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skills/ruvnet/deep-research

🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory, self-learning intelligence, federation, vector RAG integration, and native Claude Code / Codex / Hermes and many more Integrated

Verdict
CAUTION
Grade
B
Trust score
89 /100
Version
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Hosts
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License
MIT
Stars
73,227
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Overview

🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory, self-learning intelligence, federation, vector RAG integration, and native Claude Code / Codex / Hermes and many more Integrated

Read from source at commit ef7d4f0535e5OBSERVED · 2026-09-25
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What it tells the agent

The instruction file, verbatim from the audited commit — this is the text the model reads, and the surface the audit's instruction layer examines. Quoted here so you can judge it without cloning anything.

---
name: deep-research
description: Orchestrate multi-phase deep research with web search, memory retrieval, pattern matching, and synthesis into structured findings
argument-hint: "<topic>"
allowed-tools: mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_store mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_search mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_search_unified mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_hierarchical-store mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_hierarchical-recall mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_pattern-search mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_pattern-store mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__neural_predict mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_intelligence_pattern-search mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__hooks_intelligence_pattern-store mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__task_create mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__task_list mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__task_summary Bash WebSearch WebFetch Read Write
---

# Deep Research

Orchestrate multi-phase deep research campaigns that gather, cross-reference, and synthesize information from multiple sources.

## When to use

When you need to investigate a complex topic thoroughly — spanning web sources, codebase patterns, stored memory, and external documentation — and produce a structured synthesis.

## Steps

1. **Define research scope** — break the question into 3-7 sub-questions that together answer the main question
2. **Search existing knowledge** — call `mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_search_unified` and `mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_pattern-search` to check what's already known
3. **Web research** — use `WebSearch` and `WebFetch` to gather external information for each sub-question
4. **Codebase analysis** — use `Bash` (grep/find), `Read` to examine relevant source files
5. **Cross-reference** — compare findings across sources, identify agreements and contradictions
6. **Store findings** — call `mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__memory_store` with namespace `research` for each key finding
7. **Store patterns** — call `mcp__plugin_ruflo-core_ruflo__agentdb_pattern-store` for reusable patterns discovered
8. **Synthesize** — produce a structured research report with:
   - Executive summary (2-3 sentences)
   - Key findings (bulleted)
   - Evidence quality assessment (high/medium/low per finding)
   - Open questions remaining
   - Recommended next steps

## Research depth levels

- **Quick** — memory search + 1-2 web queries, 2-3 minutes
- **Standard** — memory + web + codebase scan, 5-10 minutes
- **Deep** — all sources + cross-referencing + pattern storage, 15-30 minutes
- **Exhaustive** — deep + spawn sub-agents for parallel research threads, 30+ minutes

## Memory namespaces

- `research` — raw findings keyed by topic
- `research-synthesis` — completed synthesis reports
- `research-sources` — source URLs and references
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Trust audit

CAUTIONgrade B · trust 89/100 Install with care. The audit found things worth knowing before you trust its output.

LayerWhat it checksResult
L0Provenance & inventoryWARN
L1Static analysis of the codeNA
L2Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)PASS
L3Class-specific surfacePASS
L4Behavioural (sandbox)SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem
none-observed
Network
none-observed
Shell
none-observed
Dependencies
pinned
Secrets in source
none-found

Findings (4)

MEDIUMInventory / provenance · inv.symlink · CWE-1104
crates
crates
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MEDIUMInventory / provenance · inv.symlink · CWE-1104
plugin/agents
plugin/agents
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MEDIUMInventory / provenance · inv.symlink · CWE-1104
plugin/commands
plugin/commands
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MEDIUMInventory / provenance · inv.symlink · CWE-1104
plugin/skills
plugin/skills
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Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-09-25 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha ef7d4f0535e5full audit observations/trust-audit/skill/ruvnet__deep-research.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan
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Audit history

Every audit this skill has had.

DateSourceVerdictGradeScoreChange
2026-09-25ef7d4f0535e5CAUTIONB89first audit
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Questions

What does the Deep Research skill do?

🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory, self-learning intelligence, federation, vector RAG integration, and native Claude Code / Codex / Hermes and many more Integrated

Is Deep Research safe to install?

With care. The audit graded it B (89/100) and found 4 things worth knowing before you trust this skill, listed below with the exact line each was found on.

What can Deep Research access on my machine?

The audit observed no filesystem, network or shell use at all in its source.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (ef7d4f0535e5), read on 2026-09-25. The repository is watched, and a new audit runs when it changes — this is the first audit.

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