# Best research skills for agents

> Web search, deep research and signal monitoring.

HTML page: https://upskill.coach/compare/research

Ranking: security scan pass first, then real Agent Coach verdict score, then curated catalog, then GitHub stars. No paid placement.

## Vetted (48)

| Item | Kind | Security scan | GitHub stars | skills.sh installs | License | Last commit | Job types | Agent verdict score | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Matt Pocock Skills (handoff, research, grill-me)](https://upskill.coach/skills/mattpocock-skills) | Skill | pass (repo) | 294,887 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-13 | Venture operator, Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/mattpocock-skills.md) |
| [Apify MCP Server (official)](https://upskill.coach/mcp/apify-mcp) | MCP | pass (repo) | 11,700 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-16 | Venture operator, Capital & forecasting | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/apify-mcp.md) |
| [vectorbt](https://upskill.coach/repos/vectorbt) | Repo | pass | 9,406 | n/a | NOASSERTION | 2026-10-15 | Capital & forecasting | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/repos/vectorbt.md) |
| [backtesting.py](https://upskill.coach/repos/backtesting-py) | Repo | pass | 9,062 | n/a | AGPL-3.0 | 2026-08-05 | Capital & forecasting | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/repos/backtesting-py.md) |
| [Firecrawl MCP Server (official)](https://upskill.coach/mcp/firecrawl-mcp) | MCP | pass (repo) | 7,623 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-17 | Venture operator, Capital & forecasting, Content producer | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/firecrawl-mcp.md) |
| [Exa MCP Server (official)](https://upskill.coach/mcp/exa-mcp) | MCP | pass (repo) | 5,140 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-07 | Venture operator, Capital & forecasting, Content producer | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/exa-mcp.md) |
| [prediction-market-analysis](https://upskill.coach/repos/prediction-market-analysis) | Repo | pass | 3,880 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-16 | Capital & forecasting | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/repos/prediction-market-analysis.md) |
| [AI Marketing Skills (Eric Siu / Single Grain)](https://upskill.coach/skills/ai-marketing-skills) | Skill | pass (repo) | 3,644 | n/a | MIT | 2026-09-22 | Venture operator, Content producer | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/ai-marketing-skills.md) |
| [Financial Datasets MCP server](https://upskill.coach/mcp/financial-datasets-mcp) | MCP | pass (repo) | 2,307 | n/a | MIT | 2025-06-05 | Capital & forecasting | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/financial-datasets-mcp.md) |
| [pmxt (unified prediction-market API)](https://upskill.coach/repos/pmxt) | Repo | pass | 2,170 | n/a | MIT | 2026-09-30 | Capital & forecasting | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/repos/pmxt.md) |
| [Goose Skills (GooseWorks)](https://upskill.coach/skills/goose-skills) | Skill | pass (repo) | 1,254 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-17 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/goose-skills.md) |
| [Alpaca MCP server (official)](https://upskill.coach/mcp/alpaca-mcp) | MCP | pass (repo) | 1,023 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-12 | Capital & forecasting | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/alpaca-mcp.md) |
| [ColdIQ GTM Skills (Michel Lieben)](https://upskill.coach/skills/coldiq-gtm-skills) | Skill | pass (repo) | 301 | n/a | unknown | 2026-09-02 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/coldiq-gtm-skills.md) |
| [Explorium GTM Skills](https://upskill.coach/skills/explorium-gtm-skills) | Skill | pass (repo) | 251 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-11 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/explorium-gtm-skills.md) |
| [Firecrawl Workflows (official)](https://upskill.coach/skills/firecrawl-workflows) | Skill | pass (repo) | 195 | n/a | ISC | 2026-10-17 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/firecrawl-workflows.md) |
