conducting-deep-research SKILL.md skillA

conducting-deep-research from synaptiai/synapti-marketplace is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add synaptiai/synapti-marketplace/conducting-deep-research@git:20260121.d9ec0c3

Pins git:20260121.d9ec0c3 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
synaptiai/synapti-marketplace
Path
plugins/decipon/skills/deep-research/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
4
Latest version
git:20260121.d9ec0c3, committed Jan 21, 2026
First version recorded
Dec 19, 2025
Size
9,644 bytes
Repository stars
7
License
Apache-2.0

Use when asked for "deep research", "thorough analysis", "comprehensive report", "investigate", "due diligence", or when multiple sources are needed to answer complex questions. Produces well-sourced research reports through iterative refinement.

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

# Conducting Deep Research

This skill uses an iterative methodology treating research as a diffusion process: start with noise (rough draft), apply guidance (research brief), denoise through cycles of critique → research → refine until quality converges.

Use TodoWrite to track these mandatory steps:

<required>
1. Clarify scope (if ambiguous)
2. Write research brief (guidance signal)
3. Generate initial draft from knowledge (noisy starting point)
4. Red team critique (identify noise)
5. Targeted web_search with reflection
6. Score sources and track contradictions
7. Refine draft (denoise)
8. Evaluate quality (score < 7? repeat 4-7, max 3 cycles)
9. Finalize
</required>

### Step 1: Clarify Scope

Ask me clarifying questions only if:
- Topic has multiple interpretations
- Key constraints missing (timeframe, geography, industry)
- Success criteria unclear

Skip for well-defined requests.

### Step 2: Research Brief (Guidance Signal)

```
RESEARCH BRIEF
Topic: [Specific question]
Scope: [Included/excluded]
Key Questions:
1. [Primary]
2. [Secondary]
3. [Tertiary]
Constraints: [Limits]
Language: [Match user's language]
```

### Step 3: Initial Draft (Noisy Starting Point)
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add synaptiai/synapti-marketplace/conducting-deep-research@sha256:611c4aa854503e18

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260121.d9ec0c3, 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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  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (9644 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
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Source

GitHub

synaptiai/synapti-marketplace · 7 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_vrzogzzvkvuzdlnq
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=synaptiai/synapti-marketplace/conducting-deep-research
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/611c4aa854503e18588539492867f477c8d8a3f3fb08ab604388c05cf129e0f0

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