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Generates research reports for investment analysts and policy researchers in three scope modes: light memo, medium brief with charts, heavy flagship report. Triggers on /analyst-research or research-related phrases.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/market-research-skills:analyst-researchThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
<!-- Bilingual skill: this SKILL.md is the English primary; the Chinese mirror is SKILL.zh.md.
MODE_REGISTRY.mdMODE_REGISTRY.zh.mdSKILL.zh.mdreferences/_quarto-light.ymlreferences/_quarto-medium.ymlreferences/report_style_spec.mdreferences/report_style_spec.zh.mdreferences/workflow.mdreferences/workflow.zh.mdreferences/workflow_heavy.mdreferences/workflow_heavy.zh.mdreferences/workflow_light.mdreferences/workflow_light.zh.mdreferences/workflow_medium.mdreferences/workflow_medium.zh.mdscripts/author.jpgscripts/chart_template.pyscripts/publication-style-template.htmlShare bugs, ideas, or general feedback.
A field-validated AI-assisted research workflow for investment analysts and policy researchers, packaged as a reusable Claude skill. Built on the methodology that produced the Saudi Vision 2030 deep-dive (35 figures, 15k+ words). Three scope modes; user picks at trigger time.
License: MIT. Copyright © 2026 Ligen ligen.thu@gmail.com. See
LICENSE.
When this skill is triggered, before loading any reference file, ask the user to pick a scope. Present these three options verbatim:
This skill has three scope modes. Pick one based on your project size:
light 4-5 page decision memo, 0 charts, ~15 min budget
Single LLM session. Pure markdown footnote citations.
Use for: exec brief, internal memo, quick decision support.
medium 12-15 page topic analysis, 6-10 charts, ~1 h budget
Single LLM. PDF + Word derivations. Sign-off checkpoint after draft.
Use for: topic deep-dive, board memo with data, same-day analysis.
heavy Flagship report 30-40 pages / 15k+ words, 25-35+ charts, ~2-3 h budget
Single or multi-LLM. PDF + Word + WeChat md + HTML publication.
Runs the full 11-step staged workflow (framing → sourcing →
analysis → drafting → review), with 3 sign-off checkpoints.
Use for: industry deep-dive, macro thesis, policy assessment,
flagship investor publication.
Which mode fits your project? (reply with light, medium, or heavy)
If the user's trigger message already contains explicit scope hints (page count, chart count, time budget), infer the mode and ask one-line confirmation instead of presenting the full menu:
"Sounds like ~10 pages with a few charts — medium mode. Going with that?"
After the mode is confirmed, ask one short language question: "Report language — English (default), or another language?" (see Language policy below). Then load the reference files for that mode.
First always read references/workflow.md (≈40 lines, mode router). It points you to the mode-specific workflow file. (Each reference also has a .zh.md Chinese mirror; the agent reads the English .md.)
references/workflow.md — overview + mode routerreferences/workflow_light.md — 6-step skeleton, soft stops only, BLUF executive summary, grep self-checkreferences/_quarto-light.yml — Quarto template optimized for a 4-5 page memo (no TOC, no number sections, footnote citations, 11pt body)report_style_spec.md and chart_template.py.Then proceed to workflow_light.md §1 hypothesis lock to start the 6-step flow.
references/workflow.md — overview + mode routerreferences/workflow_medium.md — 8-step skeleton, single LLM, one sign-off checkpoint after draftreferences/report_style_spec.md — visual spec for the 6-10 charts (chart_template interface contract, color palette, font policy)references/_quarto-medium.yml — Quarto template (footnote citations, no .bib, 11pt body, Songti SC CJK)scripts/chart_template.py — chart styling implementationThen proceed to workflow_medium.md §1 onboarding to scaffold the project and start.
references/workflow.md — overview + mode routerreferences/workflow_heavy.md — full 11-step skeleton, multi-LLM optional, 3 sign-off checkpoints (outline / draft / final)references/report_style_spec.md — visual spec including HTML publication derivationscripts/chart_template.py — chart styling implementationscripts/publication-style-template.html — HTML publication templatescripts/author.jpg — author photo placeholder for HTML pageQuarto template for heavy mode comes from report_style_spec.md §5.1 (no separate _quarto-heavy.yml file — the spec is the source of truth for heavy mode quarto config).
