Deep Research Skill
Type: Composite (Manager + Workers)
Source: agentfile/examples/research-pipeline
Status: ⚠️ Requires exa MCP server
Quick Use
code
Load deep-research skill. Research: "your topic here"
This will:
- •Decompose topic into aspects
- •Research each aspect in parallel
- •Synthesize findings
- •Quality check
- •Generate final report
Output
All artifacts written to ~/clawd/artifacts/{session_id}/:
- •
plan.yaml— research plan - •
aspects/*.yaml— individual findings - •
synthesis.yaml— aggregated insights - •
quality.yaml— quality metrics - •
FINAL_REPORT.md— final deliverable
Setup Required
FIRST TIME: Follow ~/clawd/skills/deep-research/SETUP.md
Critical: Install exa MCP server with API key.
Options
yaml
depth: quick|medium|deep # 3/5/7 aspects max_sources: 15 # per aspect quality_threshold: 50 # saturation %
Files
- •
manager-research.md— orchestration logic - •
agents/aspect-researcher.md— worker agent - •
agents/report-generator.md— report writer - •
skills/*— supporting skills
How It Works
- •ROOT loads manager-research.md
- •Manager spawns workers for each aspect
- •Workers use exa MCP for search + crawl
- •Results aggregate → synthesis → quality gate
- •Final report generated
Architecture
code
ROOT (manager-research)
│
├─→ research-planner (skill)
│ └─→ plan.yaml
│
├─→ aspect-researcher × N (workers)
│ └─→ aspects/*.yaml
│
├─→ synthesis (skill)
│ └─→ synthesis.yaml
│
├─→ quality-gate (skill)
│ └─→ quality.yaml
│
└─→ report-generator (worker)
└─→ FINAL_REPORT.md
See Also
- •
SETUP.md— installation guide - •
manager-research.md— full orchestration spec - •
~/clawd/custom/references/agentfile.md— framework overview