Best Claude skills for research
Research skills make your agent search wider and cite better: multi-source deep research, academic paper pipelines, literature reviews and trend scans across Reddit, X, YouTube and Hacker News. The best ones keep a source list and separate facts from interpretation.
632 research skills · ranked live · November 2026
The top 10. Ranked by the Alyn Score.
- 1#1
Matt Pocock
Research
Investigate a question against high-trust primary sources and capture the findings as a Markdown file in the repo. Use when the user wants a topic researched, docs or API facts gathered, or…
Pack321k33MScore 89 - 2#2
Corey Haines
Marketingskills
Corey Haines
Customer Research
When the user wants to run or synthesize customer research, or asks what customer quotes, reviews, or feedback really mean, what is safe to conclude, and what to ask next: interviews…
Pack60k6.3MScore 88 - 3#3
Corey Haines
Marketingskills
Prospecting
When the user wants to find and qualify prospects for outbound, or asks who to target first, which signal to prioritize, or where to spot buyers with the problem: buying signals…
Pack60k6.3MScore 88 - 4#4
Addy Osmani
Source Driven Development
Grounds every implementation decision in official documentation. Use when you want to verify an approach against the official docs before implementing it, or when you want authoritative…
Pack115k1.8MScore 85 - 5#5
K-Dense
Scientific Agent Skills
K-Dense
Alphagenome
Looks up precomputed AlphaGenome Atlas effects for any GRCh38 single-nucleotide variant (AVI score with Phred and 18 SHAP feature attributions, plus raw and quantile scores for RNA-seq…
Pack57k328kScore 84 - 6#6
K-Dense
Scientific Agent Skills
Analytical Method Validation
Plans, executes, and documents validation, verification, and transfer of analytical procedures under the governing framework - ICH Q2(R2) and Q14, USP //, ICH M10 bioanalytical, CLSI EP, or…
Pack57k328kScore 84 - 7#7
K-Dense
Scientific Agent Skills
Arbor
Applies Arbor Hypothesis Tree Refinement to research artifacts with repeatable evaluators, including model training, agent harnesses, data synthesis and benchmark optimization. Uses…
Pack57k328kScore 84 - 8#8
Yuan1z0825
Nature Downloader
Use when a user needs lawful academic full text, CNKI institutional access, English OA retrieval, publisher API access, institutional browser fallback, or supporting information downloads.
Pack53k301kScore 84 - 9#9
Nature Paper Card
Build a structured deep-reading Paper Card for one scientific paper, analysing methods, experiment-to-claim evidence, limitations, and research ideas. Use for 论文精读卡、方法拆解、证据链分析; not…
Pack53k301kScore 84 - 10#10
Shubhamsaboo
Advisor Orchestrator Worker
Use when a task is too large for one model pass, needs parallel research or generation across many subtasks (like researching a dozen competitors at once), or the user asks to orchestrate…
Pack144k83kScore 83
What makes a great research skill.
Citations for every claim, with links you can check.
Multiple sources per question and a way to resolve conflicts.
A final synthesis step, not a pile of search results.
All 632 research skills.
Adkid-Zephyr
Anti Defensive Writing Skill
Adkid-Zephyranti-defensive-writing-en
Stops defensive writing across the entire paper lifecycle — writing, revising, cutting, and organizing experiments. Treats the paper as a press conference, not a project summary, lab log…
sanjay3290
AI Skills
sanjay3290apple-container
Apple's open-source `container` CLI to build, run, and manage OCI/Linux containers as lightweight per-container VMs on Apple-silicon macOS — no Docker daemon required. Use when the user…
aipoch
Medical Research Skills
aipocharxiv-preflight
Run a submission-readiness preflight on a manuscript before arXiv upload. Use when the user is preparing an arXiv submission, asks to check a paper before uploading, mentions hallucinated…
aipoch
Medical Research Skills
aipochconference-abstract-writer
Condenses a full study into conference-submission abstract format. Use when adapting a manuscript abstract or study summary to meet a specific conference's word limit, structured format…
jamditis
Claude Skills Journalism
jamditiscrisis-communications
Crisis communication and rapid-response workflows. Use when covering breaking news or coordinating fast fact-checking on deadline.
iflytekcue-omni-reader
Parse and understand an HTTP(S) URL or an authorized local document, audio, or video source through Cue Omni Reader when the Agent has the official Omni MCP tools.
