Research
Research tools and academic skills
3205 skills in this category
Subcategories
docs-applying-diataxis-framework
Diátaxis documentation framework for organizing content into four categories - tutorials (learning-oriented), how-to guides (problem-solving), reference (technical specifications), and explanation (conceptual understanding). Essential for creating and organizing documentation in docs/ directory.
report-findings
Structure and present research findings with source authority assessment, cross-referencing, and confidence calibration. Use when synthesizing multi-source research, presenting findings, comparing options, or when report, findings, synthesis, sources, or --report are mentioned. Micro-skill loaded by research-and-report, codebase-analysis, and other investigation skills.
ui-agent-patterns
Patterns for delegating UI work to specialized agents. Covers synthesis-master vs specialized agents, multi-agent UI generation workflows, and orchestration strategies for complex UI tasks.
pentest-metasploit
Penetration testing framework for exploit development, vulnerability validation, and authorized security assessments using Metasploit Framework. Use when: (1) Validating vulnerabilities in authorized security assessments, (2) Demonstrating exploit impact for security research, (3) Testing defensive controls in controlled environments, (4) Conducting authorized penetration tests with proper scoping and authorization, (5) Developing post-exploitation workflows for red team operations.
latex-setup
Installs and configures complete LaTeX development environment on macOS with MacTeX, Skim viewer, and SyncTeX support. Use when setting up new machine, installing LaTeX, or configuring PDF viewer.
plan-with-tdd-and-prd
Comprehensive planning guidelines for PRDs, TDDs, and discovery documents. Invoke when planning projects or code changes.Common user requests: - "Write a PRD for [feature]" - "Draft a TDD for [feature]" - "Plan [feature]" - "Plan a code change" - "Write discovery document for [feature]" - "Research and plan [topic]"
terminal-print
Print iTerm2 terminal output to HP network printer. Strips ANSI escape codes, wraps in monospace code block, generates PDF via pandoc/xelatex, previews, and prints. Invoke on - print terminal, terminal to printer, print session, lpr output, print command output, terminal PDF.
crack-hashcat
Advanced password recovery and hash cracking tool supporting multiple algorithms and attack modes. Use when: (1) Performing authorized password auditing and security assessments, (2) Recovering passwords from captured hashes in forensic investigations, (3) Testing password policy strength and complexity, (4) Validating encryption implementations, (5) Conducting security research on cryptographic hash functions, (6) Demonstrating password weakness in penetration testing reports.
latex-tables
Creates modern LaTeX tables with tabularray package for fixed-width columns, proper alignment, and clean syntax. Use when creating tables or working with column layouts.
thematic-doc-generator
Generate comprehensive, publication-quality technical manuals with thematic storytelling using multi-agent orchestration. Use when user asks for themed documentation, narrative technical guides, memorable training materials, or mentions themes like Victorian, steampunk, art deco, medieval, or nautical combined with technical topics. Triggers on phrases like "create themed manual", "documentation with storytelling", or requests to make docs "more engaging" or "memorable".
firecrawl-research
This skill should be used when the user requests to research topics using FireCrawl, enrich notes with web sources, search and scrape information, or write scientific/academic papers. It extracts research topics from markdown files, creates research documents with scraped sources, generates BibTeX bibliographies from research results, and provides Pandoc/MyST templates for academic writing with citation management.
notion
Store and manage competitor research results in a Notion database
fix-blog-images
Fix and optimize images in uncommitted blog posts. Use when preparing blog posts for publication, fixing broken image paths, renaming generic image names (image.png), moving images to proper /images/blog/ directory, improving alt text, or checking image references before committing. Trigger on "fix blog images", "check images", "prepare post for publish", or after pasting screenshots into markdown.
microsim-p5
Create an interactive educational MicroSim using the p5.js JavaScript library with distinct regions for drawing and interactive controls. Each MicroSim is a directory located in the /docs/sims folder. It has a main.html file that references the javascript code and the main.html can be referenced as an iframe from the index.md. The metadata.json contains Dublin core metadata about the MicroSim.
claude-command-authoring
Creates custom slash commands for Claude Code with proper syntax, frontmatter, arguments, bash execution, and file references. Use when building slash commands, creating custom Claude Code commands, setting up team workflows, or when users mention slash commands, command files, or .md command creation.
taste-eval
Evaluate creative work against explicit taste preferences. Use when drafting to align with project aesthetics, when reviewing to surface preference conflicts, or when generating voting options to reflect diverse tastes.
reference-generator
This skill generates curated, verified reference lists for textbooks with level-appropriate resources (10 for junior-high, 20 for senior-high, 30 for college, 40 for graduate). References are formatted with links, publication details, and relevance descriptions. Use this skill when working with intelligent textbooks that need academic references, either book-level or chapter-level.
council-advice
Multi-model AI council for actionable project advice. Leverages Gemini 3 Flash and GPT-5.2 skills in parallel, then synthesizes through an Opus Judge for stage-appropriate, non-overkill recommendations. Use when seeking architectural guidance, code review synthesis, or implementation planning.
qwen-google-research-integrator
Qwen Google Research Integrator
idea-lab
Timeboxed divergent ideation that outputs ranked options plus day-one experiments.