forum-research

name	forum-research
description	Research and read content on forum.dfinity.org (Discourse). Use when the user asks to browse, search, summarize, or analyze Dfinity forum topics or users. Read-only access with authenticated browsing and JSON endpoints.

Forum Research (Dfinity)

Scope

This skill supports read-only research on forum.dfinity.org using authenticated browsing and Discourse JSON endpoints.

Required dependency

This skill depends on the agent-browser skill from vercel-labs. Install it first:

npx skills add https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-browser --skill agent-browser

Guardrails (strict)

• Read-only only. Never post, reply, like, bookmark, or edit.
• Use GET requests for all research and reading.
• Exception: authentication may require a POST to the login endpoint. No other non-GET requests are allowed.
• If a user asks to post or modify content, refuse and explain the read-only policy.

Stage 1: login only

1. Obtain credentials using one of the approved methods in reference.md.
2. Navigate to https://forum.dfinity.org/login.
3. Always choose the username/password option on the login page (ignore GitHub and passkey options).
4. Fill username and password, then submit.
5. Confirm login by opening https://forum.dfinity.org/u/<username>.json.

Discourse JSON access

Discourse supports a JSON view for most pages by appending .json to the URL. Prefer JSON for structured reading:

• Topic: https://forum.dfinity.org/t/<slug>/<id>.json
• User: https://forum.dfinity.org/u/<username>.json
• Latest: https://forum.dfinity.org/latest.json

Additional resources

• Credential sourcing, prompts, and constraints: reference.md
• Login examples: examples.md
• Forum category structure and navigation guide: categories.md