deep-research SKILL.md skillA
This file is byte-identical to the first copy the registry indexed, one of 3 indexed copies. Same content hash, so the same checks give both the same grade.
deep-research from nicholyx/ai-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add nicholyx/ai-skills/deep-research@git:20260516.dd241a9Pins git:20260516.dd241a9 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- nicholyx/ai-skills
- Path
.agents/skills/deep-research/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260516.dd241a9, committed May 16, 2026
- First version recorded
- May 16, 2026
- Size
- 4,343 bytes
- Repository stars
- 6
- License
- Apache-2.0
Use when the user needs multi-source research with citation tracking, evidence persistence, and structured report generation. Triggers on "deep research", "comprehensive analysis", "research report", "compare X vs Y", "analyze trends", or "state of the art". Not for simple lookups, debugging, or questions answerable with 1-2 searches.
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
# Deep Research ## Core Purpose Deliver citation-tracked research reports through a structured pipeline with evidence persistence, source identity management, claim-level verification, and progressive context management. **Autonomy Principle:** Operate independently. Infer assumptions from context. Only stop for critical errors or incomprehensible queries. Surface high-materiality assumptions explicitly in the Introduction and Methodology rather than silently defaulting. --- ## Decision Tree ``` Request Analysis +-- Simple lookup? --> STOP: Use WebSearch +-- Debugging? --> STOP: Use standard tools +-- Complex analysis needed? --> CONTINUE Mode Selection +-- Initial exploration --> quick (3 phases, 2-5 min) +-- Standard research --> standard (6 phases, 5-10 min) [DEFAULT] +-- Critical decision --> deep (8 phases, 10-20 min) +-- Comprehensive review --> ultradeep (8+ phases, 20-45 min) ``` **Default assumptions:** Technical query = technical audience. Comparison = balanced perspective. Trend = recent 1-2 years. --- ## Workflow Overview | Phase | Name | Quick | Std | Deep | Ultra | |-------|------|-------|-----|------|-------| | 1 | SCOPE | Y | Y | Y | Y | …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add nicholyx/ai-skills/deep-research@sha256:0c8e777eb13d37b4The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260516.dd241a9, 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.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, all committed on May 16, 2026.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260516.dd241a9 latest | 2026-05-16 | dd241a9 | 4,343 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260516.4d9ab13 | 2026-05-16 | 4d9ab13 | 3,648 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 (4343 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
nicholyx/ai-skills · 6 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-18 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_bljby6zn6wzr5ned GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=nicholyx/ai-skills/deep-research GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/0c8e777eb13d37b4d5130f59c9237a82528224ba31b58b774cd490a742df8620
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.
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