# research

Agent skill by Matt Pocock (https://www.totaltypescript.com)

Sends the reading legwork to a background agent, restricted to high-trust primary sources, and captures what it found as a Markdown file in the repository so the next person does not repeat it.

Topics: Planning
Last updated: 2026-08-19 (28 days ago)
Source: https://github.com/mattpocock/skills
Repository: https://github.com/mattpocock/skills

## Install

```bash
npx skills add https://github.com/mattpocock/skills --skill research
```

## In the author's words

Investigate a question against high-trust primary sources and capture the findings as a Markdown file in the repo. Use when the user wants a topic researched, docs or API facts gathered, or reading legwork delegated to a background agent.

## Verification

- Source link: Resolved (HTTP 200) (pass)
- Repository: Resolves on GitHub (pass)
- Install command: Transcribed from the author's own page (pass)
- Maintenance: Last updated 28 days ago (pass)
- Attribution: Credited to Matt Pocock (pass)

Full page: https://stackskills.dev/library/research