web-research SKILL.md skillA

web-research from shibing624/agentica is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add shibing624/agentica/web-research@git:20260206.d8f7d1a

Pins git:20260206.d8f7d1a in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
shibing624/agentica
Path
examples/data/skills/web-research/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
1
Latest version
git:20260206.d8f7d1a, committed Feb 6, 2026
Size
4,294 bytes
Repository stars
359
License
Apache-2.0

Use this skill for requests related to web research; it provides a structured approach to conducting comprehensive web research.

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

# Web Research Skill

This skill provides a structured approach to conducting comprehensive web research using the `task` tool to spawn research subagents. It emphasizes planning, efficient delegation, and systematic synthesis of findings.

## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:
- Research complex topics requiring multiple information sources
- Gather and synthesize current information from the web
- Conduct comparative analysis across multiple subjects
- Produce well-sourced research reports with clear citations

## Research Process

### Step 1: Create and Save Research Plan

Before delegating to subagents, you MUST:

1. **Create a research folder** - Organize all research files in a dedicated folder relative to the current working directory:
   ```
   mkdir research_[topic_name]
   ```
   This keeps files organized and prevents clutter in the working directory.

2. **Analyze the research question** - Break it down into distinct, non-overlapping subtopics

3. **Write a research plan file** - Use the `write_file` tool to create `research_[topic_name]/research_plan.md` containing:
   - The main research question
   - 2-5 specific subtopics to investigate
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add shibing624/agentica/web-research@sha256:c609f8cd36e39d2c

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260206.d8f7d1a, 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 1 version of this file, committed on Feb 6, 2026.

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A  17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (4294 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

GitHub

shibing624/agentica · 359 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-01 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_vrc6yl5sw2vnszbj
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=shibing624/agentica/web-research
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/c609f8cd36e39d2c302cc371d7d998a4f0a65ff54ab3695320380f6f33c9beb7

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