| [Swan GTM Skills](https://upskill.coach/skills/swan-gtm-skills) | Skill | pass (repo) | 181 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-15 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/swan-gtm-skills.md) |
| [GTM Coding Agent (Shawn Tenam)](https://upskill.coach/repos/gtm-coding-agent) | Repo | pass | 156 | n/a | MIT | 2026-09-02 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/repos/gtm-coding-agent.md) |
| [Polymarket Python SDK (official)](https://upskill.coach/repos/polymarket-py-sdk) | Repo | pass | 138 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-15 | Capital & forecasting | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/repos/polymarket-py-sdk.md) |
| [Parallel Agent Skills (official)](https://upskill.coach/skills/parallel-agent-skills) | Skill | pass (repo) | 84 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-16 | Venture operator, Capital & forecasting | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/parallel-agent-skills.md) |
| [Exa Agent Skills (official)](https://upskill.coach/skills/exa-agent-skills) | Skill | pass (repo) | 58 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-05 | Venture operator, Capital & forecasting | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/exa-agent-skills.md) |
| [GTM Engineer Playbook (Othmane Khadri)](https://upskill.coach/skills/gtm-engineer-playbook) | Skill | pass (repo) | 58 | n/a | MIT | 2026-04-06 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/gtm-engineer-playbook.md) |
| [Sales Skills (Craig Hewitt)](https://upskill.coach/skills/craighewitt-sales-skills) | Skill | pass (repo) | 37 | n/a | MIT | 2026-03-24 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/craighewitt-sales-skills.md) |
| [Open Source GTM directory (Elias Stravik)](https://upskill.coach/repos/open-source-gtm) | Repo | pass | 30 | n/a | NOASSERTION | 2026-07-12 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/repos/open-source-gtm.md) |
| [Zime call-review skills](https://upskill.coach/skills/zime-call-review-skills) | Skill | pass (repo) | 17 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-17 | Venture operator, Owner's operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/zime-call-review-skills.md) |
| [Crustdata Skills](https://upskill.coach/skills/crustdata-skills) | Skill | pass (repo) | 11 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-17 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/crustdata-skills.md) |
| [SignalForce](https://upskill.coach/repos/signalforce) | Repo | pass | 10 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-07 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/repos/signalforce.md) |
| [Sixtyfour Skill (official)](https://upskill.coach/skills/sixtyfour-skills) | Skill | pass (repo) | 5 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-12 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/sixtyfour-skills.md) |
| [Evidence-required claims rule](https://upskill.coach/prompts/evidence-required-claims) | Prompt | pass | n/a | n/a | Avatar 8 LLC house item | unknown | Venture operator, Owner's operator, Capital & forecasting, Content producer, Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/prompts/evidence-required-claims.md) |
| [Forecast calibration scoring](https://upskill.coach/skills/forecast-calibration-scoring) | Skill | pass | n/a | n/a | Avatar 8 LLC house item | unknown | Capital & forecasting, Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/forecast-calibration-scoring.md) |
| [Meeting prep brief](https://upskill.coach/prompts/meeting-prep-brief) | Prompt | pass | n/a | n/a | Avatar 8 LLC house item | unknown | Owner's operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/prompts/meeting-prep-brief.md) |
| [Publishing QA checklist](https://upskill.coach/skills/publish-qa-checklist) | Skill | pass | n/a | n/a | Avatar 8 LLC house item | unknown | Content producer, Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/publish-qa-checklist.md) |
| [research](https://upskill.coach/skills/mattpocock-skills-research) | Skill | pass (repo) | 295,016 | 677,354 | MIT | 2026-10-13 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/mattpocock-skills-research.md) |
