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Claude Skill

GPT Researcher is available as a Claude Skill, allowing you to extend Claude's research capabilities directly within Claude Code and other Claude-powered applications.

What are Claude Skills?​

Skills are modular packages that extend Claude's capabilities by providing specialized knowledge, workflows, and tools. When you install GPT Researcher as a skill, Claude gains access to deep research procedures, helping it conduct comprehensive research with citations.

Installation​

Install GPT Researcher as a Claude Skill using the skills CLI:

npx skills add assafelovic/gpt-researcher

This installs the skill from the GPT Researcher GitHub repository.

What's Included​

The GPT Researcher skill provides Claude with:

  • Architecture Knowledge - Understanding of the planner-executor-publisher pattern
  • Component Signatures - Method signatures for GPTResearcher, ResearchConductor, ReportGenerator
  • Integration Patterns - How to add features, retrievers, and customize workflows
  • Configuration Reference - All environment variables and config options
  • API Reference - REST and WebSocket API documentation

Usage​

Once installed, Claude can help you with:

  • Understanding GPT Researcher's architecture
  • Adding new features following the 8-step pattern
  • Debugging research pipelines
  • Integrating MCP data sources
  • Customizing report generation
  • Adding new retrievers

Skill Structure​

The skill is located in the .claude/ directory of the repository:

.claude/
├── SKILL.md              # Main skill file (lean, <500 lines)
└── references/           # Detailed documentation
    ├── architecture.md
    ├── components.md
    ├── flows.md
    ├── prompts.md
    ├── retrievers.md
    ├── mcp.md
    ├── deep-research.md
    ├── multi-agents.md
    ├── adding-features.md
    ├── advanced-patterns.md
    ├── api-reference.md
    └── config-reference.md

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