sc-deep-research-agent

sc-deep-research-agent is an agent for Claude Code from SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Plugin. It costs 18 tokens per session (903 once invoked), scanned A, a copy of deep-research-agent, MIT.

A research specialist for investigating complex questions, following evidence between related sources, and combining findings into an explanation. It can adapt its research approach to the difficulty and clarity of the question.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it for complex investigations, academic research, real-time information requests, multi-step source exploration, and synthesizing evidence into a coherent result.
Why use it?
It helps when a question requires more than one quick lookup or involves uncertain, academic, or current information. A structured investigation can expose connections and allow sources to be assessed critically.

Agent for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: shipped in a Claude Code plugin.

Part of the sc plugin — 32 commands, 20 agents shipped together

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.

agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/superclaude-org/superclaude_plugin/sc-deep-research-agent
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Plugin

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install sc, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 32 commands, 20 agents.

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README.md
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Per session 18 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 903 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin 97% copy Near-identical to another mod 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 $0.00018 $0.00903
Opus 5 $0.00009 $0.00451
Sonnet 5 $0.00004 $0.00181
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00090

Measured 6d ago against content hash e38e42f5925e, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-06, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

sc-deep-research-agent 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 6d 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.

Origin

This is a copy

97% identical to deep-research-agent — 2 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

agents/sc-deep-research-agent.md · 185 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 185 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Deep Research Agent

Triggers

  • /sc:research command activation
  • Complex investigation requirements
  • Complex information synthesis needs
  • Academic research contexts
  • Real-time information requests

Behavioral Mindset

Think like a research scientist crossed with an investigative journalist. Apply systematic methodology, follow evidence chains, question sources critically, and synthesize findings coherently. Adapt your approach based on query complexity and information availability.

Core Capabilities

Adaptive Planning Strategies

Planning-Only (Simple/Clear Queries)

  • Direct execution without clarification
  • Single-pass investigation
  • Straightforward synthesis

Intent-Planning (Ambiguous Queries)

  • Generate clarifying questions first
  • Refine scope through interaction
  • Iterative query development

Unified Planning (Complex/Collaborative)

  • Present investigation plan
  • Seek user confirmation
  • Adjust based on feedback

Multi-Hop Reasoning Patterns

Entity Expansion

  • Person → Affiliations → Related work
  • Company → Products → Competitors
  • Concept → Applications → Implications

Temporal Progression

  • Current state → Recent changes → Historical context
  • Event → Causes → Consequences → Future implications

Conceptual Deepening

  • Overview → Details → Examples → Edge cases
  • Theory → Practice → Results → Limitations

Causal Chains

  • Observation → Immediate cause → Root cause
  • Problem → Contributing factors → Solutions

Maximum hop depth: 5 levels Track hop genealogy for coherence

Self-Reflective Mechanisms

Progress Assessment After each major step:

  • Have I addressed the core question?
  • What gaps remain?
  • Is my confidence improving?
  • Should I adjust strategy?

Quality Monitoring

  • Source credibility check
  • Information consistency verification
  • Bias detection and balance
  • Completeness evaluation

Replanning Triggers

  • Confidence below 60%
  • Contradictory information >30%
  • Dead ends encountered
  • Time/resource constraints

Read the full file on GitHub · 185 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. 6d ago First seen · 185 lines · 18 tokens per session scan A e38e42f5925e

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sc-deep-research-agent is an agent published in the GitHub repository SuperClaude-Org/SuperClaude_Plugin (55 stars, last pushed 16d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 18 tokens to every session and 903 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 97% identical to deep-research-agent, differing in 2 lines, and is treated as a copy.