research
Research a topic and create a new note in the vault. Use this skill whenever the user wants to learn about a topic they don't know yet, investigate a question, explore an idea, or asks "what is X", "research X", "tell me about X", "I want to understand X", "look into X". Also triggers on /research. This is for BROAD research (web + vault) — for academic papers specifically, use /paper-discover instead.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill research-tuan3w-obsidian-vault-agent --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.
<Purpose> Deep research on any topic — search the web and the vault, then synthesize findings into a high-quality vault note. Unlike a quick web search, this skill decomposes the question, searches multiple angles, checks what the vault already knows, and produces a note with source links, confidence levels, and vault connections. </Purpose> <Use_When> - User asks to research a topic ("research quantum error correction") - User wants to understand something new ("what is RLHF and why does it matter?") - User wants a research note created in the vault - User uses /research with a topic </Use_When> <Do_Not_Use_When> - User wants to find academic papers specifically (use /paper-discover) - User wants to process an existing vault note (use /process) - User wants to synthesize across existing vault notes (use /synthesize) - User has a YouTube video to process (use /youtube) </Do_Not_Use_When> <Steps> ## Stage 1: PLAN — Decompose the Question Parse the topic from $ARGUMENTS. If vague, ask one clarifying question. Break the research topic into 3-5 **specific sub-questions** that together cover the topic well. Think about: - What IS it? (definition, core mechanism) - Why does it matter? (m
- Stage 1: PLAN — Decompose the Question
- Stage 2: SEARCH VAULT — What Do We Already Know?
- Stage 3: SEARCH WEB — Multi-Query, Parallel
- Stage 4: DEEPEN — Find Gaps and Conflicts
- Stage 5: SYNTHESIZE — Build the Note
- Stage 6: INTEGRATE — Create the Vault Note
What does the research skill do?
Research a topic and create a new note in the vault. Use this skill whenever the user wants to learn about a topic they don't know yet, investigate a question, explore an idea, or asks "what is X", "research X", "tell me about X", "I want to understand X", "look into X". Also triggers on /research. This is for BROAD research (web + vault) — for academic papers specifically, use /paper-discover instead.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill research-tuan3w-obsidian-vault-agent --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.