Corey Haines
Makerskills
Corey Hainesdeep-research
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…
aipoch
Medical Research Skills
aipochdiscussion-composer
Composes a Discussion around key findings, mechanisms, clinical relevance, and limitations. Use when writing or improving a Discussion section for any biomedical manuscript — including…
jamditis
Claude Skills Journalism
jamditisfact-check-workflow
Structured fact-checking workflow. Use when verifying claims for publication, rating claims, or setting pre-publication checks.
sanjay3290
AI Skills
sanjay3290gemini-api
Call the Gemini API from the shell with Google's `gemini-api` CLI, when that binary is installed — text and reasoning, image generation and editing, text-to-speech, music, video…
nowork-studio
Notfair Plugin
nowork-studiogeo-optimizer
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) — make content rank in AI search answers from ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. Audits existing content, rewrites for AI…
alchaincyfhuashu-research
结构化网络调研流程，确保调研成果增量保存到文件，不因会话截断丢失。当用户说"调研"、"搜索资料"、"帮我查一下"、"了解一下"、"最新信息"时使用此技能。
nowork-studio
Notfair Plugin
nowork-studiokeyword-research
Discover, analyze, and prioritize keywords for SEO and GEO content strategies from a seed keyword or niche. Identifies high-value opportunities based on search volume, competition, intent…
sanjay3290
AI Skills
sanjay3290manus
Delegate complex, long-running tasks to Manus AI agent for autonomous execution. Use when user says 'use manus', 'delegate to manus', 'send to manus', 'have manus do', 'ask manus', 'check…
dongshuyanrun-history-skill-upgrader
Use real run evidence, validation failures, source drift, platform drift, and user feedback to plan and, only after explicit approval, apply structural upgrades to an existing skill. Use…
yusufkaraaslanskill-builder
Automatically detect source types and build AI skills using Skill Seekers. Use when the user wants to create skills from documentation, repos, PDFs, videos, or other knowledge sources.
MoizIbnYousaf
AI Agent Skills
MoizIbnYousafcontent-research-writer
Assists in writing high-quality content by conducting research, adding citations, improving hooks, iterating on outlines, and providing real-time feedback on each section. Transforms your…
mxyhideep-research
Professional deep research report generation — multi-agent collaboration with parallel chapter writing, automatic latest-data targeting, multilingual output, and built-in quality checks.
datadrivenconstructiondrone-site-survey
Process drone survey data for construction sites. Generate orthomosaics, DEMs, point clouds, calculate volumes, track progress, and integrate with BIM models for comparison.
