Overview
autoresearch is an open-source productivity skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by AgriciDaniel. Its author describes it as: “Run a bounded, source-grounded research loop, draft a cited dossier, and optionally propose a separately reviewed canonical vault merge. Use when the user wants autonomous or deep research that may access the public w…”. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian`.
What autoresearch does
Research first; merge later. Web findings and worker drafts do not become canonical vault knowledge merely because they were retrieved.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for autoresearch is organised into these sections:
- Establish the research contract
- Run a draft-only research loop
- Assess evidence
- File the research dossier
- Keep canonical merge separate
Installation
Add autoresearch to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidianReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
License
autoresearch is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian, an established project with 10,998 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
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Frequently asked questions
- What does autoresearch do?
- Run a bounded, source-grounded research loop, draft a cited dossier, and optionally propose a separately reviewed canonical vault merge. Use when the user wants autonomous or deep research that may access the public web. Triggers: /autoresearch, autoresearch, research this topic, deep dive into, investigate, find everything about, research and file, go research, build a wiki on.
- How do I install autoresearch?
- Run /plugin marketplace add AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian before installing.
- Is autoresearch free to use?
- Yes. autoresearch is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does autoresearch work with?
- autoresearch lists Claude Code — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does autoresearch come from?
- autoresearch ships inside AgriciDaniel/claude-obsidian, a repository that contains 17 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 10,998 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.