Agent skill · research science · affaan-m
research-ops
Evidence-first current-state research workflow for ECC. Use when the user wants fresh facts, comparisons, enrichment, or a recommendation built from current public evidence and any supplied local context.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a structured workflow for current-state research that integrates multiple research tools and methodologies not commonly known to the AI.
What it needs
About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 238,342 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Research Ops Use this when the user asks to research something current, compare options, enrich people or companies, or turn repeated lookups into a monitored workflow. This is the operator wrapper around the repo's research stack. It is not a replacement for deep-research, exa-search, or market-research; it tells you when and how to use them together. Skill Stack Pull these ECC-native skills into the workflow when relevant: exa-search for fast current-web discovery deep-research for multi-source synthesis with citations market-research when the end result should be a recommendation or ranked decision lead-intelligence when the task is people/company targeting instead of generic research knowledge-ops when the result should be stored in durable context afterward When to Use user says "research", "look up", "compare", "who should I talk to", or "what's the latest" the answer depends on current public information the user already supplied evidence and wants it factored into a fresh recommendation the task may be recurring enough that it should become a monitor instead of a one-off lookup Guardrails do not answer current questions from stale memory when fresh search is cheap separate: sourced fact user-provided evidence inference recommendation do not spin up a heavyweight research pass if the answer is already in local code or docs Workflow 1. Start from what the user already gave you Normalize any supplied material into: already-evidenced facts needs verification open questions Do not restart the analysis from zero if the user already built part of the model. 2. Classify the ask Choose the right lane before searching: quick factual answer comparison or decision memo lead/enrichment pass recurring monitoring candidate 3. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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