search-first - Research Before Coding
Search for existing tools, libraries, and patterns before writing custom code
Tags
Updated: 2026-03-24Typical Outputs
What this skill does
- analyze requirements
- search npm packages
- search PyPI packages
- search MCP servers
- search GitHub repositories
- evaluate candidate solutions
- make adoption decision
- install packages
- configure MCP servers
- write wrapper code
- invoke researcher agent
Inputs
- functional requirements
- programming language
- framework constraints
- project repository
- Claude settings file
- skills directory
Outputs
- comparison report
- evaluation results
- installed packages
- configured MCP servers
- custom code files
Requirements
- researcher agent access
- GitHub search capability
- code search tool
