deep-researchlisted
Install: claude install-skill naveedharri/benai-skills
# Deep Research Skill
## Purpose
This skill enables comprehensive, internet-enabled research on any topic using OpenAI's Deep Research API (o4-mini-deep-research model). It intelligently enhances user research prompts through interactive clarifying questions, ensures research parameters are saved for reproducibility, and executes deep research with full web search capabilities.
## When to Use This Skill
Trigger this skill when:
- User requests research on a specific topic
- User asks for analysis, investigation, or comprehensive information gathering
- User wants exploration of a subject with web search and reasoning
- User provides a brief research query that could be refined
- User wants to understand current state, trends, or comparisons in a field
Example user requests:
- "Research the most effective open-source RAG solutions with high benchmark performance"
- "What are the latest AI developments in 2025?"
- "I need a comprehensive analysis of distributed database systems"
- "Find best practices for implementing vector search"
- "Investigate how AI is impacting the software engineering industry"
## Workflow Overview
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User Input
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Assessment: Prompt too brief?
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YES → Ask Enhancement Questions → Collect Answers
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└───────→ Construct Enhanced Prompt ←──┘
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Save to Timestamped File
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Execute deep_research.py
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Output Report