Search Specialist

What it does

The Search Specialist skill enables an AI agent to act as a search specialist expert, finding and synthesizing information from diverse online sources with precision. It focuses on advanced search techniques like query optimization, domain filtering, and deep web fetching to uncover obscure data, documents, and expert insights. The skill provides curated findings, source URLs, credibility assessments, and synthesized insights while tracking contradictions and gaps in the available information.

When to use it

• Working on tasks or workflows specifically related to search specialist activities.
• Needing guidance, best practices, or checklists for search specialist work.
• When you require a deep dive into research topics requiring analysis of multiple sources.
• For historical and trend analysis across online data.

Key capabilities

• Advanced search query formulation (including exact matches with quotes and negative keywords).
• Domain filtering using allowed_domains for trusted sources and blocked_domains to exclude unreliable sites.
• WebFetch Deep Dive: extracting full content, parsing structured data, following citation trails, and capturing data before changes.
• Information synthesis across multiple online sources.
• Fact verification and cross-referencing of information.

Example prompts

• "Find me the latest research on [topic] from academic sources."
• "What were the key trends in [industry] between 2020 and 2023?"
• "I need to verify this claim: '[claim]'. Can you find supporting evidence or contradictory information?"

Tips & gotchas

• This skill is specifically designed for search specialist tasks; avoid using it for unrelated activities.
• Always clarify the research objective and success criteria before starting a search.
• The output should be validated with environment-specific testing and expert review – do not treat it as definitive truth.