Deep Research

Published by firecrawl in web-agent

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What this skill does

Multi-source research with source triangulation and fact-checking. Use for any research task requiring 3+ sources.

Add Deep Research to your agent

Review the source and files first. When you are ready, copy the prompt instruction or use the CLI command supported by your environment.

Install with a prompt

Paste this into a compatible coding agent:

add this skill "deep-research" from https://github.com/firecrawl/web-agent

Install with the CLI

Run this command in a controlled environment after reviewing the repository:

npx skills add https://github.com/firecrawl/web-agent --skill deep-research

Skill instructions

Deep Research

Search Strategy

  • Break the topic into 3-5 distinct angles
  • 2-3 queries per angle using different terminology
  • Use site: operator for targeted searches (e.g. site:arxiv.org, site:github.com)
  • Include official, comparison, and review-oriented queries
  • Aim for 5-10 unique, high-quality sources

Extraction

  • Scrape each source with a targeted query parameter -- don't dump full pages into context
  • Extract: key claims, data points, dates, attributed quotes
  • Record author, publication, date, and URL for every source

Fact-Checking

  • Cross-reference claims across 2+ sources
  • Flag single-source claims explicitly
  • Assign confidence: high (3+ sources agree), medium (2), low (1 or conflicting)
  • Include contrarian viewpoints -- don't confirmation-bias the results

Output

  • Structure by subtopic, not by source
  • Inline citations for every claim
  • Call formatOutput with the structured data

Files included

  • SKILL.md

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