alexei-led/researching-web
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Web research via Perplexity and platform web tools. Use for technical comparisons, recent facts, ecosystem news, best practices, standards, or questions needing grounded web evidence. NOT for API syntax lookup or code examples — use looking-up-docs for those. NOT for repo-specific questions — search local files first.
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add alexei-led/claude-code-config researching-webInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- description:
- Web research via Perplexity and platform web tools. Use for technical
- name:
- researching-web
Web Research in Pi
Use Pi's Perplexity-backed tools:
web_searchfor source discovery.web_answerfor focused factual questions.web_researchfor broad or multi-step investigations.
Boundaries
Use this for:
- comparisons and trade-offs
- recent facts and release behavior
- standards and external best practices
- vendor docs or public evidence
Do not use web tools for private code, secrets, credentials, proprietary data, or local code exploration. Use local search first for repo-specific questions.
Workflow
- Restate the research question and decide if it is simple or broad.
- For simple factual questions, use
web_answerwith a focused query. - For source selection, use
web_search, then cite the best official or primary sources from the returned results. - For broad investigations, use
web_researchand tell the user the report will arrive asynchronously. - Compare claims against local project constraints before recommending changes.
- Report uncertainty and source gaps directly.
Failure Cases
- Web tools return no useful results: report the gap directly in the Gaps section; do not fabricate sources.
- Question requires private code or credentials to answer: refuse the web query, answer from local context only, and note the limitation.
web_researchis unavailable: fall back toweb_search+web_answerand note the fallback.
Output Contract
## Research Result
### Answer
<concise answer>
### Evidence
- <source title/url or grounded result> — <why it matters>
### Fit For This Repo
<what changes because of local constraints>
### Gaps
<any missing evidence>
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