nexscope-aidropshipping-product-research
Product research for dropshipping businesses. Identify profitable products with reliable suppliers, healthy margins, and manageable competition. Evaluates shipping times, return risk, and…
gooseworks-aiimprove-search-visibility-citation-check
Step of the improve-search-visibility playbook: runs the agreed buyer questions on AI and Google surfaces, records every run and scores how often the brand is named. Run…
liangdabiao
Amazon Sorftime Research MCP Skill
liangdabiaokeyword-research
亚马逊关键词深度调研与智能分类分析。基于 Sorftime MCP 数据采集 2000+ 关键词，通过 LLM Agent 按 8 维度智能分类（否定词、品牌词、材质词、场景词、属性词、功能词、核心词、其他），生成 Markdown 报告、CSV 词库和 HTML 仪表板。触发方式：/keyword-research {ASIN} {SITE}
liangdabiao
Amazon Sorftime Research MCP Skill
liangdabiaoproduct-research
基于Sorftime MCP的深度选品调研。通过LLM Agent执行多维度分析：数据采集→属性标注→交叉分析→竞品VOC→壁垒评估→选品决策评估。交互式执行，输出Markdown报告和Dashboard看板。
liangdabiao
Amazon Sorftime Research MCP Skill
liangdabiaosellersprite-amazon-research
卖家精灵 Amazon 全链路数据调研 Skill。通过 43 个 MCP 数据工具完成选品分析、关键词研究、竞品监控、市场分析、定价策略、评论分析、广告优化、流量分析、Listing 优化和蓝海机会挖掘。触发场景：(1) 用户询问 Amazon 选品/市场/竞品分析 (2) 用户输入 /product-research, /market-analysis…
LeoYeAI
Agent Master Skills
LeoYeAIacademic-deep-research
Transparent, rigorous research with full methodology — not a black-box API wrapper. Conducts exhaustive investigation through mandated 2-cycle research per theme, APA 7th citations…
LeoYeAI
Agent Master Skills
LeoYeAIaclawdemy
The academic research platform for AI agents. Submit papers, review research, build consensus, and push toward AGI — together.
growthenginenowoslawski
Coldoutboundskills
growthenginenowoslawskiauto-research-public
Autonomous cold email campaign launcher. Takes one target company domain, scrapes their website, generates an ICP with Claude, pulls matching leads via Prospeo, enriches emails + company…
managedcodeblazing-fast-dotnet
High-performance .NET guidance for writing and tuning C# apps and benchmarks (BenchmarkDotNet, ASP.NET, challenges). Use when asked to make .NET code faster, reduce allocations or GC…
zLanqing
Codex Claude Academic Skills
zLanqingcitation-management
Comprehensive citation management for academic research. Search Google Scholar and PubMed for papers, extract accurate metadata, validate citations, and generate properly formatted BibTeX…
ndpvt-weblatex-document-skill
Universal LaTeX document skill: create, compile, and convert any document to professional PDF with PNG previews. Supports resumes, reports, cover letters, invoices, academic papers…
iflytekledger-tasks-yylo
Comprehensive guide for using YYLO Ledger task management without bypassing controller routing, lifecycle state, or mutation receipts. Covers task commands, dependency management, best…
zLanqing
Codex Claude Academic Skills
zLanqingliterature-review
Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple academic databases (PubMed, arXiv, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, etc.). This skill should be used when conducting systematic…
briiirussell
Cybersecurity Skills
briiirussellosint-recon
Gather and correlate open source intelligence from public sources for authorized investigations, threat intelligence, and attack surface assessment. Use when the user mentions 'OSINT,'…
zLanqing
Codex Claude Academic Skills
zLanqingpymatgen
Materials science toolkit. Crystal structures (CIF, POSCAR), phase diagrams, band structure, DOS, Materials Project integration, format conversion, for computational materials science.
Weizhenaresearch
Conduct preliminary research on a topic and generate research outline. For academic research, benchmark research, technology selection, etc.
onvoyage-ai
GTM Engineer Skills
onvoyage-airesearch-keywords
Finds high-value SEO and GEO keywords using web search, AI analysis, and optionally paid tools like Ahrefs or Semrush. Produces a validated keywords.csv file with a fixed schema for…
Research skills, explained.
Also searched as: deep research skill, academic research skills, last30days skill, research agent skill.
What are the best Claude skills for research?
Right now the top-ranked research skills on Alyn are Research (Matt Pocock), Customer Research (Corey Haines), Prospecting (Corey Haines). Rankings combine GitHub stars, installs, freshness and depth, and update live.
What is the last30days skill?
An agent skill by mvanhorn that researches any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube, Hacker News, Polymarket and the web, then synthesizes the results.
Can research skills write academic papers?
Academic packs cover research, writing, review and revision. You stay responsible for checking sources and originality.
How do I install a research skill?
Run npx skills add owner/repo in your project, or copy the folder with SKILL.md into ~/.claude/skills. Every skill on this page has a ready-to-copy command.
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