Deep Research
Use this skill when the user wants an evidence-based research memo, literature review...
Install
npx skills add staruhub/ClaudeSkills --skill deep-research -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- staruhub/ClaudeSkills731
- Category
- Writing
- Updated
- 3mo ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 2,468 tokens
- Runs scripts
- Yes, review before use
What it does
Use this skill when the user wants an evidence-based research memo, literature review, market/policy/technical landscape, or a multi-source decision brief with citations, trade-offs, and a clear conclusion. Best for tasks that need synthesis across multiple external sources, iterative follow-up research, or a reusable written artifact. Do not use for quick factual lookups, single-source summaries, simple Q&A, summarizing one document the user already provided, plan-only requests where the user explicitly defers the actual research, or when the user wants a short answer with no need for cited evidence (a short but evidence-backed conclusion is still a brief memo, which this skill covers). Chinese trigger examples: "帮我调研", "深度研究", "综述报告", "技术选型分析", "竞品研究", "政策分析".
Deep Research V8.1
This skill is for evidence-rich research outputs, not for every question that happens to mention “analysis”.
The V8 shift is simple:
- Single-agent first. Start with one lead agent and only fan out when parallel work will clearly help.
- Thin harness, fat skill. Put reusable judgment and workflow here; keep deterministic checks in scripts.
- Context organization over prompt stuffing. Load the minimum active context bundle, then pull in references only when needed.
- Eval and observability built in. A good report is not enough; the run must also be diagnosable and improvable.
What this skill should produce
Choose the lightest artifact that satisfies the task.
| Output type | Use when | Typical length | Required artifacts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brief memo | user wants a concise answer with evidence | 800-1800 words | research-plan.md, registry.md, draft.md, run-summary.json |
| Full report | user asks for comprehensive analysis / literature review / decision document | 2500-6000 words | all core artifacts + evaluation.md |
| Delta update | user says “continue”, “second round”, “what changed”, “deepen round 2” | 600-1800 words | prior round handoff (references/handoff-format.md) + new notes + delta draft |
If the user did not ask for a long report, default to Brief memo.
When NOT to use this skill
Do not activate for:
- quick fact lookups or simple definitions
- summarizing a single provided article/PDF/page
- short comparisons the model can answer directly from 1-2 sources
- brainstorming without evidence requirements
- tasks where the user explicitly wants a short answer, not a report
If in doubt, ask yourself: Does this task need a reusable evidence artifact and multi-source synthesis? If not, do something simpler.
