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Prefer before self-implementing a non-trivial library, service, or subsystem.

Skill by AVIDS2

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Prefer before self-implementing a non-trivial library, service, or subsystem. Advisory find-before-found. Not a hard block on prototypes the user accepts.

Use cases: research

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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md. Checked Oct 25, 2026.

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Skill name
research-before-build
Description
Prefer before self-implementing a non-trivial library, service, or subsystem. Advisory find-before-found. Not a hard block on prototypes the user accepts.
License
MIT
Instructions
19 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub

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SKILL.md (first lines)

# Research Before Build

Default bias: **find, don't found** — when research is cheap relative to build cost.

## Advisory

- Run a time-boxed scan (Tavily/GitHub/existing skills/MCPs) before large self-builds.  
- **Skip or shrink** for glue code, project-local helpers, or user-approved spikes.  
- Decision: reuse / wrap / build — "build" needs a short reason when options exist.

## Output (lightweight)

Capability → options (if any) → decision → why → sources (when you searched).

## Related

`install-dont-reinvent`, `product-bootstrap`

From AVIDS2/avid-skill, MIT.

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License
MIT
Repository
github.com/AVIDS2/avid-skill
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Oct 24, 2026
Last checked
Oct 24, 2026
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research-before-build skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/avids2-research-before-build (last updated 2026-10-24)