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research-tools
External research via Context7 (docs), Grep.app (code examples), Exa (web search), and Tavily (web search). Loads MCPs on-demand via skill_mcp.
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/marcusrbrown/.dotfiles/tree/main/.config/opencode/skills/research-tools
Metadata
Additional technical details for this skill
- category
- research
- triggers
- docs, documentation, code examples, web search, how do others, library, API, current info, crawl, extract, scrape
SKILL.md
Research Tools
CRITICAL: skill_mcp Syntax
skill_mcp(mcp_name="<MCP_SERVER>", tool_name="<TOOL>", arguments='<JSON>')
mcp_name= MCP server (context7,grep_app,tavily,websearch) — NOT"research-tools"tool_name= Tool name without prefix — NOTcontext7_resolve-library-id
Tools
| MCP Server | Tool | Use For |
|---|---|---|
context7 |
resolve-library-id |
Get library ID (required first) |
context7 |
query-docs |
Query library documentation |
grep_app |
searchGitHub |
GitHub code pattern search |
websearch |
web_search_exa |
Web search |
tavily |
tavily_search |
Web search (real-time, news, finance) |
Examples
Context7 (2-step: resolve ID → query docs):
skill_mcp(mcp_name="context7", tool_name="resolve-library-id", arguments='{"libraryName": "react", "query": "hooks"}')
skill_mcp(mcp_name="context7", tool_name="query-docs", arguments='{"libraryId": "/facebook/react", "query": "useEffect"}')
Grep.app (search literal code patterns, not keywords):
skill_mcp(mcp_name="grep_app", tool_name="searchGitHub", arguments='{"query": "useActionState(", "language": ["TypeScript", "TSX"]}')
Exa:
skill_mcp(mcp_name="websearch", tool_name="web_search_exa", arguments='{"query": "Next.js 15 features", "numResults": 5}')
Tavily Search (real-time web search with topic filtering):
skill_mcp(mcp_name="tavily", tool_name="tavily_search", arguments='{"query": "Next.js 15 features", "max_results": 5}')
skill_mcp(mcp_name="tavily", tool_name="tavily_search", arguments='{"query": "OpenAI API pricing", "topic": "news", "days": 7}')
skill_mcp(mcp_name="tavily", tool_name="tavily_search", arguments='{"query": "AAPL stock", "topic": "finance"}')
Common Mistakes
| ❌ Wrong | ✅ Correct |
|---|---|
mcp_name="research-tools" |
mcp_name="context7" |
tool_name="context7_resolve-library-id" |
tool_name="resolve-library-id" |
tool_name="grep_app_searchGitHub" |
tool_name="searchGitHub" |
tool_name="context7_get-library-docs" |
tool_name="query-docs" |
tool_name="tavily_tavily_search" |
tool_name="tavily_search" |
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