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Researches technical topics from official primary sources and saves structured Markdown reports.

20|2|Updated May 16, 2026
Search Tags:#markdown#research#knowledge#web browsing#primary sources#official documentation#technical report
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/reddb-io/red-skills --skill research-reddb-io
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: research
Source: https://github.com/reddb-io/red-skills/tree/main/plugins/dev/skills/knowledge/research
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/reddb-io/red-skills --skill research-reddb-io

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Finding accurate technical information is hard when search results are dominated by SEO blogs, outdated tutorials, and unofficial summaries. This Skill performs deep research restricted to official documentation, repositories, specs, and release notes, then saves a structured, date-stamped report you can rely on for implementation planning. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Primary-Source-Only Research: Prioritizes official docs, repository READMEs, RFCs, specs, and release notes while explicitly excluding SEO blogs and Medium posts. - Structured Report Generation: Saves a templated Markdown report with executive summary, key findings, API/CLI/config details, version notes, gotchas, and source-by-source notes to .red/researches/<YYYY-MM-DD>-<slug>.md. - Collision-Safe Saving: Appends a numeric suffix instead of overwriting existing reports, and supports --deep mode for extended source-by-source coverage. - Use Case: Before integrating a new library, run /research <library> authentication flow --deep to get a cited, official-source-backed report covering API details, versioning, and gotchas. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to research a technical topic using official sources, for example: run /research on the OAuth 2.0 device authorization flow and save it as oauth-device-flow.

Frequently Asked Questions about research

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I research a technical topic using only official documentation?▼

Invoke /research with your topic, and the Skill searches official documentation sites, repository docs, specs, and release notes in priority order. It saves a structured Markdown report with cited sources to .red/researches/.

How to save a research report with a custom filename?▼

Pass the --save-as flag with a slug, such as /research <topic> --save-as my-slug. The report is saved as .red/researches/<YYYY-MM-DD>-my-slug.md, with a numeric suffix appended if the path already exists.

What sources does official-source research exclude?▼

The Skill never cites SEO blogs or Medium posts and avoids generic tutorials, StackOverflow answers, and unofficial summaries. If you explicitly request non-primary sources, they are flagged as non-primary in the report.

What is the difference between default research and --deep mode?▼

Default mode provides enough depth for implementation planning. The --deep flag follows secondary official links and includes more extensive source-by-source notes in the saved report.

What happens if a research report file already exists?▼

The Skill never silently overwrites an earlier report. If .red/researches/<YYYY-MM-DD>-<slug>.md already exists, it appends a numeric suffix such as -2 to create a new file.

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