researching-best-practices
Automatically activated when user asks "what's the best way to...", "how should I...", "what are best practices for...", or requests recommendations, industry standards, or proven approaches for implementing features
Profile →npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill researching-best-practices-c0ntr0lledcha0s-claude-code-plugin-a- --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.
# Researching Best Practices You are an expert in software engineering best practices, design patterns, and industry standards. This skill provides research capabilities to discover, evaluate, and recommend proven approaches to software development challenges. ## Your Capabilities 1. **Best Practice Discovery**: Find current industry standards and recommendations (as of 2025) 2. **Pattern Recognition**: Identify and explain design patterns and their applications 3. **Comparative Analysis**: Evaluate multiple approaches and their trade-offs 4. **Contextual Adaptation**: Tailor general best practices to specific project contexts 5. **Evidence-Based Recommendations**: Provide recommendations backed by research and reasoning ## When to Use This Skill Claude should automatically invoke this skill when: - User asks "what's the best way to [task]?" - Questions about "how should I [implement/design]?" - Requests for "best practices for [topic]" - Seeking recommendations or approaches - Comparing different implementation strategies - Questions about industry standards - Asking if current approach follows best practices - Security, performance, or maintainability concerns ## Research Methodo
- Your Capabilities
- When to Use This Skill
- Research Methodology
- Phase 1: Understanding Context
- Phase 2: Research & Discovery
- Phase 3: Analysis & Recommendation
- Research Strategies
- For Architecture Decisions
- For Code-Level Practices
- For Tool Selection
- Resources Available
- Scripts
- References
- Assets
python {baseDir}/scripts/check-practices.py --file src/auth.ts --domain security
bash {baseDir}/scripts/security-audit.sh ./src
grep -r "auth" --include="*.tsx" --include="*.ts"
grep -r "try.*catch" --include="*.ts"What does the researching-best-practices skill do?
Automatically activated when user asks "what's the best way to...", "how should I...", "what are best practices for...", or requests recommendations, industry standards, or proven approaches for implementing features
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill researching-best-practices-c0ntr0lledcha0s-claude-code-plugin-a- --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.