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Academic Deep Research
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MarjorieBroad
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· v1.0.0
· MIT-0
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Description
Transparent, rigorous research with full methodology — not a black-box API wrapper. Conducts exhaustive investigation through mandated 2-cycle research per t...
Usage Guidance
This skill is an instruction-only 'deep research' workflow and otherwise low-footprint, but it has two issues you should consider: (1) It mandates revealing detailed internal analysis and chain-of-thought after every tool call — this can surface system prompts, private memory contents, or other sensitive details. If you care about privacy or not exposing internal reasoning, ask the author to remove or limit 'show your work' requirements and to redact internal deliberations. (2) The README's claim 'Works offline' conflicts with the explicit use of web_search/web_fetch; confirm whether the platform's search/fetch tools access the public web (and whether that is acceptable for your data). Practical next steps: (a) Ask the skill author to (i) make 'show your work' optional or produce redacted summaries rather than raw chain-of-thought and (ii) clarify the offline vs. web-fetch behavior; (b) If you approve the skill, deny or control memory access (so it can't read stored personal/PHI data) and require the Phase 1/2 stop points to be manual approvals (do not allow fully autonomous execution); (c) Test on a non-sensitive topic to observe what the agent outputs before using it with confidential topics. If you need help drafting a safer SKILL.md variant (e.g., explicit redaction rules, no chain-of-thought output, only cite sources and short rationale), I can propose edits.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: marjorie-academic-deep-research
Version: 1.0.0
The 'academic-deep-research' skill bundle is a highly structured and transparent framework for conducting multi-cycle research. It utilizes standard OpenClaw tools like web_search, web_fetch, and sessions_spawn for their intended purposes, incorporating mandatory user checkpoints and strict academic standards (APA citations, evidence hierarchy). No evidence of malicious intent, data exfiltration, or unauthorized execution was found across SKILL.md, README.md, or the supporting documentation.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The name/description match the instructions: this is an instruction-only research workflow that uses platform tools (web_search, web_fetch, sessions_spawn). However, README claims 'Works offline' and 'No external dependencies' while the SKILL.md explicitly instructs repeated web_search/web_fetch calls; that is inconsistent and should be clarified.
Instruction Scope
The SKILL.md requires the agent to 'show your work' after EACH tool call and to 'document the thinking process explicitly' (connect findings to prior results, show how understanding evolved). That mandates outputting detailed chain-of-thought/analysis which can leak internal deliberations, private memory contents (the skill also references memory_search/memory_get), or sensitive context. It also requires aggressive web fetching (count=20) and multi-cycle probing; while relevant to deep research, the mandatory disclosure of internal reasoning and the automatic repeated web fetches broaden the data the agent will surface and transmit.
Install Mechanism
No install spec and no code files — lowest-risk delivery mechanism. Nothing will be written to disk or downloaded as part of an installer.
Credentials
No environment variables, credentials, or config paths are requested. The skill does reference platform tools (memory_search/memory_get) but does not declare or require additional secrets; this is proportionate to a research workflow. Still, use of memory APIs means the agent could access stored user data if permitted by the platform.
Persistence & Privilege
always:false (no forced inclusion) and model invocation is allowed (default). The skill does not request elevated persistence or modify other skills. Autonomous invocation is allowed by default on the platform; that alone is not a new concern but combines with the instruction-level concerns above.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install marjorie-academic-deep-research - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/marjorie-academic-deep-research - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Academic Deep Research?
Transparent, rigorous research with full methodology — not a black-box API wrapper. Conducts exhaustive investigation through mandated 2-cycle research per t... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 65 downloads so far.
How do I install Academic Deep Research?
Run "/install marjorie-academic-deep-research" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Academic Deep Research free?
Yes, Academic Deep Research is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Academic Deep Research support?
Academic Deep Research is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Academic Deep Research?
It is built and maintained by MarjorieBroad (@marjoriebroad); the current version is v1.0.0.
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