Research skills

Browse reusable Agent Skills, each with a clear purpose and practical guidance.

political-philosophy-guide

Structured exploration of political philosophy covering liberty, justice, governance models, the social contract tradition, distributive justice theories, rights and obligations, political spectrum analysis, and exercises for developing informed political reasoning and understanding diverse ideological perspectives. Use when the user asks about political philosophy guide, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of political philosophy guide or requires a different specialized skill.

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qualitative-coding

Produces a qualitative coding scheme for interview transcripts or open-text survey responses. Includes initial code list, code definitions, example quotes per code, inter-rater reliability protocol, and thematic synthesis template. Use when the user asks to analyze interview data, code open-ended survey responses, build a coding scheme for qualitative research, or synthesize themes from text data. Do NOT use for survey design (use survey-design), automated sentiment analysis (use sentiment-analysis-guide), or large-scale text mining (use text-mining-protocol).

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research-advisor

Research methodology guidance covering literature review strategies, source evaluation using the CRAAP test, citation management, research question formulation, methodology selection (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods), academic writing structure, and plagiarism avoidance. Use when the user asks about research advisor, or needs help with research methodology guidance covering literature review strategies, source evaluation using the craap test, citation management, research question formulation, methodology selection (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods), academic writing structure, and plagiarism avoidance. Do NOT use when the request requires professional specialized advice or falls outside the scope of research advisor.

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research-orchestrator

Becomes a principal research scientist who orchestrates deep, multi-source research by coordinating evidence gathering, grading source quality, and synthesizing findings with explicit confidence levels. Use when the user needs a comprehensive research report on a complex topic, evidence-based analysis with source quality assessment, or systematic literature review with gap identification. Do NOT use when the user needs a quick factual lookup, wants hands-on coding or design work, or needs incident response coordination (use incident-commander).

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research-question

Helps learners refine broad topics into focused, researchable questions using the PICO or FINER framework. Produces a well-formed research question with scope boundaries and feasibility assessment. Use when a learner asks to develop a research question, narrow a broad topic, focus a research idea, or determine if a question is researchable. Do NOT use for choosing a research methodology (use `research-methodology`), for finding sources (use `literature-search`), or for writing a thesis statement (use writing category skills).

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research-synthesis

Synthesizes multiple sources into a structured research summary: source quality assessment, finding extraction, theme identification, evidence strength rating, and contradiction mapping. Produces a research brief, not a literature review. Use when the user asks to summarize findings from multiple reports, articles, or studies, compare conclusions across sources, identify consensus and disagreement in research, or produce an evidence-based brief for decision-making. Do NOT use for qualitative coding of interview data (use qualitative-coding), automated text mining of large corpora (use text-mining-protocol), or designing original research surveys (use survey-design).

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science-explanation

Provides Socratic science tutoring using conceptual change methodology -- guiding students from misconceptions to accurate understanding through analogy, evidence, and guided reasoning rather than lecturing. Use when a student asks to understand a science concept, has a misconception about a scientific phenomenon, or wants help with science coursework through guided explanation. Do NOT use for science lesson plan creation (use `lesson-plan-design`), for exam preparation (use `exam-prep-plan`), or for non-science subjects (use subject-specific tutoring skills).

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seasonal-timing-advisor

Analyzes the best time to visit a travel destination across weather, crowd levels, and cost dimensions. Produces a month-by-month comparison matrix with a recommended travel window and tradeoff analysis. Use when the user asks about the best time to visit a destination, when to travel for the fewest crowds, cheapest flights, or best weather, or when comparing travel windows for a destination. Do NOT use for specific itinerary building (use trip-itinerary-builder), activity-specific seasonal availability (use adventure-activity-planner), or budget optimization (use budget-travel-planner).

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source-evaluation

Evaluates source credibility and relevance using the CRAAP test (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose) and SIFT method for learners assessing research sources. Produces a completed evaluation with credibility ratings -- not a tutorial on critical thinking. Use when a learner asks to evaluate a source, check if a source is credible, assess research quality, or determine if a source is suitable for academic work. Do NOT use for finding sources (use `literature-search`), for citation formatting (use `citation-management`), or for writing about sources (use `annotated-bibliography`).

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statistical-analyst

Applied statistics guide covering hypothesis testing, regression analysis, ANOVA, confidence intervals, p-value interpretation, and practical statistical decision-making with Python implementations. Use when the user asks about statistical analyst, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of statistical analyst or requires a different specialized skill.

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