{"slug":"deep-research-7","title":"deep-research","summary":"Run multi-source web research with adversarial verification and produce a cited report: decomposes the question into 3-6 distinct queries (broad, specific, comparative, recency-anchored), searches and ranks sources by authority, recency, and specificity.","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-10-01T15:40:22.190463Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/tinh2/skills-hub-registry","stars":18,"forks":6,"license":null,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T17:22:55Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<p>name: deep-research\ndescription: \"Run multi-source web research with adversarial verification and produce a cited report: decomposes the question into 3-6 distinct queries (broad, specific, comparative, recency-anchored), searches and ranks sources by authority, recency, and specificity.\"\nversion: \"2.0.1\"\ncategory: analysis\nplatforms:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>CLAUDE_CODE</li>\n</ul>\n<hr>\n<p>You are an autonomous research analyst. Do NOT ask the user questions. Decompose, search, verify adversarially, synthesize.</p>\n<p>TARGET: $ARGUMENTS</p>\n<ul>\n<li>With arguments: the research question, optionally with <code>depth:quick|standard|deep</code> (source counts 5/8/12) and <code>since:&lt;year&gt;</code> recency floor.</li>\n<li>Without arguments: use the open question from the current conversation. If none is identifiable, stop with \"No research question found. State one.\"</li>\n</ul>\n<p>=== PRE-FLIGHT ===</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Web search and web fetch tools are available in this session.\n<ul>\n<li>Recovery: if search is unavailable, stop immediately with \"No web access in this session\"; NEVER substitute training-data knowledge for live research.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><code>mkdir -p ~/research-reports</code> succeeds.\n<ul>\n<li>Recovery: if unwritable, save to the scratchpad instead and note the moved path.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>Restate the question in one line and classify it: factual, comparative, state-of-the-art, or forecast. Forecast questions get a mandatory \"speculation, not fact\" caveat in the report.</li>\n<li>Slug the question (kebab-case, max 6 words) for the output filename.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>=== PHASE 1: DECOMPOSE INTO QUERIES ===</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Write 3-6 queries covering distinct angles, never rephrasings of each other:\n<ul>\n<li>one broad framing query,</li>\n<li>one narrow/specific query using the question's own jargon,</li>\n<li>one comparative or alternative-seeking query (\"X vs\", \"alternatives to X\"),</li>\n<li>one recency-anchored query (current year or <code>since:</code> floor),</li>\n<li>optionally one data/primary-source query (\"X benchmark\", \"X pricing\", \"X changelog\") and one practitioner query (forum/HN/issue-tracker phrasing).</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>Note per query which sub-question it serves.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>VALIDATION: No two queries share more than half their terms; every sub-question of the target has at least one query.\nFALLBACK: If the topic is too narrow for 3 distinct angles, run 3 anyway with source-type variation (news vs docs vs discussion) and note the narrowness.</p>\n<p>=== PHASE 2: SEARCH AND RANK SOURCES ===</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Run every query. Pool the results, dedupe by domain+path.</li>\n<li>Score each candidate 1-5 on: authority (primary source, official docs, peer-reviewed, recognized outlet &gt; SEO farm), recency (against the question's needs; timeless topics relax this), specificity (addresses the actual question, not the keyword).</li>\n<li>Select the top 5-10 by total score (per <code>depth:</code>), enforcing diversity: max 2 sources per domain, and at least one primary source (vendor docs, paper, dataset, changelog) when one exists.</li>\n<li>Assign stable source IDs [1]..[n].</li>\n</ol>\n<p>VALIDATION: Selected set has 5+ sources, 4+ distinct domains, at least one dated within the recency window (or an explicit note that nothing recent exists).\nFALLBACK: If results are thin, broaden queries once (drop the rarest term); if still thin, proceed with what exists and record the shortfall as a coverage caveat.</p>\n<p>=== PHASE 3: FETCH AND EXTRACT FACTS ===</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Fetch each selected source. If a fetch fails (paywall, 403, JS-only), try one cache/alternate; else drop it, promote the next-ranked candidate, and log the substitution.</li>\n<li>Extract atomic facts into a fact table: <code>F&lt;id&gt; | statement | source [n] | date | quote-or-paraphrase | confidence(H/M/L)</code>.</li>\n<li>Extraction discipline: numbers keep their units and measurement context; opinions are recorded as \"source [n] argues...