Writer use?
About 521 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k 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 Snapshot Writer?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Snapshot Writer: GitHub Deep Research (bytedance/deer-flow, 84k stars), Deep Research Workflow (TokenRhythm/opensquilla, 7.1k stars), Deep Research (sanjay3290/ai-skills, 432 stars) and Horizontal-Vertical Deep Research (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Snapshot Writer?
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.