treadwell/gpt-researcher/gptr

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

Learn More

• Skills.sh - GPT Researcher - View on skills.sh registry
• Claude Code Documentation - Official skills documentation
• GPT Researcher Documentation - Full project documentation