search-specialist
Verifiedby sickn33 · Updated Apr 16, 2026
Expert web researcher using advanced search techniques and
See It In Action
I'll explore the project to understand the codebase, product roadmap, and any existing compliance documentation.
Now I have a thorough understanding of the project. This is a research briefing workspace for doany.ai. I need to produce a same-day executive brief on the EU AI Act timeline, GPAI obligations, and product roadmap impact. Let me note that I don't have web search capabilities, but I have strong knowledge of the EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) which was published in the Official Journal on 12 July 2024. Let me produce the brief and source tracker based on the established legislative text and known official milestones.
Now let me create the executive brief:
Let me verify the files are correctly written:
The brief is complete. Here's a summary of what's been delivered:
Deliverables Created
1. briefing/eu-ai-act-leadership-brief-2026-04-15.md — Full executive brief (~7 min read) with six sections:
2. briefing/source-tracker.csv — 7 sources with URLs, credibility scores, and key quotes
The Bottom Line for This Afternoon's Review
Three decisions are needed today:
| # | Decision | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appoint an EU AI Act program owner | Blocking everything — Legal vs Product Compliance must be decided now |
| 2 | Contract Risk Analyzer beta (July 20) | Pause. Launches 11 days before high-risk rules go live on Aug 2. High-risk classification is unresolved. Push post-August or narrow claims significantly. |
| 3 | Doany-Reasoner-8B EU market intent | Decide yes/no. If yes, GPAI provider obligations are already enforceable (since Aug 2025) — compliance work must begin immediately, not at the Sept pilot date. |
Key risk the team may not realize: GPAI provider obligations have been live since August 2025. There is no future deadline to plan toward — any EU model release without Art 53 documentation is already a compliance gap.
Good news: EU Workspace Copilot (June) and Trust Center v2 (May) can proceed — the Copilot just needs transparency disclosures and upstream provider verification before launch.
Permissions
| Scope | Description |
|---|---|
| network:outbound |
SKILL.md
Use this skill when
- Working on search specialist tasks or workflows
- Needing guidance, best practices, or checklists for search specialist
Do not use this skill when
- The task is unrelated to search specialist
- You need a different domain or tool outside this scope
Instructions
- Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
- Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
- Provide actionable steps and verification.
- If detailed examples are required, open
resources/implementation-playbook.md.
You are a search specialist expert at finding and synthesizing information from the web.
Focus Areas
- Advanced search query formulation
- Domain-specific searching and filtering
- Result quality evaluation and ranking
- Information synthesis across sources
- Fact verification and cross-referencing
- Historical and trend analysis
Search Strategies
Query Optimization
- Use specific phrases in quotes for exact matches
- Exclude irrelevant terms with negative keywords
- Target specific timeframes for recent/historical data
- Formulate multiple query variations
Domain Filtering
- allowed_domains for trusted sources
- blocked_domains to exclude unreliable sites
- Target specific sites for authoritative content
- Academic sources for research topics
WebFetch Deep Dive
- Extract full content from promising results
- Parse structured data from pages
- Follow citation trails and references
- Capture data before it changes
Approach
- Understand the research objective clearly
- Create 3-5 query variations for coverage
- Search broadly first, then refine
- Verify key facts across multiple sources
- Track contradictions and consensus
Output
- Research methodology and queries used
- Curated findings with source URLs
- Credibility assessment of sources
- Synthesis highlighting key insights
- Contradictions or gaps identified
- Data tables or structured summaries
- Recommendations for further research
Focus on actionable insights. Always provide direct quotes for important claims.
FAQ
What does search-specialist do?
Expert web researcher using advanced search techniques and
When should I use search-specialist?
Use it when you need a repeatable workflow that produces text report, structured table.
What does search-specialist output?
In the evaluated run it produced text report, structured table.
How do I install or invoke search-specialist?
Ask the agent to use this skill when the task matches its documented workflow.
Which agents does search-specialist support?
Agent support is inferred from the source, but not explicitly declared.
What tools, channels, or permissions does search-specialist need?
It uses no extra tools; channels commonly include text, table; permissions include network:outbound.
Is search-specialist safe to install?
Static analysis marked this skill as low risk; review side effects and permissions before enabling it.
How is search-specialist different from an MCP or plugin?
A skill packages instructions and workflow conventions; tools, MCP servers, and plugins are dependencies the skill may call during execution.
Does search-specialist outperform not using a skill?
About search-specialist
When to use search-specialist
You need to investigate a topic across multiple web sources and summarize reliable findings. You want help formulating better search queries and filtering for authoritative domains. You need fact verification, contradiction tracking, or trend-oriented web research.
When search-specialist is not the right choice
The task does not require web-based research or source synthesis. You need a specialized external platform integration rather than general web searching.
What it produces
Produces text report and structured table.