Research

Skill aiskillstore/marketplace/skills/consiliency/research

Coordinate quick, standard, or extensive research across web, documentation, and code sources, then synthesize findings with confidence labels.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill research

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SKILL.md

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Research Skill

Multi-source parallel research with confidence-based synthesis.

Trigger Phrases

When user asks:

"research X for me"
"find out about X"
"what's the current status of X"
"gather information on X"
"deep dive into X"

Quick Reference

Mode	Speed	Depth	Use Case
quick	~30s	Shallow	Fact check, simple lookup
standard	~2min	Moderate	Typical research
extensive	~8min	Deep	Comprehensive analysis

Command

/ai-dev-kit:research [mode] [query]

Mode Selection

Need quick answer? ─────────────► quick
  │
  ├─ Need current info? ────────► standard
  │
  └─ Need comprehensive? ───────► extensive

Research Types

Type	Sources	Best For
Web	WebSearch	Current events, latest docs
Docs	Local ai-docs/	Library usage, patterns
Code	Codebase grep	Implementation examples

Confidence Levels

Level	Meaning	Source Count
HIGH	Very reliable	3+ agree
MEDIUM	Likely accurate	2 agree
LOW	Needs verification	1 only
CONFLICTING	Check manually	Sources disagree

Cookbook

cookbook/quick-mode.md - Fast fact-checking pattern
cookbook/standard-mode.md - Balanced research pattern
cookbook/extensive-mode.md - Deep research pattern

Reference

reference/researcher-types.md - Available researcher agents
reference/synthesis-patterns.md - How findings are combined

Common Gotchas

Timeout: Extensive mode may timeout on slow connections. Results are still returned.
Docs only: If web is down, doc-only results are returned with note.
Conflicting info: Review "Conflicting Information" section when present.

What ships with it: 5 files

26.2 KB alongside SKILL.md

cookbook/

reference/

researcher-types.md2.5 KB

skill-report.json17.8 KB