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Start with deep research before planning.

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Works with Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf. Read the repository before you give any tool access to your data.

npx agentmarket install skill/eatsteak-research-first

Asks which of your tools to add it to (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, Claude Desktop) and shows the change first. See https://agentmart.dev/cli.

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Start with deep research before planning. Use when the user asks for research-first behavior, wants detailed investigation before a plan, or when the request clearly needs substantial discovery, comparison, or validation before implementation.

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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-first
Description
Start with deep research before planning. Use when the user asks for research-first behavior, wants detailed investigation before a plan, or when the request clearly needs substantial discovery, comparison, or validation before implementation.
License
MIT
Instructions
8 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub

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  • SKILL.md

SKILL.md (first lines)

Ask detailed questions first, grill-me style, to define exactly what to research, which competing areas or approaches matter, what constraints and unknowns exist, and what evidence would make the research sufficient.

Then split the work into 2-3 execution-relevant tracks. If team workflow is available, use a leader plus 2-3 agents; otherwise use 2-3 subagents. Assign each one a distinct area or competing approach, and have them judge practicality, tradeoffs, and readiness for execution.

Synthesize the results and report the research in detail. Then use AskUserQuestion to decide whether to do more research or save the research as markdown and enter plan mode.

In plan mode, keep asking grill-me-style clarification questions until the requirements are sharp, then produce the plan and continue with normal plan-mode execution.

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research-first skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/eatsteak-research-first (last updated 2026-10-24)