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Knowledge Synthesis

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anthropics·vlatest·other·Apache-2.0

This skill rapidly combines information from multiple sources to generate concise, insightful summaries – boosting research and understanding.

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Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins --skill knowledge-synthesis -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

anthropics

Matched to the vendor's own GitHub organisation.

Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins at da38ec1ee8.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
da38ec1ee8
Manifest
enterprise-search/skills/knowledge-synthesis/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 233 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill takes raw search results from multiple sources—such as chat logs, emails, cloud storage documents, and project trackers—and transforms them into a coherent and trustworthy summary. It identifies overlapping information, merges duplicates while preserving unique details, and provides clear attribution to the original sources. The goal is to provide a concise answer that synthesizes insights from disparate data points.

When to use it

  • When you need to quickly understand a decision or outcome based on information spread across various communication channels.
  • To consolidate findings from research involving multiple documents and discussions.
  • For summarizing project progress when updates are scattered throughout different tools.
  • To create a unified view of a topic where the same information is repeated in different formats (e.g., chat, email, documentation).

Key capabilities

  • Cross-Source Deduplication: Identifies and merges duplicate information from various sources based on content similarity, sender/author, timestamps, entity references, and source citations.
  • Prioritized Merging: Combines information by prioritizing completeness, authority (official documents over chats), and recency.
  • Citation & Source Attribution: Provides inline citations within the synthesized answer and a complete list of sources at the end.
  • Narrative Synthesis: Combines information into a single, cohesive narrative.

Example prompts

  • "Synthesize these search results: [list of chat logs, emails, documents, project tracker entries]"
  • “Create a summary from these sources about the API decision: [list of sources]"
  • "Combine this information and provide attribution: [paste raw data from multiple sources]"

Tips & gotchas

  • The skill prioritizes complete versions of information. Ensure all relevant sources are included for best results.
  • Conflicting viewpoints or evolving information between sources will be kept as separate items, rather than merged.
  • Pay attention to the source attribution; it's crucial for verifying the synthesized information.