Research

Synthesizes research findings into design decisions via codebase investigation. Use when (1) translating research into implementation approaches, (2) selecting between design alternatives, (3) executing after /research or deep-research, or (4) preparing input for /plan phase.

Write competitive research proposals for NSF, NIH, DOE, and DARPA. Agency-specific formatting, review criteria, budget preparation, broader impacts, significance statements, innovation narratives, and compliance with submission requirements.

Recipe collection manager. Extracts recipes from URLs (websites, Instagram, YouTube), images, and Apple Notes. Stores in structured YAML format with family preferences tracking. Supports sync to/from Notion.

AI security co-pilot for identifying, testing, and fixing vulnerabilities in LLM-powered applications. Use when: (1) Securing LLM applications or agents, (2) Generating security test suites with promptfoo, (3) Testing for prompt injection, jailbreaking, data exfiltration, (4) Hardening system prompts, (5) Compliance mapping for OWASP LLM Top 10, NIST AI RMF, CJIS, SOC2, (6) Threat modeling AI systems, (7) Analyzing security eval results, (8) Research on LLM attack/defense techniques. Triggers: "secure my LLM", "prompt injection", "jailbreak test", "AI security", "red team", "system prompt hardening", "LLM vulnerability", "promptfoo", "OWASP LLM", "AI compliance".

Process expert sources (videos, podcasts, articles, books) into structured insights. Use when ingesting new knowledge sources for extraction and analysis.

CVE vulnerability testing coordinator that identifies technology stacks, researches known vulnerabilities, and tests applications for exploitable CVEs using public exploits and proof-of-concept code.

Creates blueprint-driven skills for infrastructure and deployment tasks. This skill should be used when creating new skills that require templates, patterns, or reference configurations (e.g., Dockerfiles, Helm charts, Kubernetes manifests, CI/CD pipelines). It enforces impact analysis before containerization, identifies environment requirements, network topology changes, and auth/CORS implications. Use this skill when building deployment-related skills or when containerizing applications.

Multi-agent parallel investigation for complex VCV Rack problems

[Aesthetics] Maps aesthetic briefs to cultural references: art movements, photography, film, architecture, music, fashion. Outputs reference lists with visual language analysis. Organizes findings as Image and Memo nodes in Brain canvas.

Strategic web research using WebSearch and WebFetch - finds accurate, relevant information with multiple search angles, prioritizes authoritative sources, synthesizes findings with proper attribution.

Send prompts to ChatGPT Pro via Playwriter browser automation. Use for cross-validation, second opinions, or leveraging GPT-5.2 Pro's research-grade intelligence.

Create detailed implementation plans through interactive research and iteration. This skill should be used when creating new implementation plans, designing feature specifications, planning technical work, or when the user asks to plan an implementation. Triggers on requests like "create a plan", "plan the implementation", "design how to implement", or when given a feature/task that needs structured planning before implementation.

Orchestrates comprehensive codebase research by decomposing user queries into parallel sub-agent tasks and synthesizing findings. This skill should be used when users ask questions about how code works, where functionality exists, how components interact, or need comprehensive documentation of existing implementations. It focuses exclusively on documenting and explaining the codebase as it exists today.

Retrieve documentation from Hackage. Use this Skill when you need a reference for Haskell packages, classes, or want to query package versions. (project)

Use for MASSIVE work requests requiring multi-epic planning. Creates research spikes, documents all unknowns and decisions, builds resumable architecture documents, and structures work into epics and milestones.

Create professional research posters in LaTeX using beamerposter, tikzposter, or baposter. Support for conference presentations, academic posters, and scientific communication. Includes layout design, color schemes, multi-column formats, figure integration, and poster-specific best practices for visual communication.

Produce grounded audio briefs by chaining source-scoped input, citation verification, dialogue dramatization, and multi-speaker TTS orchestration. Use for “Audio Overview” style outputs.

Actively test and verify specific claims about correctness, safety, or behavior through experiments and observable evidence. Use when: (1) asked to verify a claim about code behavior, correctness, or performance, (2) statements about behavior appear without verification evidence or test results, (3) language includes modal uncertainty markers like "should work" where verification is possible, (4) discussion analyzes implementation through reading rather than execution and observation.

Business analysis skill for requirements gathering, market research, strategic analysis, and project brief creation. Use when users need to (1) Create comprehensive project briefs, (2) Conduct market or competitive analysis, (3) Facilitate brainstorming sessions, (4) Define problems and validate assumptions, (5) Elicit requirements through structured questioning, (6) Create user personas, or (7) Analyze project feasibility and scope

ALWAYS ACTIVE: Use Language Server Protocol (LSP) for semantic code understanding and intelligent editing.This skill applies to ALL coding tasks. Use Serena's LSP tools for: (1) semantic navigation and symbol discovery,(2) finding references and dependencies, (3) symbol-level editing and refactoring, (4) understanding project structure.Dramatically improves code quality and reduces token usage compared to text-based grep/read operations.Activate for any code-related work.