| name | research |
| description | Search and read the web (via the web_search tool) when stuck or learning something new |
| tools | ["bash"] |
| core | true |
| origin | creator |
Research
You have real web access. Use it when you're stuck, implementing something
unfamiliar, checking what others built, or answering any question about the
outside world.
Hard rule: never answer from memory
If a question is about the world outside this repo — "what can Claude Code do",
"how does crate X work", "what's new in Y", a competitor's features, an error you
don't recognize — you MUST fetch and quote a real page. Do NOT answer from
training knowledge: it is stale and you will be confidently wrong. Search or fetch
first, then answer only from what you actually read. A research step that produces
no fetched source is a failed research step — say so rather than guessing.
How to search and read
- Discover + read → the
web_search tool. Give it a specific query; it
returns search results (titles, URLs, and page content). This is your default
for "find pages about X" and for reading what they say. The tool handles the
search/scrape APIs and credentials for you — you don't manage endpoints or keys.
- A specific known URL → fetch it directly with bash, e.g.
curl -sSL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ORG/REPO/main/src/lib.rs" | head -200
or curl -sSL "https://docs.rs/CRATE/latest/CRATE/" | sed 's/<[^>]*>//g' | head -120.
Rules
- Have a specific question before you search. No aimless browsing.
- Prefer official docs / changelogs / source over random blogs.
- Quote what you actually read; never paraphrase from memory.
- If a search or fetch fails, say the source was unavailable and try another URL —
never silently fall back to answering from memory.
When to research
- Implementing something you've never done before
- An error you don't understand
- Checking what Claude Code / other agents actually do — read their docs, don't guess
- A community issue references a concept you're unfamiliar with
- Comparing approaches or conventions before choosing one
- (Dream cycles) wandering the world to see what's new
