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Researches topics via web search to identify approaches, papers, implementations, tradeoffs, and recommendations. Creates structured Markdown reports in reports/ directory.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/research-papers:researchThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
Research a topic and create comprehensive implementation-focused findings.
Research a topic and create comprehensive implementation-focused findings.
Conduct web-based research on $ARGUMENTS to answer:
Search the web to find:
Fetch and read these pages to:
Write findings to ./reports/research-$ARGUMENTS.md:
# Research: $ARGUMENTS
## Summary
[One paragraph overview of findings]
## Approaches Found
### [Approach 1 Name]
**Source:** [URL]
**Description:** [What it is]
**Pros:** [Advantages]
**Cons:** [Disadvantages]
**Complexity:** [Low/Medium/High]
[Repeat for each major approach]
## Key Papers
- [Author (Year)](URL) - [What it contributes]
- [Author (Year)](URL) - [What it contributes]
## Existing Implementations
- **[Name]** ([URL]): [Description, language, license]
## Complexity vs Quality Tradeoffs
[Analysis of what level of complexity gets what level of quality]
## Recommendations
[Specific recommendations for this project's research area]
## Estimated Implementation Effort
- **Minimal approach:** [What you get]
- **Full approach:** [What you get]
## Open Questions
- [ ] [Unresolved question]
- [ ] [Area needing more investigation]
## References
- [Full citation with URL]
If Edit/Write fails with "file unexpectedly modified":
./relative, C:/forward/slashes, C:\back\slashesYou may be running alongside other agents. NEVER use git restore/checkout/reset/clean.
When done, reply ONLY:
Done - see reports/research-$ARGUMENTS.md
Do NOT:
npx claudepluginhub ctoth/research-papers-plugin --plugin research-papersGathers external information via web search and fetch, synthesizing findings into a verified markdown report. Useful for researching libraries and comparing approaches.
Deep research on any topic by conducting web searches and fetching content. Can also add files or URLs to a research index. Useful for building knowledge bases or investigating unfamiliar subjects.
Conducts deep parallel research on a topic using web searches, saves cited markdown files with validated URLs, and produces a synthesis summary.