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auto-research

An autonomous research agent for OpenClaw that searches, synthesizes, and stores findings with full source tracking.

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by @yoder-bawt

Setup & Installation

openclaw skills install @yoder-bawt/auto-research

Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:

npx clawhub install auto-research

What This Skill Does

Autonomous research agent that searches the web, compiles structured briefings with executive summaries and source citations, and stores results in an Obsidian vault and Qdrant vector database. Supports three depth levels: quick (5 sources), standard (7 sources), and deep (10+ sources). Each briefing includes key findings, confidence ratings, and action items.

Combines web search, source credibility scoring, structured summarization, and semantic indexing in a single command, so research outputs are immediately retrievable alongside existing notes.

When to use it

  • Briefing yourself on a market segment before a client call
  • Building a searchable knowledge base on an emerging technology
  • Fact-checking an industry claim quickly
  • Generating weekly topic digests via a scheduled cron job
  • Preparing competitive analysis for a product decision

Example Workflow

Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.

INPUT

User asks: Research construction CRM software

AGENT
  1. 1Calls Brave Search API with the topic at standard depth targeting 7 sources
  2. 2Evaluates each source and assigns High, Medium, or Low confidence ratings
  3. 3Compiles executive summary, key findings, and action items into a structured briefing
  4. 4Saves the markdown file to the Obsidian vault under Inbox/
  5. 5Chunks and vectorizes the document into the Qdrant web_research collection
OUTPUT

Markdown briefing file in Obsidian with full citations and confidence rating; semantic chunks stored in Qdrant and searchable via vector query

Requirements

Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.

Obsidian installed with a vault configuredQdrant server instance accessible at a configured URLBRAVE_API_KEY environment variable (optional, built-in key provided as default)Redis server (optional, for distributed caching)