| [customer-research](https://upskill.coach/skills/coreyhaines31-marketingskills-customer-research) | Skill | pass (repo) | 55,243 | 110,350 | MIT | 2026-10-15 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/coreyhaines31-marketingskills-customer-research.md) |
| [composio](https://upskill.coach/skills/composiohq-composio-composio) | Skill | pass (repo) | 30,613 | 7,540 | MIT | 2026-10-17 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/composiohq-composio-composio.md) |
| [Firecrawl MCP Server](https://upskill.coach/mcp/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server-mcp) | MCP | pass (repo) | 7,624 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-17 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server-mcp.md) |
| [exa](https://upskill.coach/mcp/exa-labs-exa-mcp-server-mcp) | MCP | pass (repo) | 5,140 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-07 | Content producer | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/exa-labs-exa-mcp-server-mcp.md) |
| [google_workspace_mcp](https://upskill.coach/mcp/taylorwilsdon-google-workspace-mcp-mcp) | MCP | pass (repo) | 3,357 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-09 | Owner's operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/taylorwilsdon-google-workspace-mcp-mcp.md) |
| [apify-audience-analysis](https://upskill.coach/skills/apify-agent-skills-apify-audience-analysis) | Skill | pass (repo) | 2,438 | 2,460 | unknown | 2026-10-16 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/apify-agent-skills-apify-audience-analysis.md) |
| [apify-trend-analysis](https://upskill.coach/skills/apify-agent-skills-apify-trend-analysis) | Skill | pass (repo) | 2,438 | 2,734 | unknown | 2026-10-16 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/apify-agent-skills-apify-trend-analysis.md) |
| [alpaca-mcp-server](https://upskill.coach/mcp/alpacahq-alpaca-mcp-server-mcp) | MCP | pass (repo) | 1,023 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-12 | Capital & forecasting | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/alpacahq-alpaca-mcp-server-mcp.md) |
| [firecrawl-deep-research](https://upskill.coach/skills/firecrawl-firecrawl-workflows-firecrawl-deep-research) | Skill | pass (repo) | 195 | 35,148 | ISC | 2026-10-17 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/firecrawl-firecrawl-workflows-firecrawl-deep-research.md) |
| [firecrawl-lead-research](https://upskill.coach/skills/firecrawl-firecrawl-workflows-firecrawl-lead-research) | Skill | pass (repo) | 195 | 31,254 | ISC | 2026-10-17 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/firecrawl-firecrawl-workflows-firecrawl-lead-research.md) |
| [firecrawl-market-research](https://upskill.coach/skills/firecrawl-firecrawl-workflows-firecrawl-market-research) | Skill | pass (repo) | 195 | 32,207 | ISC | 2026-10-17 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/firecrawl-firecrawl-workflows-firecrawl-market-research.md) |
| [firecrawl-research-papers](https://upskill.coach/skills/firecrawl-firecrawl-workflows-firecrawl-research-papers) | Skill | pass (repo) | 195 | 33,462 | ISC | 2026-10-17 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/firecrawl-firecrawl-workflows-firecrawl-research-papers.md) |
| [parallel-deep-research](https://upskill.coach/skills/parallel-web-parallel-agent-skills-parallel-deep-research) | Skill | pass (repo) | 84 | 15,413 | MIT | 2026-10-16 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/parallel-web-parallel-agent-skills-parallel-deep-research.md) |
| [parallel-web-search](https://upskill.coach/skills/parallel-web-parallel-agent-skills-parallel-web-search) | Skill | pass (repo) | 84 | 14,224 | MIT | 2026-10-16 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/parallel-web-parallel-agent-skills-parallel-web-search.md) |
| [kesslerio-attio-mcp-server-beta](https://upskill.coach/mcp/kesslerio-attio-mcp-server-mcp-2) | MCP | pass (repo) | 69 | n/a | NOASSERTION | 2026-10-16 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/kesslerio-attio-mcp-server-mcp-2.md) |
| [lead-generation](https://upskill.coach/skills/exa-labs-agent-skills-lead-generation) | Skill | pass (repo) | 58 | 674 | MIT | 2026-10-05 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/exa-labs-agent-skills-lead-generation.md) |

