research-synthesis
Skill209 starsChanged 3 months agoMITView on GitHub
Web research and synthesis using agy CLI
26 other projects use a version of this.
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- TrueImmortal82/open-code-skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- nisarth/claude-skills-storetheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- sander217/sanstudiotheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- okou-ai/okou-skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 4, 2026
- michaelalber/ai-toolkittheir own version, first seen Nov 1, 2026
- fullstackinnoAI/skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 1, 2026
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Projects with it also use competitive-analysis, literature-review and 1 more.
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Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple academic databases (PubMed, arXiv, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, etc.). This skill should be used when conducting systematic literature reviews, meta-analyses, research synthesis, or comprehensive literature searches across biomedical, scientific, and technical domains. Creates professionally formatted markdown documents and PDFs with verified citations in multiple citation styles (APA, Nature, Vancouver, etc.).
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- anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins★ 35ksame name
- poemswe/co-researcher★ 135same name
- okou-ai/okou-skills★ 81same name
- vm0-ai/vm0-skills★ 81same name
- henrique-simoes/Istara★ 15same name
- shub-rajput/design-superskills★ 10same name
- MUZI-LYY/design-team-ai-skills★ 9same name
- shayan-m81/layerwright★ 8same name
- michaelalber/ai-toolkit★ 3same name
- tomwangowa/agent-skills★ 2same name
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2 rules. 0 are common, 2 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.
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- Distinctive: line 23
Search web via agy CLI for multiple sources
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Add citations and source metadata
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 24 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
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Research Synthesis
Description
Performs multi-source web research on a topic, synthesizes findings into a structured report with citations, key insights, and actionable recommendations.
When to Use
- Investigating a new technology
- Competitive analysis
- Learning a new topic
- Market research
- Technical deep-dive
Process
- Define research scope and questions
- Search web via agy CLI for multiple sources
- Extract key findings per source
- Cross-reference and validate
- Synthesize into structured report
- Add citations and source metadata
Output
Research report with sections: summary, findings, sources, recommendations
Agent Assignment
- Primary: agy
- Fallback: opencode (for formatting only)
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