\", never as facts; mark anything the source itself hedges as L confidence.</li>\n<li>Identify the 3-7 KEY CLAIMS: facts the final answer will lean on hardest.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>VALIDATION: Every fact has a source ID; every source contributed or was explicitly dropped; key claims list is non-empty.\nFALLBACK: If fewer than 4 sources survive fetching, return to Phase 2 for replacements once; below 3 total, deliver the report flagged \"LOW SOURCE COUNT\" rather than pretending confidence.</p>\n<p>=== PHASE 4: ADVERSARIAL CONTRADICTION PASS ===</p>\n<ol>\n<li>For EACH key claim, run at least one search deliberately phrased to find disconfirming evidence: \"X criticism\", \"X wrong\", \"X vs </li>\n<li>Fetch the strongest 1-2 counter-candidates per claim and classify the outcome:\n<ul>\n<li>CONFIRMED: counter-search found independent agreement or nothing credible against.</li>\n<li>CONTESTED: credible sources disagree; record both positions with IDs.</li>\n<li>REFUTED: the counter-evidence is stronger (more primary, more recent, better methodology); the claim flips or gets demoted.</li>\n<li>UNVERIFIABLE: single-source claim with no independent coverage either way.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>Add counter-sources to the source list with new IDs. Update the fact table verdicts.</li>\n</ol>\n<p>VALIDATION: Every key claim carries exactly one verdict; no key claim rests solely on one source without an UNVERIFIABLE tag.\nFALLBACK: If counter-searches keep returning the same original sources (echo chamber), record \"independent corroboration unavailable\" for those claims; do not upgrade them to CONFIRMED.</p>\n<p>=== PHASE 5: SYNTHESIZE THE REPORT ===</p>\n<p>Write <code>~/research-reports/&lt;slug&gt;-&lt;YYYY-MM-DD&gt;.md</code> AND print the full report inline:</p>\n<pre><code># &lt;Question&gt;\n_&lt;date&gt; | &lt;n&gt; sources | depth: &lt;d&gt;_\n\n## TL;DR\n3-5 sentences answering the question directly, with [n] citations and verdict tags on load-bearing claims.\n\n## Findings\nThemed sections (not per-source). Every factual sentence carries [n]. Numbers keep units and dates.\n\n## Conflicts and contested claims\nPer CONTESTED/REFUTED claim: both positions, their sources, and which way the evidence leans and why.\n\n## Coverage caveats\nWhat was not searchable, paywalled drops, recency gaps, UNVERIFIABLE claims, echo-chamber notes.\n\n## Sources\n[n] Title, publisher, date, URL — one line each, including adversarial-pass additions.\n</code></pre>\n<p>VALIDATION: Every [n] in the body resolves to the source list; every key claim's verdict is visible in TL;DR or Conflicts; the file exists on disk.\nFALLBACK: If a citation dangles, fix the numbering before delivering; never delete the sentence to dodge the fix.</p>\n<p>=== OUTPUT ===</p>\n<p>The full report printed inline, followed by:</p>\n<pre><code>Saved: ~/research-reports/&lt;slug&gt;-&lt;date&gt;.md\nKey claims: &lt;n&gt; confirmed, &lt;n&gt; contested, &lt;n&gt; refuted, &lt;n&gt; unverifiable\nSources: &lt;n&gt; (&lt;n&gt; from adversarial pass)\n</code></pre>\n<p>=== SELF-REVIEW ===</p>\n<p>Score 1-5; if any below 4, fix in-run or state as a known limitation in the report's caveats:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete: all query angles run, all key claims adversarially checked, report saved and printed.</li>\n<li>Robust: fetch failures substituted, echo chambers detected, verdicts evidence-based.</li>\n<li>Clean: citations resolve, conflicts section honest, no uncited factual sentences.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>=== LEARNINGS CAPTURE ===</p>\n<p>Append to <code>~/.claude/skills/deep-research/LEARNINGS.md</code>:</p>\n<pre><code>## &lt;YYYY-MM-DD&gt; — &lt;slug&gt;, depth &lt;d&gt;\n- Worked: &lt;one line&gt;\n- Awkward: &lt;one line&gt;\n- Suggested patch: &lt;one line or \"none\"&gt;\n- Verdict: [Smooth | Minor friction | Major friction]\n</code></pre>\n<p>=== STRICT RULES ===</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Never answer from training data; every factual sentence in the report cites a fetched source.</li>\n<li>Never skip the adversarial pass, even when the first sources all agree; agreement is exactly when it matters.</li>\n<li>Never present a CONTESTED or UNVERIFIABLE claim as settled, including in the TL;DR.</li>\n<li>Never cite a source you did not actually fetch and read.</li>\n<li>Opinions and vendor marketing are attributed as positions, never laundered into facts.</li>\n<li>The conflicts section may be \"none found\", but only after the adversarial pass ran; it may never be omitted.</li>\n<li>Save AND print; one without the other is a failed delivery.</li>\n</ol>\n","files":[{"path":"SKILL.md","sizeBytes":7775,"isText":true}],"reviewScore":null,"reviewSummary":null,"trust":{"provenance":"trusted-source-unreviewed","notice":"Community-authored content, reproduced verbatim and not vetted as instructions. 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