Agent skill

Research Notes

by ymx10086 in ymx10086/ResearchClaw

Create, search, and organize structured research notes with tags and paper references.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Research Notes

skills CLI
$ npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill research-notes -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install ymx10086/ResearchClaw research-notes --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/ymx10086/ResearchClaw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/src/researchclaw/agents/skills/research_notes .claude/skills/research-notes && 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-notes
GitHub stars
313
Token cost
~190 tokens
SKILL.md length
65 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
15
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Create, search, and organize structured research notes with tags and paper references.

  • The user wants persistent notes inside the research workspace
  • SKILL.md covers Tools and Guidance
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder

What it does

Research Notes is an agent skill from ymx10086/ResearchClaw. Create, search, and organize structured research notes with tags and paper references. Use when the user wants persistent notes inside the research workspace.

Its SKILL.md is about 190 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `__init__.py`).

The repository describes itself as: ResearchClaw is a personal AI assistant built for research: fast to set up, easy to run locally or in the cloud, and ready to integrate with the chat apps you already use. With…

When your agent uses it

  • The user wants persistent notes inside the research workspace

Example prompts

  • “/research-notes”

Requirements

  • Python 3

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1baaa92. 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 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 Notes loads about 190 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 43 tokens; SKILL.md has 65 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~43
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~190

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 65 words (~190 tokens).

“Use this skill when the user wants to save observations, tag ideas, or search prior notes.”

— opening of SKILL.md by ymx10086, Custom licence
name
research-notes
emoji
🗂️
triggers
notes, research notes, note taking, save note

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in src/researchclaw/agents/skills/research_notes of ymx10086/ResearchClaw.

  • SKILL.md
  • __init__.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1baaa92

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Organize Filesjxxghp/MoviePilot12k—~965Automated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
Review Tagshashicorp/terraform-provider-aws11k—~462Automated safety check: PassMPL-2.0

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Questions about Research Notes

What does Research Notes do?

Create, search, and organize structured research notes with tags and paper references. Research Notes is an agent skill from ymx10086/ResearchClaw. Create, search, and organize structured research notes with tags and paper references.

When should I use Research Notes?

Research Notes fits situations like: the user wants persistent notes inside the research workspace.

How do I install Research Notes in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill research-notes -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (src/researchclaw/agents/skills/research_notes in ymx10086/ResearchClaw) into .claude/skills/research-notes in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Research Notes in Codex?

Run `npx skills add ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill research-notes -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (src/researchclaw/agents/skills/research_notes in ymx10086/ResearchClaw) into .agents/skills/research-notes in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Research Notes 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 ymx10086/ResearchClaw --skill research-notes -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-notes, .gemini/skills/research-notes, .github/skills/research-notes and .opencode/skills/research-notes in your project.

What does Research Notes need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Research Notes needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Research Notes 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 Notes 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 Notes use?

Research Notes has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Research Notes use?

About 190 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 760 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 Research Notes?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Research Notes: Organization (thedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist, 74k stars), File Organizer (davila7/claude-code-templates, 32k stars), Organize Space (asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks, 69k stars) and Organize Files (jxxghp/MoviePilot, 12k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Research Notes?

ymx10086 (a GitHub user) maintains it in ymx10086/ResearchClaw, which has 313 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on April 4, 2026.

Source: ymx10086/ResearchClaw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.