Then proceed to workflow_heavy.md §1.3 new-project onboarding to scaffold the project (copies the whole analyst-research/ folder into project root) and start.
Quick summary below; authoritative source of truth is MODE_REGISTRY.md. Edit that file first when mode parameters change, then propagate here.
| Dimension | light | medium | heavy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Output length | 4-5 pages | 12-15 pages | 30-40 pages / 15k+ words |
| Charts | 0 | 6-10 | 25-35+ |
| Runtime budget | ~15 min | ~1 h | ~2-3 h |
| LLM model | single | single | single or multi-LLM |
| Workflow steps | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Hard stops | 0 | 1 (sign-off after draft) | 3 (outline / draft / final) |
| Derived outputs | PDF + Word | PDF + Word | PDF + Word + WeChat md + HTML |
| Citation | Markdown footnote | Markdown footnote | BibTeX + APA |
| Project scaffolding | minimal | minimal | full (10 numbered dirs) |
| Chart template | n/a | shared (chart_template.py) | shared (chart_template.py) |
For per-mode file dependencies, mode-upgrade trajectory, and retrospective section pointers, see MODE_REGISTRY.md.
market-research-skills:topic-briefdeckster-slide-generatorThis skill is built for synthesis-and-analysis of an existing body of research and data (it does not build original models, per workflow_heavy.md §2.2). It works best on topics with a deep existing literature (IMF / World Bank / IEA / BIS, investment-bank and consulting research, academic papers, regulatory disclosure). Bleeding-edge, news-driven topics with thin institutional coverage are a poor fit.
If you start a project in light and find it needs more depth, re-trigger the skill in medium — the workflow's first step is identical (hypothesis lock), so the early work transfers. Going medium → heavy is the same. Downgrading is harder (you've already invested in scaffolding); cut deliverables rather than re-run.
The skill stays read-only in ~/.claude/plugins/.../analyst-research/. Per-project artifacts live in the user's project directory.
For light mode, the skill creates only _quarto.yml (copied from _quarto-light.yml) and a single working file in the project. No subfolders.
For medium mode, the skill creates _quarto.yml (from _quarto-medium.yml), 5_scripts/_path.py (sys.path injector to load chart_template), and minimal numbered output directories.
For heavy mode, the skill copies the entire analyst-research/ folder into the project root as a local working copy, then creates the full 10-numbered-directory scaffold per workflow_heavy.md §11. This lets project-level overrides (palette, fonts, domain conventions) live in the local copy without polluting the skill.
After each project closes, follow the retrospective section of the mode-specific workflow file (workflow_heavy.md §9, workflow_medium.md §8, workflow_light.md §6) to decide which project learnings get promoted back to the skill itself. The skill is git-versioned; each promotion bumps minor version. Major architectural changes bump major version.
This skill is bilingual (English + Chinese) following the marketplace convention. Every authored doc exists in two files: an English .md (e.g. SKILL.md, references/workflow_heavy.md) and a Chinese mirror .zh.md (e.g. SKILL.zh.md, references/workflow_heavy.zh.md). English is the single source of truth; the .zh.md is a synchronized translation, not an independent version. Edit protocol, no exceptions: always write or change the English .md first, then propagate the same change to the .zh.md translation in the same change-set. Never edit only the Chinese, and never let the two drift; when wording conflicts, the English .md wins.
CLAUDE.md. This supersedes any older "draft follows hypothesis language" rule.$ redline is mandatory (escape dollar amounts as \$). For a Chinese report the reverse applies.The Chinese mirror of this file is SKILL.zh.md. 中文版见 SKILL.zh.md。
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