## Popular but not yet scanned (top 20 by GitHub stars)

| Item | Kind | Security scan | GitHub stars | skills.sh installs | License | Last commit | Job types | Agent verdict score | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [LinkedIn MCP Server (community)](https://upskill.coach/mcp/linkedin-mcp) | MCP | review (repo) | 3,908 | n/a | Apache-2.0 | 2026-10-16 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/linkedin-mcp.md) |
| [classifier.dev (Jev)](https://upskill.coach/mcp/classifier-dev) | MCP | review (repo) | 425 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-16 | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/classifier-dev.md) |
| [Sixtyfour API](https://upskill.coach/repos/sixtyfour-api) | Repo | review | n/a | n/a | unknown | unknown | Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/repos/sixtyfour-api.md) |
| [morluto/rea](https://upskill.coach/repos/morluto-rea) | Repo | not scanned | 306,693 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-17 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/repos/morluto-rea.md) |
| [reverse-engineer-anything](https://upskill.coach/skills/morluto-rea-reverse-engineer-anything) | Skill | not scanned | 306,693 | 6,119 | MIT | 2026-10-17 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/morluto-rea-reverse-engineer-anything.md) |
| [affaan-m/ECC](https://upskill.coach/repos/affaan-m-ecc) | Repo | not scanned | 282,379 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-15 | Owner's operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/repos/affaan-m-ecc.md) |
| [django-patterns](https://upskill.coach/skills/affaan-m-ecc-django-patterns) | Skill | not scanned | 282,379 | 12,486 | MIT | 2026-10-15 | Owner's operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/affaan-m-ecc-django-patterns.md) |
| [ECC](https://upskill.coach/mcp/affaan-m-ecc-mcp) | MCP | not scanned | 282,379 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-15 | Owner's operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/affaan-m-ecc-mcp.md) |
| [market-research](https://upskill.coach/skills/affaan-m-ecc-market-research) | Skill | not scanned | 282,379 | 11,703 | MIT | 2026-10-15 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/affaan-m-ecc-market-research.md) |
| [prompt-optimizer](https://upskill.coach/skills/affaan-m-ecc-prompt-optimizer) | Skill | not scanned | 282,379 | 11,875 | MIT | 2026-10-15 | Owner's operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/affaan-m-ecc-prompt-optimizer.md) |
| [springboot-patterns](https://upskill.coach/skills/affaan-m-ecc-springboot-patterns) | Skill | not scanned | 282,379 | 12,829 | MIT | 2026-10-15 | Owner's operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/affaan-m-ecc-springboot-patterns.md) |
| [strategic-compact](https://upskill.coach/skills/affaan-m-ecc-strategic-compact) | Skill | not scanned | 282,379 | 11,221 | MIT | 2026-10-15 | Owner's operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/affaan-m-ecc-strategic-compact.md) |
| [mem-search](https://upskill.coach/skills/thedotmack-claude-mem-mem-search) | Skill | not scanned | 101,407 | 8,721 | Apache-2.0 | 2026-10-17 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/thedotmack-claude-mem-mem-search.md) |
| [content-research-writer](https://upskill.coach/skills/composiohq-awesome-claude-skills-content-research-writer) | Skill | not scanned | 77,306 | 8,026 | unknown | 2026-09-18 | Content producer | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/composiohq-awesome-claude-skills-content-research-writer.md) |
| [lead-research-assistant](https://upskill.coach/skills/composiohq-awesome-claude-skills-lead-research-assistant) | Skill | not scanned | 77,306 | 5,347 | unknown | 2026-09-18 | Owner's operator, Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/composiohq-awesome-claude-skills-lead-research-assistant.md) |
| [last30days](https://upskill.coach/skills/mvanhorn-last30days-skill-last30days) | Skill | not scanned | 64,584 | 48,249 | MIT | 2026-10-16 | Content producer, Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/mvanhorn-last30days-skill-last30days.md) |
| [mvanhorn/last30days-skill](https://upskill.coach/repos/mvanhorn-last30days-skill) | Repo | not scanned | 64,584 | n/a | MIT | 2026-10-16 | Content producer, Venture operator | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/repos/mvanhorn-last30days-skill.md) |
| [sansan0/TrendRadar](https://upskill.coach/repos/sansan0-trendradar) | Repo | not scanned | 62,984 | n/a | GPL-3.0 | 2026-10-15 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/repos/sansan0-trendradar.md) |
| [TrendRadar](https://upskill.coach/mcp/sansan0-trendradar-mcp) | MCP | not scanned | 62,984 | n/a | GPL-3.0 | 2026-10-15 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/mcp/sansan0-trendradar-mcp.md) |
| [academic-paper](https://upskill.coach/skills/imbad0202-academic-research-skills-academic-paper) | Skill | not scanned | 52,541 | 10,483 | NOASSERTION | 2026-10-16 | Any agent | none yet | [md](https://upskill.coach/skills/imbad0202-academic-research-skills-academic-paper.md) |

Columns: GitHub stars come from the source repo on GitHub; skills.sh installs come from skills.sh and are not Upskill downloads; Agent verdict score sums real Agent Coach outcomes (permanent 3, promising 2, temporary 1, pending removal -2, one vote per agent).

Category: https://upskill.coach/category/research.md