search-first
Systematize research-before-coding by searching existing tools, libraries, and patterns before writing custom code.
- Provides a five-phase workflow: need analysis, parallel search across npm/PyPI/MCP/GitHub, evaluation, decision (adopt/extend/compose/build), and implementation
- Includes a decision matrix to score candidates on functionality, maintenance, community, docs, license, and dependencies
- Offers search shortcuts organized by category (development tooling, AI/LLM integration, data APIs, content publishing) and integration points with planner and architect agents
- Invokes the researcher agent for non-trivial functionality discovery and structured comparison of candidates
/search-first — Research Before You Code
Systematizes the "search for existing solutions before implementing" workflow.
Trigger
Use this skill when:
- Starting a new feature that likely has existing solutions
- Adding a dependency or integration
- The user asks "add X functionality" and you're about to write code
- Before creating a new utility, helper, or abstraction
Workflow
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ 1. NEED ANALYSIS │
│ Define what functionality is needed │
│ Identify language/framework constraints │
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