search-first
Research-before-coding workflow. Search for existing tools, libraries, and patterns before writing custom code. Invokes the researcher agent.
npx skills add mturac/everything-openai-codex --skill search-first --agent codex
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for claude-code, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# /search-first — Research Before You Code Systematizes the "search for existing solutions before implementing" workflow. ## Trigger Use this skill when: - Starting a new feature that likely has existing solutions - Adding a dependency or integration - The user asks "add X functionality" and you're about to write code - Before creating a new utility, helper, or abstraction ## Workflow ``` ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ 0. TOOL AVAILABILITY PREFLIGHT │ │ Check search channels before relying on │ │ them; report skipped channels honestly │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 1. NEED ANALYSIS │ │ Define what functionality is needed │ │ Identify language/framework constraints │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 2. PARALLEL SEARCH (researcher agent) │ │ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ │ │ │ npm / │ │ MCP / │ │ GitHub / │ │ │ │ PyPI │ │ Skills │ │ Web │ │ │ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 3. EVALUATE │ │ Score candidates (functionality, maint, │ │ community, docs, license, deps) │ ├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ 4. DECIDE │ │ ┌─────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────
- Trigger
- Workflow
- Decision Matrix
- How to Use
- Step 0: Tool Availability Preflight
- Quick Mode (inline)
- Full Mode (agent)
- Search Shortcuts by Category
- Development Tooling
- AI/LLM Integration
- Data & APIs
- Content & Publishing
- Integration Points
- With planner agent
What does the search-first skill do?
Research-before-coding workflow. Search for existing tools, libraries, and patterns before writing custom code. Invokes the researcher agent.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mturac/everything-openai-codex --skill search-first --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 mturac/everything-openai-codex, a repository with 84 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.