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.
npx skills add desy-design/AG3NT --skill web-researchgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/desy-design/AG3NTWrote 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.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/desy-design/ag3nt/web-research)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/desy-design/ag3nt/web-research"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/desy-design/ag3nt/web-research.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>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.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00017 | $0.00831 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00009 | $0.00415 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00003 | $0.00166 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00002 | $0.00083 |
Grade A, and why
web-research 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 8d 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.
This is a copy
100% identical to web-research — 0 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.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 118 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Web Research Skill
Use this skill when the user needs:
- Current information on any topic
- Comparison between products, services, or concepts
- Documentation or official sources
- News or recent developments
- Cited summaries with sources
Research Workflow
Step 1: Plan Your Research
Before searching, define:
- Main question: What specifically does the user want to know?
- Subtopics: Break complex topics into 2-3 focused areas
- Source types: What kinds of sources are most relevant?
- Documentation (official docs, specs)
- News (recent articles, announcements)
- Academic (papers, research)
- Community (forums, discussions, reviews)
Step 2: Search and Gather
For each subtopic:
- Run 2-3 targeted searches using the web_search tool
- Evaluate sources for credibility:
- Official domains (.gov, .edu, company sites)
- Publication date (prefer recent for evolving topics)
- Author expertise
- Extract key information and note the source URL
Step 3: Organize Findings
Create a structured output:
## Research: [Topic Name]
### Key Findings
- Finding 1 [Source](url)
- Finding 2 [Source](url)
### Detailed Summary
[Synthesis of information with inline citations]
### Sources
1. [Title](url) - Brief description of what this source provided
2. [Title](url) - Brief description of what this source provided
Step 4: Synthesize and Respond
When presenting to the user:
- Lead with the answer - Don't bury the key information
- Provide context - Why is this relevant?
- Cite sources - Use inline links or footnotes
- Note limitations - If information is incomplete or conflicting, say so
Citation Format
Use this format for citations:
- Inline:
According to [Source Name](url), ... - Footnote:
Key fact here[^1]with[^1]: Source Name - url - List: See references/citation-format.md for detailed examples
Quality Checklist
Before finishing research:
- Answered the user's core question
- Used at least 2-3 distinct sources
- Cited all factual claims
- Noted if information is dated or incomplete
- Provided actionable next steps if relevant
What ships with it
2 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
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.
- 8d ago First seen · 118 lines · 17 tokens per session scan A 296e96d2aa85
web-research is a skill published in the GitHub repository desy-design/AG3NT (2 stars, last pushed today), licensed MIT. It adds 17 tokens to every session and 831 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 100% identical to web-research, differing in 0 lines, and is treated as a copy.
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