research-external
External research workflow for docs, web, APIs - NOT codebase exploration
Profile →npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill research-external --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.
# External Research Workflow Research external sources (documentation, web, APIs) for libraries, best practices, and general topics. > **Note:** The current year is 2025. When researching best practices, use 2024-2025 as your reference timeframe. ## Invocation ``` /research-external <focus> [options] ``` ## Question Flow (No Arguments) If the user types just `/research-external` with no or partial arguments, guide them through this question flow. Use AskUserQuestion for each phase. ### Phase 1: Research Type ```yaml question: "What kind of information do you need?" header: "Type" options: - label: "How to use a library/package" description: "API docs, examples, patterns" - label: "Best practices for a task" description: "Recommended approaches, comparisons" - label: "General topic research" description: "Comprehensive multi-source search" - label: "Compare options/alternatives" description: "Which tool/library/approach is best" ``` **Mapping:** - "How to use library" → library focus - "Best practices" → best-practices focus - "General topic" → general focus - "Compare options" → best-practices with comparison framing ### Phase 2: Specific Topic ```yaml question: "What specifically
- Invocation
- Question Flow (No Arguments)
- Phase 1: Research Type
- Phase 2: Specific Topic
- Phase 3: Library Details (if library focus)
- Phase 4: Depth
- Phase 5: Output
- Summary Before Execution
- Focus Modes (First Argument)
- Options
- Workflow
- Step 1: Parse Arguments
- Step 2: Execute Research by Focus
- Step 3: Synthesize Findings
Semantic search in package If thorough depth, also grep for specific patterns Supplement with official docs if URL known AI-synthesized research (sonar-pro) If comparing alternatives Chain-of-thought for complex decisions Deep comprehensive research Recent developments Scrape relevant documentation pages found in perplexity results
What does the research-external skill do?
External research workflow for docs, web, APIs - NOT codebase exploration
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3 --skill research-external --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 parcadei/Continuous-Claude-v3, a repository with 3,879 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.