A professional-grade research engine that synthesizes data from academic, social, and web sources into actionable intelligence reports.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install deep-researcher-skill
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install deep-researcher-skill using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Research Assistant?
The Research Assistant is a comprehensive skill designed for the Openclaw Skills ecosystem that functions as a dedicated research department. It moves beyond simple summarization by performing multi-source synthesis across academic papers, YouTube transcripts, forum discussions, and real-time news. By integrating specialized tools like arXiv and NewsAPI, it turns scattered data into structured insights, providing users with a clear understanding of complex landscapes.
Built for developers and analysts, this skill handles the heavy lifting of information gathering, including sophisticated paywall bypass strategies and source credibility scoring. It ensures that every insight is backed by a verifiable citation and a calibrated confidence level, making it an essential component for anyone utilizing Openclaw Skills for decision-making or technical documentation.
Research Assistant Use Cases
- Conducting competitive feature analysis and market gap identification.
- Performing deep dives into academic topics using integrated arXiv search.
- Tracking temporal trends to see what has changed in a specific field over the last month.
- Generating automated content outlines for blogs or social media threads based on factual data.
- Evaluating user sentiment across forums like Reddit for product feedback.
How Research Assistant Works
- The agent receives a topic or complex question and expands it into multiple sub-queries.
- It executes parallel searches across a tool matrix including DuckDuckGo, YouTube, and academic databases.
- It applies a multi-layered paywall bypass strategy using archive.org, 12ft.io, or direct browser extraction.
- All retrieved data undergoes source quality scoring and bias detection to ensure reliability.
- The skill synthesizes the findings into a structured output format, such as a Research Brief or a Decision Matrix.
- It applies a confidence calibration system to flag the certainty of the research findings before delivery.
Research Assistant Setup
To get started with this skill in your Openclaw Skills environment, you can configure optional API keys for enhanced data access. Use the following command to set up your environment:
# Configure optional API access
"Set up my research assistant with NewsAPI"
Ensure your research-config.json is populated with necessary keys for NewsAPI, OpenWeather, or ExchangeRate-API if current events or financial data are required for your workflows.
Research Assistant Data Schema & Taxonomy
The Research Assistant organizes its operation through a detailed configuration schema and produces structured markdown reports. Data is categorized by tier and credibility:
| Tier | Source Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | Academic Journals & Official Docs | 3x |
| Tier 2 | Established News & Expert Analysis | 2x |
| Tier 3 | Industry Publications & Forums | 1x |
Internal metadata includes confidence scores (High, Medium, Low) and bias flags (Political Spectrum or Commercial Interest).
Research Assistant Advanced Features
- Multi-step paywall bypass strategy using automated browser navigation and archival services.
- Confidence Calibration System that uses specific criteria to quantify the reliability of a report.
- Domain-specific research patterns for legal, medical, financial, and product-focused inquiries.
- Automated stopping conditions to prevent redundant searching once information saturation is reached.
- Bias detection engine that flags political or commercial leaning in source material.
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