Agent skill · research science · aj-geddes
bmad-research
Conducts market, competitive, domain, and technical research using live web sources, producing a cited research-report.md to inform BMAD planning decisions. Use when the user says: - "research [topic/market/technology]" - "competitive analysis" or "who are the competitors" - "market size" or "market landscape" - "technical research" or "evaluate [technology/framework]" - "domain research" or "industry analysis" - "what does the market look like" - "find out about [technology/space]" - "I need research before we plan" - "gather information on [topic]" Supports three modes: Create (new research), Update (refresh existing report with new sources), Validate (cross-check claims in an existing report against live sources). Output lands in bmad-output/ as a cited research-report.md ready for downstream planning skills (business-analyst, product-manager, system-architect).
Why this skill is useful
Provides structured methodologies and citation practices for conducting market and technical research that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-06-20. 471 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
BMAD Research Conducts structured, cited research across three modes to feed BMAD planning workflows. Output is a research-report.md in bmad-output/, ready for handoff to planning skills. --- Step 0 — Clarify Intent Before searching, confirm: 1. Mode — Create / Update / Validate (default: Create) 2. Research type — Market Competitive Technical Domain (may combine) 3. Topic — What is being researched? 4. Output destination — Default: bmad-output/research-report.md If project-context.md exists, read it first (bmad-output/project-context.md) for scope constraints. --- Step 1 — Plan the Research Use the source-type strategy guide to pick sources by research type: Run it (Bash) to print the guide, then sketch a query plan: 3–5 targeted WebSearch queries per research type Specific URLs to WebFetch (industry reports, competitor sites, docs) Triangulation goal: each key claim backed by 2+ independent sources Track progress with TodoWrite. --- Step 2 — Execute Research Market Research Search: market size, TAM/SAM/SOM, growth CAGR, key trends, growth drivers Sources: Statista, Grand View Research, CB Insights, SEC filings, industry reports Quantify everything possible: dollar values, percentages, time frames Competitive Research Search: top competitors, feature comparisons, pricing, user reviews, funding Sources: G2/Capterra (reviews), Crunchbase (funding/size), company IR pages, product documentation, Reddit/HN community sentiment Build a feature comparison matrix Technical Research Search: framework benchmarks, adoption rates, community health, known trade-offs Sources: Official docs, GitHub stars/issues, npm/PyPI stats, State of JS/CSS, ThoughtWorks Radar, Stack Overflow surveys Evaluate: maturity, ecosystem, licensing, long-term viability Domain Research Search: regulatory landscape, industry standards, key players, domain glossary Sources: Government databases, standards bodies, academic papers (Google Scholar, arXiv), trade publications Citation discipline: for every fa …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aj-geddes/bmad-research