# Company Research

Company discovery and deep research skill.

- Repository: https://github.com/browserbase/skills (3748 stars)
- Category: Writing
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-27
- Runs scripts: yes, review before use

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add browserbase/skills --skill company-research -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add browserbase/skills --skill company-research -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add browserbase/skills --skill company-research -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add browserbase/skills --skill company-research -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add browserbase/skills`

## Description

Company discovery and deep research skill. Researches a company's product and ICP, discovers target companies to sell to using Browserbase Search API, deeply researches each using a Plan→Research→Synthesize pattern, and scores ICP fit, compiled into a scored research report and CSV. Supports depth modes (quick/deep/deeper) for balancing scale vs intelligence. Use when the user wants to: (1) find companies to sell to, (2) research potential customers, (3) discover companies matching an ICP, (4) build a target company list, (5) do market research on prospects. Triggers: "find companies to sell to", "company research", "find prospects", "ICP research", "target companies", "who should we sell to", "market research", "lead research", "prospect list".

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Company Research

Discover and deeply research companies to sell to. Uses Browserbase Search API for discovery and a Plan→Research→Synthesize pattern for deep enrichment, outputting a scored research report and CSV.

**Required**: `BROWSERBASE_API_KEY` env var and `browse` CLI installed.

**First-run setup**: On the first run you'll be prompted to approve `browse cloud fetch`, `browse cloud search`, `cat`, `mkdir`, `sed`, etc. Select **"Yes, and don't ask again for: browse cloud fetch:\*"** (or equivalent) for each to auto-approve for the session. To permanently approve, add these to your `~/.claude/settings.json` under `permissions.allow`:
```json
"Bash(browse:*)", "Bash(bunx:*)", "Bash(bun:*)", "Bash(node:*)",
"Bash(cat:*)", "Bash(mkdir:*)", "Bash(sed:*)", "Bash(head:*)", "Bash(tr:*)", "Bash(rm:*)"
```

**Path rules**: Always use the full literal path in all Bash commands, NOT `~` or `$HOME` (both trigger "shell expansion syntax" approval prompts). Resolve the home directory once and use it everywhere. When constructing subagent prompts, replace `{SKILL_DIR}` with the full literal path.

**Output directory**: All research output goes to `~/Desktop/{company_slug}_research_{YYYY-MM-DD}/`. This directory contains one `.md` file per researched company plus a final `.csv`. The user gets both the scored spreadsheet and the full research files on their Desktop.

The rest: https://github.com/browserbase/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/company-research/SKILL.md