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web-research-workflow

Unified decision tree for web research and competitive monitoring. Auto-selects WebFetch, Tavily, or agent-browser based on target site characteristics and available API keys. Includes competitor page tracking, snapshot diffing, and change alerting. Use when researching web content, scraping, extracting raw markdown, capturing documentation, or monitoring competitor changes.

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Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/yonatangross/orchestkit --skill web-research-workflow
  1. 01

    Install

    Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.

  2. 02

    Describe the task

    Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads web-research-workflow automatically when relevant.

  3. 03

    Review the result

    The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

Web Research Workflow

Unified approach for web content research that automatically selects the right tool for each situation.

Quick Decision Tree

URL to research
     │
     ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│ 1. Try WebFetch │ ← Fast, free, no overhead
│    (always try) │
└─────────────────┘
     │
Content OK? ──Yes──► Parse and return
     │
     No (empty/partial/<500 chars)
     │
     ▼
┌───────────────────────┐
│ 2. TAVILY_API_KEY set?│
└───────────────────────┘
     │          │
    Yes         No ──► Skip to step 3
     │
     ▼
┌───────────────────────────┐
│ Tavily search/extract/    │ ← Raw markdown, batch URLs
│ crawl/research            │
└───────────────────────────┘
     │
Content OK? ──Yes──► Parse and return
     │
     No (JS-rendered/auth-required)
     │
     ▼
┌─────────────────────┐
│ 3. Use agent-browser │ ← Full browser, last resort
└─────────────────────┘
     │
├─ SPA (react/vue/angular) ──► wait --load networkidle
├─ Login required ──► auth flow + state save
├─ Dynamic content ──► wait --text "Expected"
└─ Multi-page ──► crawl pattern

Tavily Enhanced Research

When TAVILY_API_KEY is set, Tavily provides a powerful middle tier between WebFetch and agent-browser. It returns raw markdown content, supports batch URL extraction, and offers semantic search with relevance scoring. If TAVILY_API_KEY is not set, the 3-tier tree collapses to 2-tier (WebFetch → agent-browser) automatically.

Load details: Read("rules/tool-selection.md") for when-to-use-what tables, escalation heuristics, SPA detection patterns, and cost awareness.

Load details: Read("references/tavily-api.md") for Search, Extract, Map, Crawl, and Research endpoint examples and options.

Browser Patterns

For content requiring JavaScript rendering, authentication, or multi-page crawling, fall back to agent-browser.

Load details: Read("rules/browser-patterns.md") for auto-fallback, authentication flow, multi-page research patterns, best practices, and troubleshooting.

Competitive Monitoring

Track competitor websites for changes in pricing, features, positioning, and content.

Load details: Read("rules/monitoring-competitor.md") for snapshot capture, structured data extraction, and change classification.

Load details: Read("rules/monitoring-change-detection.md") for diff detection, structured comparison, Tavily site discovery, and CI automation.

Change Classification

SeverityExamplesAction
CriticalPrice increase/decrease, major feature changeImmediate alert
HighNew feature added, feature removedReview required
MediumCopy changes, positioning shiftNote for analysis
LowTypos, minor stylingLog only

Integration with Agents

This skill is used by:

  • web-research-analyst - Primary user
  • market-intelligence - Competitor research
  • product-strategist - Deep competitive analysis

Related Skills

  • browser-content-capture - Detailed browser patterns
  • agent-browser - CLI reference

Version: 1.3.0 (March 2026)

FAQ

What does the web-research-workflow skill do?

Unified decision tree for web research and competitive monitoring. Auto-selects WebFetch, Tavily, or agent-browser based on target site characteristics and available API keys. Includes competitor page tracking, snapshot diffing, and change alerting. Use when researching web content, scraping, extracting raw markdown, capturing documentation, or monitoring competitor changes.

How do I install web-research-workflow?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/yonatangross/orchestkit --skill web-research-workflow in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/web-research-workflow/ (personal) or .claude/skills/web-research-workflow/ (project).

Which AI agents can use web-research-workflow?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is web-research-workflow safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains web-research-workflow?

It is published by yonatangross in yonatangross/orchestkit. It has 221 recorded installs.

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