ClaudSkills / Science & Research / research-methods

Research Report

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Research Report 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 Report is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: research-methods · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Run a deep research dive on any topic and either produce a polished Quarto HTML report (official mode — files written to research/<umbrella>/<title>/) or reply with structured findings inline (scan mode — no files). Use when the user invokes $workbench:research-report, /workbench:research, /workbench:scan, or says "research X for me", "do a deep dive on X", "give me a quick read on X", "what's the state of X", "scan X for me", "write up findings on X". Covers maximum surface area across web, Reddit, GitHub, ProductHunt, docs, papers, and any other available sources. Always converges output to exactly notes.md + report.html (official mode) or a structured chat reply (scan mode). Never proliferates files.

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From the source SKILL.md

Two-mode research workflow. Same engine, two output destinations.

What this skill does

Research Report 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-report/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user invokes $workbench:research-report, /workbench:research, /workbench:scan, or says "research X for me", "do a deep dive on X", "give me a quick read on X", "what's the state of X", "scan X for me", "write up findings on X". Covers maximum surface area across web, Reddit, GitHub, ProductHunt, docs, papers, and any other available sources.

Who uses this skill

The Research Report 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 161,000+ 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-report
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/research-report/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/research-report/SKILL.md

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Research Report Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/research-report/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Research Report skill do?

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 Report skill?

Use Research Report 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 Report" 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 Report 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 Report 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

John-Wang-0809. (2026). Research Report [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/research-report/

BibTeX

@misc{research-report-2026,
  author    = {John-Wang-0809},
  title     = {Research Report [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/research-report/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-26 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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