ClaudSkills / Science & Research / science-misc

Investigation

Quality score: 70/100  ·  Category: Science & Research  ·  Sub-category: science-misc
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Scaffolds a structured investigation in scratch/ for empirical research and documentation. Use when the user says "start an investigation" or wants to: trace code paths or data flow ("trace from X to Y", "what touches X", "follow the wiring"), document system architecture comprehensively ("document how the system works", "archeology"), investigate bugs ("figure out why X happens"), explore technical feasibility ("can we do X?"), or explore design options ("explore the API", "gather context", "design alternatives"). Creates dated folder with README. NOT for simple code questions or single-file searches.

What this skill does

Investigation is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the science-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/investigation/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user says "start an investigation" or wants to: trace code paths or data flow ("trace from X to Y", "what touches X", "follow the wiring"), document system architecture comprehensively ("document how the system works", "archeology"), investigate bugs ("figure out why X happens"), explore technical feasibility ("can we do X?"), or explore design options ("explore the API", "gather context", "design alternatives"). Creates dated folder with README.

Who uses this skill

The Investigation skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/investigation
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/investigation/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/investigation/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/investigation/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/investigation/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\investigation\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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