Research

Install in one command

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/research && curl -fsSL https://eliteaiadvantage.com/skills/research/SKILL.md -o ~/.claude/skills/research/SKILL.md

Research replaces vibes-only topic exploration with a structured pass: planned queries across distinct angles, dated sources, contested points called out explicitly, hype flagged honestly. The output is a brief — but the deliverable is the "Content angles" section at the end: 3–5 specific blog or post angles you could write this week, ranked by how distinctive you could make them.

Built for content production where you'll publish based on what you find, not casual reading. The audience calibration is for SMB owners and marketing directors at mid-market companies — anti-trend takes, money-numbered claims, and contrarian angles ranked above generic explainers.

• →Forces query diversity — technical, case studies, skeptics, recent news, practitioner discussion — instead of one search that returns echo chambers.
• →Freshness check flags anything older than 12 months that's being treated as current.
• →Diversity check catches when all your sources are vendor blogs or VC marketing.
• →Hype check separates multiply-sourced claims from speculation dressed as forecast.
• →Ends in 3–5 ranked content angles — opinion pieces with theses, not "what is X" explainers.

• •Choosing what to write this week or this month.
• •Evaluating whether a hyped trend deserves a contrarian post.
• •Building a content series and need a structured map of the territory.
• •Validating a thesis before committing to a long-form post.

Without this skill, "research X" tends to produce a paraphrased summary of the first three articles Claude finds. Research forces structured discovery: distinct query angles, dated sourcing, an honesty pass on what's solid vs hype, and an ending calibrated to your actual job — what to write — not abstract knowledge accumulation.