nw-research
Gathers knowledge from web and files, cross-references across multiple sources, and produces cited research documents. Use when investigating technologies, patterns, or decisions that need evidence backing.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill nw-research --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# NW-RESEARCH: Evidence-Driven Knowledge Research **Wave**: CROSS_WAVE **Agent**: Nova (nw-researcher) **Command**: `*research` ## Overview Systematic evidence-based research with source verification. Cross-wave support providing research-backed insights for any nWave phase using trusted academic|official|industry sources. Optional `--skill-for={agent-name}` distills research into a practitioner-focused skill file for a specific agent. ## Orchestration: Trusted Source Config At orchestration time, before invoking the researcher subagent: 1. **Read Config** — Read `.nwave/trusted-source-domains.yaml` from the project root. Gate: file read attempted. 2. **Seed If Missing** — If file missing, write it from the defaults in `## Default Trusted Sources` below, then notify the user: "Seeded `.nwave/trusted-source-domains.yaml` with defaults (7 categories, 42 trusted domains, 5 excluded). Edit the YAML directly to customize." Gate: file exists. 3. **Embed Config** — Embed the YAML content inline in the researcher subagent Task prompt so the agent receives trusted source config via prompt context. Gate: YAML present in Task prompt. ## Agent Invocation @nw-researcher Execute \*research on {t
- Overview
- Orchestration: Trusted Source Config
- Agent Invocation
- Output Management
- Success Criteria
- Next Wave
- Examples
- Example 1: Standalone research
- Example 2: Research with agent skill
- Expected Outputs
- Default Trusted Sources
What does the nw-research skill do?
Gathers knowledge from web and files, cross-references across multiple sources, and produces cited research documents. Use when investigating technologies, patterns, or decisions that need evidence backing.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill nw-research --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.