About research-add-items
A skill for adding research items to an existing topic outline. It gathers requested additions, can initiate web research, then merges entries into `outline.yaml` while checking for duplicates and seeking confirmation.
Key features
- 01Finds `outline.yaml` in the working directory
- 02Collects requested items and names
- 03Can launch an agent for web research
- 04Merges additions and avoids duplicates
- 05Shows changes for confirmation
Use cases
- 01Adding sources or subjects to a research outline
- 02Updating a topic outline with user-specified items
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/research-add-itemsin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEResearch Add Items - Supplement Research Objects
Trigger
/research-add-items
Workflow
Step 1: Auto-locate Outline
Find */outline.yaml file in current working directory, auto-read.
Step 2: Get Supplement Sources in Parallel
Simultaneously:
- A. Ask user: What items to supplement? Any specific names?
- B. Ask if Web Search needed: Launch agent to search for more items?
Step 3: Merge and Update
- Append new items to outline.yaml
- Display to user for confirmation
- Avoid duplicates
- Save updated outline
Output
Updated {topic}/outline.yaml file (in-place modification)
Comments
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