web-search-researcher
Research topics using web search and content fetching to find accurate, current information. Use when you need modern information, official documentation, best practices, technical solutions, or comparisons beyond your training data. Provides systematic web research with strategic searches, content analysis, and synthesized findings.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill web-search-researcher --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.
# Web Search Research Expert web research specialist skill for finding accurate, relevant information from web sources using WebSearch and WebFetch tools. ## When to Use Use this skill when you need to: - Find modern information not in your training data - Locate official documentation for APIs, libraries, or frameworks - Research best practices and current recommendations - Discover technical solutions to specific problems - Compare technologies, approaches, or tools - Verify version-specific information or recent changes - Investigate emerging trends or recent developments ## Date Context Awareness **CRITICAL**: Always check your environment context (`<env>`) for the current date before starting research. **Why this matters**: - Ensures searches use current year for recent information - Helps evaluate source freshness and relevance - Prevents relying on outdated best practices - Improves search result quality **How to use**: 1. Check `<env>` tag for "Today's date: YYYY-MM-DD" 2. Extract current year (e.g., 2025) 3. Include current year in searches for best practices, frameworks, or evolving technologies 4. Use current date to evaluate publication freshness (within 12-18 months =
- When to Use
- Date Context Awareness
- Core Responsibilities
- 1. Analyze the Query
- 2. Execute Strategic Searches
- 3. Fetch and Analyze Content
- 4. Synthesize Findings
- Search Strategies
- For API/Library Documentation
- For Best Practices
- For Technical Solutions
- For Comparisons
- Search Efficiency
- Progressive Search Strategy
What does the web-search-researcher skill do?
Research topics using web search and content fetching to find accurate, current information. Use when you need modern information, official documentation, best practices, technical solutions, or comparisons beyond your training data. Provides systematic web research with strategic searches, content analysis, and synthesized findings.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill web-search-researcher --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.