deep-research

Conducts multi-source research with adversarial claim verification and cited report synthesis.

4|1|Updated Jul 31, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/alvis/.agents --skill deep-research-alvis
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: deep-research
Source: https://github.com/alvis/.agents/tree/main/plugins/essential/skills/deep-research
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/alvis/.agents --skill deep-research-alvis

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Investigating complex topics often produces shallow summaries built on unverified claims, with no way to trace findings back to sources or resume an interrupted research run. This Skill enforces systematic multi-source fact-finding where every load-bearing claim must survive adversarial verification before entering the report. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Parallel Source Analysis: Dispatches subagents to analyze batches of up to 10 sources, extracting falsifiable claims with supporting quotes and credibility classes, tracked in a resumable source-tracker.md. - Iterative Discovery: Follows source → insight → new source chains up to 3 levels deep, detecting duplicates and circular references to keep the run convergent. - Adversarial Claim Verification: Runs a three-vote skeptical panel per claim, classifying each as confirmed, refuted, or unverified, so weak or outdated claims never become findings. - Use Case: Ask it to research the current state of a technology or market; it produces a cited report with confidence ratings, debates, refuted-claim transparency, and explicit research gaps. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to run deep research on your topic, for example: research the current state of solid-state battery commercialization with a focus on manufacturing scalability.

Frequently Asked Questions about deep-research

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

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How do I run a deep research investigation on a complex topic?

Provide a research topic and an optional focus area as arguments. The skill plans a source strategy by topic type, analyzes sources in parallel subagent batches, verifies claims adversarially, and writes a cited report.md with confidence ratings.

How does adversarial claim verification work in research reports?

Each load-bearing claim is tested by three independent skeptical verifier subagents that try to refute it. A claim is confirmed with at least 2 valid votes and fewer than 2 refutes, refuted with 2 or more refute votes, and unverified when the panel fails.

Can an interrupted research run be resumed later?

Yes. The source-tracker.md file records every source's status, discovery level, and origin, acting as a checkpoint. On restart, completed analyses are kept and the run continues from pending or analyzing sources.

When should I not use deep research for a question?

Do not use it for questions a single web search answers, for metric-driven candidate optimization (use autoresearch instead), or for any output without source attribution, since every finding must trace to its sources.

What happens when all research claims are refuted or unverified?

If every claim is refuted, the research is reported as inconclusive due to weak sources. If all panels fail, it is reported as an infrastructure failure with a retry recommendation rather than claiming nothing was found.