agent-research

Manages exploratory research workflows with logs, branches, and benchmarks.

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One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/marin-community/marin --skill agent-research
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Skill: agent-research
Source: https://github.com/marin-community/marin/tree/main/.agents/skills/agent-research
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/marin-community/marin --skill agent-research

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides a structured framework for conducting long-running, exploratory research, ensuring reproducibility, clear decision history, and efficient iteration loops.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Reproducible Research: Maintains detailed logs, branches, and snapshots for transparent research processes.
  • Iterative Experimentation: Facilitates rapid iteration on benchmarks, experiments, and hypotheses across multiple sessions.
  • Handoff Quality: Ensures clear documentation and artifacts for human and future agent collaboration.
  • Use Case: Use this skill when tasked with a complex, multi-stage investigation into model performance, requiring detailed tracking of experiments, hypotheses, and results over an extended period.

Quick Start

Initiate a new research thread by creating a dedicated branch, an experiment issue, and a research logbook.

Frequently Asked Questions about agent-research

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I maintain reproducibility across long-running research workflows?

To manage iterative experimentation across multiple sessions, you initiate a dedicated branch, create an experiment issue, and maintain a research logbook. This structure facilitates rapid iteration on benchmarks and hypotheses while preserving context for future agent collaboration.

What is the best way to track hypotheses and benchmarks over extended investigations?

Tracking complex investigations over an extended period requires a structured framework that manages detailed logs, branches, and snapshots. This approach ensures clear documentation of benchmark studies, iterative development, and experiment artifacts for transparent research processes.

Can I use this structured framework for multi-stage model performance investigations?

Yes, this framework supports complex, multi-stage investigations into model performance. It provides structured artifact management and decision logging, making it suitable for exploratory research that requires detailed tracking of experiments and results over an extended period.

Does this research workflow approach support handoff to human collaborators?

This research workflow approach ensures clear documentation and artifacts for both human and future agent collaboration. By enforcing detailed decision logging and artifact management, it maintains high handoff quality so collaborators can seamlessly resume long-running exploratory research.

When should I not use a dedicated experimentation and logbook framework?

A dedicated experimentation and logbook framework is not suited for simple, single-session tasks that do not require reproducibility or complex investigations. It is designed specifically for long-running, exploratory research workflows needing iterative development and detailed artifact management.