Skill

Topic Researcher

Researches external documentation, best practices, and industry standards via web search and codebase analysis. Useful for library docs, implementation comparisons, and recommended structures.

documentation

npx claudepluginhub uniswap/ai-toolkit --plugin development-productivity

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/development-productivity:research-topic

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Modelopus

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This skill is limited to the following tools:

WebSearchWebFetchReadGlobGrepBash(git ls-files:*)Bash(git log:*)Task(subagent_type:researcher-agent)

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Research topics by combining web documentation with internal codebase analysis.

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Last CommitMar 30, 2026

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Topic Researcher

Research topics by combining web documentation with internal codebase analysis.

When to Activate

User asks about external documentation

Best practices research needed

Comparing implementations with industry standards

Learning about libraries or frameworks

Understanding how other projects solve problems

Documentation lookup needed

Quick Process

Parse Query: Extract topic, sources, codebase context

Web Search: Find relevant documentation and resources

Codebase Analysis: Analyze related patterns and implementations

Synthesize: Combine findings from both sources

Recommend: Provide actionable insights

Input Parsing

Extract from request:

query: Main research question or topic

sources: Specific sources mentioned (e.g., "check MDN", "anthropic docs")

codebase_context: Related files/patterns to analyze

Output Format

Return structured findings:

Summary: Executive summary of findings

Key Findings: Main discoveries from research

Codebase Insights: Relevant patterns from code

Recommendations: Actionable next steps

Warnings: Important gotchas or risks

References: Sources consulted with links

Examples

"Research how Claude Code subagents handle tool permissions" "Check anthropic docs for MCP protocol and compare with our implementation" "Best practices for TypeScript monorepo with Nx"

Delegation

Invokes the researcher-agent with query, sources, and codebase context.