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researcher

v0.16.4

Code-grounded research workflows: ground in the codebase (or given materials), gather external knowledge, and propose improvements, design briefs, library evaluations, and new ideas. Every claim is cited and tiered; local-first with disclosed, fail-closed egress. It proposes and hands implementation to the other suites. Developer-in-the-loop.

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By SkylarLicense: MIT0 GitHub starsUpdated 2 weeks ago

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7 skill or MCP entries
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Sep 30, 2026
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Install researcher for Codex

Installs for the current user
codex plugin marketplace add skylarsabo/code-ops
codex plugin marketplace upgrade code-ops
codex plugin add researcher@code-ops

Paste and run these commands in a terminal with Codex. They add and refresh the code-ops catalog, then install this plugin.

Compatibility: the page URL and API slug “researcher-2” remain stable.

  • Codex: researcher-2@agent-plugin-marketplace → researcher@code-ops

The installer fetches third-party code from the source repository shown on this page. This directory validates manifest structure and source location, but does not perform a security audit; review the manifest, components, and source before installing.

Get the source manually
git clone https://github.com/skylarsabo/code-ops

Clone the source repository, then follow its setup instructions to add the plugin to a compatible client. The plugin root is codex-marketplace/plugins/researcher/.

Plugin files

codex-marketplace/plugins/researcher/
├── .codex-plugin/plugin.json
├── skills/ecosystem-watch/SKILL.md
├── skills/library-eval/SKILL.md
├── skills/research-ideate/SKILL.md
├── skills/research-improve/SKILL.md
├── skills/research-spike/SKILL.md
├── skills/research-sweep/SKILL.md
└── skills/research-verify/SKILL.md

Included Skills7

ecosystem-watchskills/ecosystem-watch/SKILL.md

Use to learn what changed in our stack that needs action: dependency updates, CVEs, deprecations, and new capabilities. Schedulable, discovery only, no code.

library-evalskills/library-eval/SKILL.md

Use to decide on adopting a library or approach, A versus B versus building it, with code-grounded fit, migration cost, and a tiered verdict. Writes no code.

research-ideateskills/research-ideate/SKILL.md

Use for novel feature ideas grounded in our code, its domain, and opt-in web trends. Writes no code. For code-only ideas, use code-ops-suite:feature-discovery.

research-improveskills/research-improve/SKILL.md

Use for improvements to our existing code grounded in external best practice, not a generic checklist. Writes no code, and proposes and hands off instead.

research-spikeskills/research-spike/SKILL.md

Use when a task, feature, or plan needs a code-grounded design brief before anyone builds it. Writes no code.

research-sweepskills/research-sweep/SKILL.md

Use for code-grounded research as one developer-in-the-loop pipeline, local-first with opt-in disclosed web. Orchestrates and proposes; writes no code.

research-verifyskills/research-verify/SKILL.md

Use to fact-check a claim, recommendation, or draft research adversarially against sources and our code before anyone acts on it. Review only; writes no code.

Plugin manifests1

codex-marketplace/plugins/researcher/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
{
  "name": "researcher",
  "version": "0.16.4",
  "description": "Code-grounded research workflows: ground in the codebase (or given materials), gather external knowledge, and propose improvements, design briefs, library evaluations, and new ideas. Every claim is cited and tiered; local-first with disclosed, fail-closed egress. It proposes and hands implementation to the other suites. Developer-in-the-loop.",
  "author": {
    "name": "Skylar",
    "url": "https://github.com/skylarsabo"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/skylarsabo/code-ops",
  "repository": "https://github.com/skylarsabo/code-ops",
  "license": "MIT",
  "keywords": [
    "research",
    "design",
    "prior-art",
    "library-evaluation",
    "ideation",
    "evidence",
    "grounding",
    "egress",
    "local-first",
    "workflow",
    "agents"
  ],
  "skills": "./skills/",
  "interface": {
    "displayName": "Researcher",
    "shortDescription": "Code-grounded research with cited claims and disclosed egress.",
    "longDescription": "Code-grounded research workflows: ground in the codebase (or given materials), gather external knowledge, and propose improvements, design briefs, library evaluations, and new ideas. Every claim is cited and tiered; local-first with disclosed, fail-closed egress. It proposes and hands implementation to the other suites. Developer-in-the-loop.",
    "developerName": "Skylar",
    "category": "Productivity",
    "capabilities": [
      "Read",
      "Review",
      "Research",
      "Workflow"
    ],
    "websiteURL": "https://github.com/skylarsabo/code-ops",
    "defaultPrompt": [
      "Run researcher:research-spike for this task.",
      "Use researcher:library-eval for this choice.",
      "Use researcher:research-verify on this claim."
    ],
    "brandColor": "#B45309"
  }
}

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