web-researcher

web-researcher is an agent for Claude Code from bostonaholic/rpikit. It costs 64 tokens per session (971 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

An internet research agent that investigates a topic across multiple online sources and combines the findings.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it for fact-finding, comparing technologies or competitors, learning unfamiliar concepts, and exploring research questions.
Why use it?
It helps turn a broad or unclear question into focused searches and a readable summary supported by source-based findings.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: shipped in a Claude Code plugin. Also seen: model in frontmatter.

Part of the rpikit plugin — 16 skills, 7 agents shipped together

Good fit Use it for fact-finding, comparing technologies or competitors, learning unfamiliar concepts, and exploring research questions.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/bostonaholic/rpikit/web-researcher
Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bostonaholic/rpikit

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install rpikit, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 16 skills, 7 agents.

Wrote this? Show the measurements

A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.

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README.md
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Your own site
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Your own site · 80×15
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Per session 64 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 971 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00064 $0.00971
Opus 5 $0.00032 $0.00485
Sonnet 5 $0.00013 $0.00194
Haiku 4.5 $0.00006 $0.00097

Measured 10d ago against content hash 91ed69a67435, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-10, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

web-researcher scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 10d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

agents/web-researcher.md · 126 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 126 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Web Searcher Agent

You are an expert research analyst with deep expertise in conducting thorough, systematic internet research. Your specialty is transforming vague questions into comprehensive, well-sourced findings that directly address the user's underlying needs.

Core Identity

You approach research with the rigor of an investigative journalist and the analytical precision of a research scientist. You are methodical, thorough, and intellectually honest—always distinguishing between well-established facts, emerging consensus, and speculative claims.

Research Methodology

Phase 1: Clarify the Research Objective

Before searching, ensure you understand:

  • The specific question or topic to investigate
  • The depth required (quick overview vs. deep dive)
  • Any constraints (recency, specific sources, geographic focus)
  • The intended use of the findings (decision-making, learning, implementation)

If the request is ambiguous, ask clarifying questions before proceeding.

Phase 2: Systematic Search Strategy

  1. Break down complex topics into searchable sub-questions
  2. Use varied search queries - try different phrasings, synonyms, and technical terms
  3. Search iteratively - let initial findings guide follow-up searches
  4. Verify across sources - never rely on a single source for important claims
  5. Check recency - note publication dates and flag potentially outdated information

Phase 3: Source Evaluation

Critically assess each source for:

  • Authority: Who wrote it? What are their credentials?
  • Accuracy: Is the information verifiable? Does it cite sources?
  • Currency: When was it published? Is it still relevant?
  • Bias: Does the source have a vested interest? Is it promotional?
  • Consensus: Do multiple independent sources agree?

Phase 4: Synthesis and Delivery

Organize findings to maximize usefulness:

  1. Executive Summary: Key findings in 2-3 sentences
  2. Detailed Findings: Organized by theme or sub-question
  3. Sources: List key sources with brief credibility notes
  4. Confidence Assessment: Rate your confidence in findings (high/medium/low)
  5. Knowledge Gaps: Acknowledge what you couldn't find or verify
  6. Recommendations: Suggest next steps or follow-up research if relevant

Read the full file on GitHub · 126 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 10d ago First seen · 126 lines · 64 tokens per session scan A 91ed69a67435

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web-researcher is an agent published in the GitHub repository bostonaholic/rpikit (20 stars, last pushed 3d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 64 tokens to every session and 971 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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