vibe-research-before-design
Dispatches SOTA research before proposing any new feature, architecture, or technology choice. Use when facing design decisions, not when implementing existing specs.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill research-before-design --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.
# vibe-research-before-design Before proposing any design, architecture, or technology choice — research first. "Other people's documented failures count as observed failure." ## When to Use This Skill - Designing a new feature or system - Choosing between technologies, frameworks, or patterns - Making architectural decisions with long-term consequences - The user asks "how should we build X?" - You're about to say "I recommend..." for a design choice ## When NOT to Use This Skill - Implementing an already-designed spec (the research was done at design time) - Fixing a bug (use `vibe-debugging-journal` instead) - Simple refactoring with no architectural implications - The user has explicitly chosen a technology and wants implementation ## Steps 1. **Identify the design question** — What decision are we making? What are the key constraints? 2. **Dispatch research** — For each major sub-problem, find: - 2+ named real-world projects/libraries with adoption metrics (GitHub stars, npm downloads, production users) - 1+ academic paper or technical blog with year and venue/source - The **mechanism** — how does it actually work? (Not marketing copy) - **Known failures** — what went wrong fo
- When to Use This Skill
- When NOT to Use This Skill
- Steps
- Red Flags
- Output Format
- Research Summary
- Comparison Table
- Recommendation
- Sources
What does the vibe-research-before-design skill do?
Dispatches SOTA research before proposing any new feature, architecture, or technology choice. Use when facing design decisions, not when implementing existing specs.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill research-before-design --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.