deep-research - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: deep-research description: Conduct comprehensive multi-source research on any topic with synthesis and quality assessment argument-hint: [topic]

Deep Research Workflow

Use this skill to conduct thorough research on: $ARGUMENTS

Research Process

Phase 1: Initial Discovery

Use google_search with the main topic to find top sources
Note the source types (academic, docs, news, blogs) and quality scores
Identify 2-3 subtopics or angles that emerge

Phase 2: Targeted Deep Dives

For each important subtopic:

Run focused google_search queries
Use extract_webpage_content on the highest-quality sources (authority > 70%)
Extract full content for sources that seem most authoritative

Phase 3: Synthesis

Use research_topic with:

depth: "advanced" for comprehensive analysis
focus_areas based on subtopics identified in Phase 1
num_sources: 8 minimum for thorough coverage

Phase 4: Gap Analysis

After synthesis, identify:

Questions that weren't fully answered
Contradictions between sources
Areas needing more recent information

Run additional targeted searches to fill gaps.

Output Format

Provide research results as:

# Research: [Topic]

## Executive Summary
[2-3 paragraph overview]

## Key Findings
1. [Finding with source attribution]
2. [Finding with source attribution]
...

## Detailed Analysis
### [Subtopic 1]
...

### [Subtopic 2]
...

## Source Quality Assessment
| Source | Type | Authority | Key Contribution |
|--------|------|-----------|------------------|
| ...    | ...  | ...       | ...              |

## Limitations & Gaps
- [What couldn't be definitively answered]
- [Areas needing more research]

## Recommended Next Steps
- [Actionable recommendations]

Quality Standards

Minimum 5 unique domains in sources
Prefer sources with authority > 60%
Include at least one academic or official documentation source when available
Flag any findings that only come from a single source