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Gather source material for the radio show from any content source — web, HN, GitHub, papers, or general topics.
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| name | research |
| description | Gather source material for the radio show from any content source — web, HN, GitHub, papers, or general topics. |
Gather source material for the radio show based on the user's prompt. The research strategy is agent-driven — you decide how to gather content based on what the user asks for.
All research scripts live in skills/research/scripts/ and output to {workspace}/data/research/. They use only Python stdlib — no dependencies.
| Script | Command | Source |
|---|---|---|
fetch_hn.py | python3 skills/research/scripts/fetch_hn.py --workspace ./workspace --top 6 | Hacker News |
fetch_github.py | python3 skills/research/scripts/fetch_github.py --repo owner/repo --workspace ./workspace | GitHub repos |
fetch_url.py | python3 skills/research/scripts/fetch_url.py --url https://... --workspace ./workspace | Any URL |
Phase 1: Scan — grab top 10 story titles, scores, and comment counts (fast, no deep-diving):
python3 skills/research/scripts/fetch_hn.py --workspace ./workspace --mode scan --top 10
Output: {workspace}/data/research/hn-scan.md — a list of stories with IDs.
You read this file, pick the 2-3 most interesting stories for radio, then run phase 2.
When picking stories, SKIP anything related to politics, race, religion, international conflicts, historical controversies, gender/culture wars, or immigration. Stick to tech, programming, AI/ML, open source, science, startups, and developer culture.
Phase 2: Deep-dive — fetch full comment threads for the stories you picked:
python3 skills/research/scripts/fetch_hn.py --workspace ./workspace --mode deep-dive --stories 43210987,43209876
Output: {workspace}/data/research/hacker-news.md — full stories with top comments.
| Argument | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--workspace | workspace | Root workspace directory |
--mode | (required) | scan or deep-dive |
--top | 10 | Number of stories to scan (scan mode only) |
--stories | (required for deep-dive) | Comma-separated story IDs |
python3 skills/research/scripts/fetch_github.py --repo googleapis/python-genai --workspace ./workspace
Accepts owner/repo or a full GitHub URL (https://github.com/owner/repo).
| Argument | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--repo | (required) | GitHub repo (owner/repo or full URL) |
--workspace | workspace | Root workspace directory |
--releases | 5 | Number of releases to fetch |
--issues | 8 | Number of top issues to fetch |
What it does:
{workspace}/data/research/github.mdUses the GitHub REST API directly — no auth needed for public repos.
python3 skills/research/scripts/fetch_url.py --url https://example.com/blog-post --workspace ./workspace
| Argument | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--url | (required) | URL to fetch content from |
--workspace | workspace | Root workspace directory |
--max-chars | 8000 | Max chars to extract |
What it does:
{workspace}/data/research/url_<safe_name>.mdWorks for blog posts, documentation pages, arXiv abstracts, news articles, etc.
If the user provides a topic without a specific source:
{workspace}/data/research/{workspace}/data/research/When reviewing the research output, identify: