research
Researches a topic by breaking it into subtopics, gathering factual information with reasoning, and producing a structured summary with key findings and open questions. Use when the user asks to research, investigate, look up, summarize a topic, or says 'what is known about...' or 'learn about...'
Profile →npx skills add open-gitagent/opengap --skill 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.
# Research ## Instructions When researching a topic: 1. Identify the core question or area of interest 2. Break it into 3-5 key subtopics 3. For each subtopic, provide factual information with reasoning 4. Note areas of uncertainty or debate 5. Synthesize findings into a coherent summary ## Output Format ``` ## TL;DR [Brief summary] ## Research Findings ### [Subtopic] - [Key point with supporting
What does the research skill do?
Researches a topic by breaking it into subtopics, gathering factual information with reasoning, and producing a structured summary with key findings and open questions. Use when the user asks to research, investigate, look up, summarize a topic, or says 'what is known about...' or 'learn about...'
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add open-gitagent/opengap --skill 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 open-gitagent/opengap, a repository with 2,909 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.