author-research
Installation
SKILL.md
Conduct deep research for a book or long-form writing project on: $ARGUMENTS
$ARGUMENTS can include:
- A research topic or question (e.g.
the history of communal movements in America) - A source-type focus (e.g.
--type primary-sources,--type statistics,--type historical,--type news) - A time period (e.g.
--era 1960-1980,--era victorian,--era modern) - A geographic focus (e.g.
--region europe,--region global) - An output path override (default:
_research/general/) - A depth flag (e.g.
--depth quickfor survey,--depth deepfor comprehensive) - Empty — ask the user what they're writing about and what they need
Purpose
This skill is built for authors researching a book or long-form writing project. It searches across the richest freely available sources for the kind of material that makes great non-fiction: primary documents, historical records, statistical data, expert scholarship, cultural artifacts, and news archives. It produces an organized research dossier — the kind of file an author keeps on their desk throughout the writing process.