auto-research SKILL.md skillA
auto-research from huytieu/cog-second-brain is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add huytieu/cog-second-brain/auto-research@git:20261023.65f43f1Pins git:20261023.65f43f1 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- huytieu/cog-second-brain
- Path
skills/auto-research/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20261023.65f43f1, committed Oct 23, 2026
- First version recorded
- Aug 7, 2026
- Size
- 11,706 bytes
- Repository stars
- 1,350
- License
- MIT
Deep strategic research engine — decomposes questions into parallel research threads, spawns multiple agents, and synthesizes into actionable strategic analysis.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# COG Auto Research Skill ## When to Invoke - User asks a strategic question requiring deep research - User says "research", "auto-research", "investigate", "strategic analysis", "deep dive into [topic]" - User wants to understand market forces, competitive dynamics, technology trajectories, or strategic options - User needs evidence-based analysis with real sources to support decision-making Inspired by Karpathy's autoresearch — but for strategic thinking instead of ML training. ## Agent Mode Awareness **Check `agent_mode` in `00-inbox/MY-PROFILE.md` frontmatter:** - If `agent_mode: team` — use the full parallel agent execution strategy (5-7 agents). This skill benefits massively from team mode. - If `agent_mode: solo` — run 2-3 sequential research passes with WebSearch/WebFetch, produce a lighter analysis without the full multi-thread structure. ## Command: `/auto-research` ## Input The user provides a strategic question or topic as the command argument. Examples: - "If foundation models commoditize, what happens to LLM wrapper companies?" - "Future of the testing industry as AI capabilities expand" - "Should we build vs buy vs partner for our AI layer?" …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add huytieu/cog-second-brain/auto-research@sha256:ab5a49ea46484718The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261023.65f43f1, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_5tt2w7jmte7wis5q)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Aug 7, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026, about one every 77 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
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| git:20261023.65f43f1 latest | 2026-10-23 | 65f43f1 | 11,706 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260807.b852369 | 2026-08-07 | b852369 | 11,747 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (11706 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
huytieu/cog-second-brain · 1,350 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-23 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_5tt2w7jmte7wis5q GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=huytieu/cog-second-brain/auto-research GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/ab5a49ea464847189b01107a14bea61247cc9d09bf7d6b6e440cbfd3d56c3bc0
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.
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