Decision topic

Research a question and produce evidence-backed output

Choose between web research, literature review, market research, and document synthesis based on source type and confidence needs.

Last meaningful review July 21, 2026

Start here

You need an answer, brief, or synthesis that can be traced back to sources instead of a fluent unsupported summary.

This topic coversweb research · citations · market research · academic literature · source synthesis

Not this topicprivate intelligence · unattributed claims · medical/legal/financial advice without specialist review

Choose your scene

Pick the closest situation, not the perfect one.

Each scene hides the noisy marketplace ranking behind one practical recommendation, one optional alternative, and one fallback when a public skill is not the right intervention.

I need a cited answer from public web sources.

I have a broad question and want a brief with links, not just general knowledge.

Decision moment

Choose general web research before specialized academic or market workflows.

Not this

If the corpus is academic papers, use literature review.

Recommended skillSource

firecrawl-deep-research

It is built around public web research workflows and source retrieval.

Use when: Use it when breadth and citations matter.
Avoid when: Avoid it for private or inaccessible sources.
Signal: skills.sh all-time: 30,706 installs; official Firecrawl workflow source.

Recommended skillSource

playwright

It is helpful when evidence must be observed in a live browser rather than only fetched.

Use when: Use it for visible page state or screenshots.
Avoid when: Avoid it for broad autonomous research without a browser target.
Signal: OpenAI curated skill source.

No skill

Ask for sources first

If source access is missing, state the limitation.

Use when: Use it when browsing is unavailable.
Avoid when: Do not fabricate citations.
Signal: No web access means no fresh cited web research.

I need academic papers organized and cited.

I have a research question and need papers, themes, and references.

Decision moment

Choose scholarly-source workflows instead of general web search.

Not this

If you only need a general topic brief, use web research.

Recommended skillSource

firecrawl-research-papers

It is closer to paper-oriented retrieval than a generic web search workflow.

Use when: Use it for paper discovery and source organization.
Avoid when: Avoid it as a claim of scientific validation.
Signal: skills.sh all-time: 30,226 installs; official Firecrawl workflow source.

Recommended skillSource

jupyter-notebook

It fits research workflows that require reproducible analysis in notebooks.

Use when: Use it when the output needs calculations or notebooks.
Avoid when: Avoid it for prose-only literature scanning.
Signal: OpenAI curated skill source.

No skill

Qualified review

Use specialist review for consequential claims.

Use when: Use it for clinical, legal, or scientific conclusions.
Avoid when: Do not present summaries as validation.
Signal: Academic synthesis can organize evidence but does not replace peer review.

I need a market or competitor landscape.

I want to understand competitors, positioning, features, or market structure using public data.

Decision moment

Choose market research over generic source gathering.

Not this

If you need investment advice or private intelligence, do not use a generic skill.

Recommended skillSource

firecrawl-market-research

It maps directly to market research and public-source collection.

Use when: Use it for public competitor and market briefs.
Avoid when: Avoid it for forecasts or private data collection.
Signal: skills.sh all-time: 29,597 installs; official Firecrawl workflow source.

Recommended skillSource

firecrawl-competitive-intel

It is more competitor-focused when the question is comparison rather than market sizing.

Use when: Use it for competitor intelligence from public sources.
Avoid when: Avoid it for confidential or unauthorized data.
Signal: skills.sh all-time: 29,150 installs; official Firecrawl workflow source.

Adapt

Decision memo template

Adapt the output around the buyer, product, and decision criteria.

Use when: Use it when you already have source material.
Avoid when: Do not confuse evidence collection with strategy approval.
Signal: Research is only useful when tied to a decision.

I already have sources and need a synthesis.

I have notes, links, docs, or transcripts and want the important points organized.

Decision moment

Choose synthesis, not browsing.

Not this

If the sources are missing, use web research first.

Recommended skillSource

notion-research-documentation

It fits turning collected research into organized documentation.

Use when: Use it when Notion or structured research notes are the destination.
Avoid when: Avoid it when no source corpus exists.
Signal: OpenAI curated skill source.

Recommended skillSource

firecrawl-knowledge-base

It fits turning collected web material into reusable knowledge.

Use when: Use it for knowledge-base style synthesis.
Avoid when: Avoid it for one-off unsupported answers.
Signal: skills.sh all-time: 29,332 installs; official Firecrawl workflow source.

Adapt

Source ledger

Keep source-to-claim mapping explicit.

Use when: Use it for high-stakes summaries.
Avoid when: Do not merge contradictory sources silently.
Signal: Traceability matters more than the particular skill.

Why this topic exists

Firecrawl research workflows, web-search skills, and official browser skills appear across skills.sh, SkillsMP, and GitHub skill collections.

skills.sh: firecrawl-deep-research has 30,706 installs and firecrawl-market-research has 29,597 installs.
OpenAI curated skills include playwright and screenshot workflows for source inspection.
SkillsMP contains many web-search variants, so source requirements must define the scene.

Still unsure?

Describe the job in your own words.

Request a topic or scene ↗