Deep Research
When you want multi-source, multi-step research on a topic, competitor research before...
Install
npx skills add coreyhaines31/makerskills --skill deep-research -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- coreyhaines31/makerskills880
- Category
- AI and agents
- Updated
- 9d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Lightabout 1,175 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
When you want multi-source, multi-step research on a topic, competitor research before a sales call, market research for a new business idea, positioning angles, due diligence on a partnership or podcast guest, tech decision research (which DB, which auth), or any \"I need to actually understand X.\" Combines web search, URL fetch, agent-browser, last30days (Reddit/X/YouTube/HN/web recency), memory, and Notion. Outputs a structured brief with citations, contradictions, gaps, and recommended next steps. Archives every research run to ~/.config/makerskills/deep-research/archive/ so past work is searchable. Triggers on \"/deep-research,\" \"research X,\" \"investigate X,\" \"do a deep dive on X,\" \"look into X,\" \"what's actually happening with X,\" \"due diligence on X,\" \"validate this market.\" Differs from a one-shot web search: this is multi-pass with verification. Not for standing monitoring (radar) or pulling one post or video (social-fetch, watch-video).
/deep-research, Multi-source research with archive
Plans, executes, and synthesizes research from multiple sources. Archives the output so the corpus compounds.
Step 1, Frame the question
Restate the research question in one tight sentence. If ambiguous, ask the user:
- What's the decision this research will inform?
- What's the minimum useful answer? (Saves over-researching.)
- Any sources to prioritize or avoid?
Output: **Research question:** <one sentence>
Step 2, Plan the sources
Pick from this menu based on the question type. Note which sources you'll hit and why.
| Source | When to use | How (tool names vary by agent) |
|---|---|---|
| Web search (Google) | Authoritative articles, docs, official statements | Your agent's web search (e.g. WebSearch in Claude Code) |
/last30days | What people are actually saying right now, Reddit, X, YouTube, HN, web recency | The last30days skill, if installed. Otherwise skip it and note the gap |
| Specific URLs | When the user hands over starting URLs | Your agent's URL fetch (e.g. WebFetch), or curl + defuddle |
| Browsable pages (auth-walled, JS-heavy) | Pricing pages, product tours, profiles | agent-browser CLI (any agent with a shell) |
| Memory | Prior research / decisions / context the user already captured | your agent's memory, or grep ${MAKERSKILLS_MEMORY:-${MAKERSKILLS_CONFIG:-$HOME/.config/makerskills}/memory}/ |
| Notion | If the topic touches a known Notion workspace | Direct Notion API (key in $NOTION_API_KEY, see reference_notion_api.md) |
| Research archive | Prior /deep-research runs that touched this topic | grep ${MAKERSKILLS_CONFIG:-$HOME/.config/makerskills}/deep-research/archive/ |
Run discovery passes in parallel where possible. Sequential only when one source needs another's output (e.g., agent-browser a URL discovered by web search).
