deep-research

deep-research is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from qhkm/zeptoclaw. It costs 15 tokens per session (766 once invoked), scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A structured process for researching a topic across multiple web sources and producing a detailed report with citations.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it for in-depth investigations, literature reviews, market or technology research, and reports that need supporting sources.
Why use it?
It avoids relying on one search result and helps uncover, compare, and verify information across different parts of a subject.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one.

Good fit Use it for in-depth investigations, literature reviews, market or technology research, and reports that need supporting sources.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/qhkm/zeptoclaw/deep-research
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.

Any agent
npx skills add qhkm/zeptoclaw --skill deep-research
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/qhkm/zeptoclaw

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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README.md
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Per session 15 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 766 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. Third-party audits
  • NVIDIA SkillSpector pass 7 Sept 2026
How audits are shown
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 $0.00015 $0.00766
Opus 5 $0.00008 $0.00383
Sonnet 5 $0.00003 $0.00153
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00077

Measured 10d ago against content hash a3d3f9713167, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-10, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

deep-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 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.

skills/deep-research/SKILL.md · 85 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 85 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Deep Research Skill

Use this skill when the user asks you to research a topic in depth, produce a report, or investigate something thoroughly. A single search query is NEVER enough for real research.

Methodology

Phase 1: Broad Exploration (3-5 searches)

Start wide. Use web_search with varied phrasings to map the territory:

  • Search the main topic from different angles
  • Identify subtopics, key players, and perspectives
  • Note which areas have the most information vs gaps

Example: For "state of AI agents in 2026":

  • web_search("AI agent frameworks 2026")
  • web_search("autonomous AI agents market landscape")
  • web_search("AI agent orchestration tools comparison")

Phase 2: Deep Dive (2-3 searches + fetches per subtopic)

For each important subtopic from Phase 1:

  • Use targeted, precise search queries
  • Try multiple phrasings for the same concept
  • Use web_fetch to read full articles (not just search snippets)
  • Follow references and links mentioned in sources

Example:

  • web_search("LangGraph vs CrewAI vs AutoGen benchmark 2026")
  • web_fetch("https://example.com/detailed-comparison-article")

Phase 3: Diversity & Validation

Ensure you have coverage across these 6 types of information:

  1. Facts & data — statistics, market size, benchmarks, numbers
  2. Real-world examples — case studies, actual implementations, user stories
  3. Expert opinions — interviews, commentary, analysis from known figures
  4. Trends & predictions — current year developments, future directions
  5. Comparisons — alternatives, trade-offs, vs analyses
  6. Challenges & criticisms — problems, limitations, balanced critique

Search specifically for any category you're missing.

Phase 4: Synthesis Check

Before writing your final answer, verify:

  • Did I cover 3-5 different angles?
  • Did I read important sources in full (not just snippets)?
  • Do I have concrete data AND real examples AND expert perspectives?
  • Did I include both positives and challenges?
  • Are my sources current and authoritative?

Read the full file on GitHub · 85 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 · 85 lines · 15 tokens per session scan A a3d3f9713167

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deep-research is a skill published in the GitHub repository qhkm/zeptoclaw (650 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 15 tokens to every session and 766 once invoked, about $0.0001 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.