aio-research-kit

Research Kit Skill

Environment

• research: !which research 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT INSTALLED"
• uv: !which uv 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT INSTALLED"
• python3: !which python3 2>/dev/null || echo "NOT INSTALLED"

Structured 10-phase research framework via nguyenvanduocit/research-kit.

Step 1: Check Availability

Check if research CLI is installed:

which research

If found → skip to Step 3: Use CLI. If not → proceed to Step 2: Install.

Note: Research Kit is a Python CLI tool, not an MCP server.

Step 2: Install

2a. Install via uv (recommended)

uv tool install research-cli --force --from git+https://github.com/nguyenvanduocit/research-kit.git

2b. Install via pip

pip install git+https://github.com/nguyenvanduocit/research-kit.git

2c. Environment Variables (optional)

For AI-assisted reasoning during research:

# DeepSeek R1 reasoning
export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="your-deepseek-key"

# OR Gemini reasoning
export GOOGLE_AI_API_KEY="your-google-ai-key"

Step 3: Use CLI

Initialize a Research Project

research init

This creates a structured research directory with the 10-phase template:

1. Phase 1: Question Formulation — Define research questions
2. Phase 2: Literature Review — Survey existing knowledge
3. Phase 3: Hypothesis Formation — Develop testable hypotheses
4. Phase 4: Methodology Design — Plan research approach
5. Phase 5: Data Collection — Gather evidence
6. Phase 6: Data Analysis — Analyze findings
7. Phase 7: Interpretation — Draw conclusions
8. Phase 8: Validation — Verify results
9. Phase 9: Documentation — Write up findings
10. Phase 10: Peer Review — External validation

Validate Research Structure

research check

Validates that the research project follows the correct structure and all required sections are present.

How to Conduct Research