Research

This walks you through building a research framework before you dive deep into a topic. It starts by drafting an initial structure from Claude's knowledge, then spins up a web search agent to find recent additions and gaps, and finally outputs two YAML files: one with your research targets and execution config (batch size, parallel agents), another with field definitions organized by detail level. The workflow is pretty rigid about its prompts, which means consistent output but less flexibility if you want to tweak the search strategy. Best for structured competitive analysis or technology comparisons where you need a repeatable framework. Once you have the outline, you'd use the follow-up commands to actually execute the deep research phase.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add weizhena/deep-research-skills --skill research --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Research Skill - Preliminary Research

Trigger

/research <topic>

Workflow

Step 1: Generate Initial Framework from Model Knowledge

Based on topic, use model's existing knowledge to generate:

Main research objects/items list in this domain
Suggested research field framework

Output {step1_output}, use request_user_input to confirm:

Need to add/remove items?
Does field framework meet requirements?

Step 2: Web Search Supplement

Use request_user_input to ask for time range (e.g., last 6 months, since 2024, unlimited).

Parameter Retrieval:

{topic}: User input research topic
{YYYY-MM-DD}: Current date
{step1_output}: Complete output from Step 1
{time_range}: User specified time range

Hard Constraint: The following prompt must be strictly reproduced, only replacing variables in {xxx}, do not modify structure or wording.

Launch 1 web-search-agent (background), Prompt Template:

prompt = f"""## Task
Research topic: {topic}
Current date: {YYYY-MM-DD}

Based on the following initial framework, supplement latest items and recommended research fields.

## Existing Framework
{step1_output}

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