Research Project Start
Start a stateful, multi-week research project — the lifecycle axis, orthogonal to the depth axis the `/research` skill carries. Triggers on explicit project-lifecycle phrasing — \"start a research project\", \"set up a research project on X\", \"begin a sustained investigation\", \"open a research dossier\" — never on a one-shot lookup. Scaffolds the three-layer project folder (overview.md + a raw sources/ layer + the later digest and synthesis), records the question and a possibly-empty working hypothesis, and sets phase to capture. Resolves the project parent from the [research] table of an adopter-created agentbundle-layout.toml, else a scratch .context/research default, else by eliciting — never the committed repo tree. Prompt-only: phase is a frontmatter string the agent reads and writes; no engine, index, daemon, or counter. Does not replace /research — episodic quick/standard/applied/deep lookups stay there.
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From the source SKILL.md
The entry point for project mode — a sustained, multi-week investigation that accumulates a corpus, as opposed to the one-shot episodic research the /research skill drives. Project mode is the lifecycle axis; depth (quick / standard / applied / deep) is the orthogonal axis and stays with /research.
What this skill does
Research Project Start is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-methods sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/research-project-start/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The Research Project Start Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 146,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
How to install
Free
Manual install (2 steps)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/research-project-start
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/research-project-start/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/research-project-start/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/research-project-start/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/research-project-start/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\research-project-start\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
Telegram
📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram
Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →
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.
Pro
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Research Project Start Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/research-project-start/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Research Project Start skill do?
Start a stateful, multi-week research project — the lifecycle axis, orthogonal to the depth axis the `/research` skill carries. Triggers on explicit project-lifecycle phrasing — \"start a research project\", \"set up a research project on X\", \"begin a sustained investigation\", \"open a research dossier\" — never on a one-shot lookup. Scaffolds the three-layer project folder (overview.md + a raw sources/ layer + the later digest and synthesis), records the question and a possibly-empty working hypothesis, and sets phase to capture. Resolves the project parent from the [research] table of an adopter-created agentbundle-layout.toml, else a scratch .context/research default, else by eliciting — never the committed repo tree. Prompt-only: phase is a frontmatter string the agent reads and writes; no engine, index, daemon, or counter. Does not replace /research — episodic quick/standard/applied/deep lookups stay there.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Research Project Start skill?
Use Research Project Start when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the research methods area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Research Project Start" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/science/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Research Project Start skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a
SKILL.md file that lives under
~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Research Project Start is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at
/learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
Attribution & license
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
eugenelim. (2026). Research Project Start [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/research-project-start/
BibTeX
@misc{research-project-start-2026,
author = {eugenelim},
title = {Research Project Start [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/research-project-start/}
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Grade A · scanned 2026-07-06 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.
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- ✓ Reverse shell
- ✓ Credentials
- ✓ Execution
- ⚠ Filesystem
- ✓ Persistence
- ✓ Obfuscation
- ✓ Network
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