Agent skill · research science · alirezarezvani
research
Use for any research request that doesn't clearly match a research specialist ('research X', 'look into Y'). Routes with classifier.py to pulse, grants, litreview, syllabus, patent, dossier or deepread, or runs its own cited search.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a structured routing mechanism for research queries that the AI wouldn't generate on its own, enhancing its ability to delegate to specialized skills or execute fallback workflows.
What it needs
Requires node installed locally. About 9k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-05. 23,939 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Research — Hybrid Router + Fallback The runtime orchestrator for the research domain. Architecture C: deterministic classification → specialist delegation OR own plan-decompose-search-synthesize-cite workflow. Portability Requires WebSearch + WebFetch for the fallback workflow; specialist skills (pulse, grants, litreview, syllabus, patent, dossier, deepread) must be present for delegation to work. Node.js with docx package required if Q2 = document mode. Works in Claude Code CLI natively. In Claude.ai with web tools + Code Execution, the workflow is supported. Distinct From engineering/autoresearch-agent These two skills share the word "research" but serve completely different use cases: research/research/ (this skill) — research-query router + fallback workflow ("Research X") engineering/autoresearch-agent/ — Karpathy's autonomous file-optimization experiment loop ("Make this code faster") No overlap. They coexist. Hybrid Architecture (C) Every invocation produces one of three outcomes: 1. Delegation — Classified as specialist-domain. Routes there. User sees the specialist's output. 2. Fallback execution — Classified as general research. Runs own plan → search → synthesize workflow. 3. Clarification request — Classification ambiguous OR a single bare-noun signal matched. Asks one forcing question (with a recommended answer) to disambiguate, then routes. The skill never silently runs its fallback when a specialist would have done better. Routing transparency is what makes the hybrid architecture trustworthy. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills alirezarezvani/research