skill
Research
Investigate a question against high-trust primary sources and capture the findings as a Markdown file in the repo. Use when the user wants a topic researched, docs or API facts gathered, or reading legwork delegated to a background agent.
About
Spin up a **background agent** to do the research, so you keep working while it reads.
Its job:
1. Investigate the question against **primary sources** (official docs, source code, specs, first-party APIs), not a secondary write-up of them. Follow every claim back to the source that owns it. 2. Write the findings to a single Markdown file, citing each claim's source. 3. Save it where the repo already keeps such notes; match the existing convention, and if there is none, put it somewhere sensible and say where.
Install
Run this command
npx skills add mattpocock/skillsWorks with
Manual steps
Install with `npx skills add mattpocock/skills`, or clone the repository and copy the `skills/engineering/research` folder into your Claude skills directory.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Research skill?
Investigate a question against high-trust primary sources and capture the findings as a Markdown file in the repo. Use when the user wants a topic researched, docs or API facts gathered, or reading legwork delegated to a background agent.
How do I install Research?
Run this in your terminal:
npx skills add mattpocock/skillsWhich AI tools does Research work with?
It works with claude_app, claude_code, claude_api, cursor, codex, windsurf, cline, zed.
Who made Research?
mattpocock.
Is Research free?
Yes, it is free to use.
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