Research
Research tools and academic skills
3205 skills in this category
Subcategories
arxiv-research
Use when searching academic papers on arXiv, understanding research content, building literature reviews, or generating citations for academic writing
web-reference-fetcher
Fetch web content from URLs, extract specific topics using subagents, and save structured summaries as markdown. This skill should be used when other skills or workflows need to retrieve and analyze web documentation. Input is URL(s) and topic names, output is detailed markdown summaries saved to specified paths.
software-debugging
Find and fix bugs systematically. Use when encountering errors, test failures, or unexpected behavior. Hypothesis-driven debugging to locate root causes and implement minimal fixes.
gemini-research
Web research via Gemini CLI with Google Search grounding. Generates markdown report. Claude MUST append analysis section after. Use for real-time data: news, docs, code examples, fact verification.
ninja-patterns
NinjaTrader 8 NinjaScript indicator scaffold and patterns. Provides C# structure guidance and triggers doc-researcher for API verification. Use when developing NinjaTrader indicators.
product-manager-toolkit
Comprehensive toolkit for product managers including RICE prioritization, customer interview analysis, PRD templates, discovery frameworks, and go-to-market strategies. Use for feature prioritization, user research synthesis, requirement documentation, and product strategy development.
ruby-skill-creator
Create new Claude Code Skills using Ruby as the control flow language. Use this skill when users want to author Skills with programmatic logic, conditionals, loops, and dynamic behavior using Ruby code. Ideal for Skills requiring IF/THEN conditionals, variable-driven control flow, dynamic file references, or complex multi-step workflows that benefit from a programming language over static markdown.
snd-plugin-references
Tracking document for SND plugin skills, repository references, and missing documentation. Use this to find official sources and prioritize skill creation.
project-orchestrator
Master coordinator for complete project setup from ideation to ready-to-code. Manages workflow through ideation, research, tech stack selection, documentation, and project initialization to deliver working projects in minutes.
obsidian
DEPRECATED - Use the journal and notes skills instead
markdown-optimizer
Optimize markdown files for LLM consumption by adding YAML front-matter with metadata and TOC, normalizing heading hierarchy, removing noise and redundancy, converting verbose prose to structured formats, and identifying opportunities for Mermaid diagrams. Use when preparing technical documentation, notes, research, or knowledge base content for use as LLM reference material or in prompts.
configure-claude-code
Applies personalized Claude Code settings. Use when setting up Claude Code preferences on a new machine.
schema-reference
Automatically reference and validate schemas from both legacy data sources and medallion layer data sources (bronze, silver, gold) before generating PySpark transformation code. This skill should be used proactively whenever PySpark ETL code generation is requested, ensuring accurate column names, data types, business logic, and cross-layer mappings are incorporated into the code.
planning-with-persistent-files
Manages multi-phase tasks using persistent markdown files as cross-session memory. Syncs plan state to TodoWrite for UI visibility. Triggers: 3+ phase tasks, research, multi-session work, refactors, or keywords like "plan", "track progress", "resume", "continue", "break this down", "organize".
e2e
Playwright E2E testing patterns with chrome-devtools MCP integration.Reference for integration tests, A11y validation, and visual regression.
marketing
Frameworks, strategies, and templates for planning and executing marketing campaigns. Use this skill for market research, crafting messages, segmentation, and analyzing results.
grantwriter
Expert guide for writing successful research funding proposals for biological sciences. Specialized focus on NIH grants, biomedical research funding, career development awards, and fellowship applications. Covers proposal structure, review criteria, budget planning, collaboration strategies, and biological research-specific considerations.
supabase-database-ops
Critical guardrail for Supabase database operations ensuring multi-tenant isolation with publication_id filtering, proper use of supabaseAdmin, avoiding SELECT *, error handling patterns, and secure server-side database access. Use when writing database queries, working with supabase, accessing newsletter_campaigns, articles, rss_posts, or any tenant-scoped data.
smalltalk-usage-finder
Class and method usage analyzer for Pharo Smalltalk. Provides expertise in understanding class responsibilities through class comments (get_class_comment), discovering usage patterns via references (search_references_to_class), finding example methods (exampleXXX patterns), analyzing method usage in context (search_references with polymorphism handling), generating package overviews (list_classes with comment analysis), and resolving ambiguous names (search_classes_like, search_methods_like). Use when understanding what a class does, finding usage examples for classes or methods, discovering how to use an API, analyzing package structure and purpose, resolving unclear class or method names, or learning usage patterns from real-world code.
animation-principles-deep-dive
Use when someone needs comprehensive reference material on animation principles with technical depth and extensive context