Slash Command

Research (research-2--command)

Run a multi-source research session searching GitHub, HN, Lobsters, Reddit, arXiv, and Semantic Scholar. Use for multi-channel topic surveys.

Type: Slash Command
Repository: athola/claude-night-market
GitHub stars: 339
License: MIT
Repo last updated: Sep 24, 2026
Source file: plugins/tome/commands/research.md

What Research (research-2--command) is

Research (research-2--command) is a slash command published in the athola/claude-night-market repository on GitHub, which has about 339 stars. The repository describes itself as: “23 Claude Code plugins: TDD enforcement hooks, git/PR workflows, spec-driven development, code review, project lifecycle, fix-from-error, maintenance automation, context optimization, research, and multi-LLM delegation. 186 skills, 128 commands, 54 agents.”

A slash command is a reusable prompt saved as a markdown file and run by typing its name after a slash. In Claude Code, custom commands have been merged into skills: a file in .claude/commands/ and a skill folder in .claude/skills/ both create the same kind of command, and existing command files keep working.

Research gives you a repeatable way to run the same instructions without retyping them, optionally with arguments.

How to install Research (research-2--command)

Claude Code

Download research.md from the repository.
Save it to ~/.claude/commands/ (all projects) or .claude/commands/ (one project). As a skill, you can instead save it as ~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md.
Run it by typing / followed by its name.

Claude Cowork

Turn the command into a skill: create a folder with the file saved as SKILL.md and zip it.
In Customize → Skills, click +, then upload the ZIP.
Run it from any task with / and the skill name.

New to extending Cowork? Our plugins guide and Customize guide explain how skills, plugins, and connectors fit together.

Inside the source file

An excerpt from plugins/tome/commands/research.md, shared under the repository's MIT license. Read the full file on GitHub.

Start an autonomous multi-source research session.

Usage

# Full research session
/tome:research "async python patterns"

# Choose output format
/tome:research "cache eviction policies" --format brief

# Resume most recent session
/tome:research --resume

# List saved sessions
/tome:research --list

# Override domain classification
/tome:research "raft consensus" --domain architecture

What Happens

Topic is classified into a domain (algorithm, ui-ux, architecture, etc.)
Research channels are selected based on domain
Parallel agents search each channel autonomously
Findings are merged, deduplicated, and ranked
A formatted report is generated and saved
You can refine results with /tome:dig

Execution

Invoke the research skill:

Skill(tome:research)

Pass the topic, format flag, and any overrides.

Output

Reports are saved to docs/research/{session}-{topic}.md.

Before you install

Read the whole file first. Skills, commands, and subagents are instructions Claude will follow, so make sure they match what you want.
Check which tools, scripts, or MCP servers it uses. Local servers and scripts run with your permissions.
Try it in a test project or a copy of your files before pointing it at real work.
Pin the version you tested, and review changes before updating.
Watch for instructions that fetch web content or run shell commands; those are where prompt injection risks start. See our prompt injection guide.

FAQ

What is Research (research-2--command)?

Research (research-2--command) is a slash command for Claude Code and Claude Cowork from the athola/claude-night-market repository on GitHub. Run a multi-source research session searching GitHub, HN, Lobsters, Reddit, arXiv, and Semantic Scholar. Use for multi-channel topic surveys.

How do I install Research (research-2--command) in Claude Code?

Download research.md from the repository. Save it to ~/.claude/commands/ (all projects) or .claude/commands/ (one project). As a skill, you can instead save it as ~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md. Run it by typing / followed by its name.

Can I use Research (research-2--command) in Claude Cowork?

Turn the command into a skill: create a folder with the file saved as SKILL.md and zip it. In Customize → Skills, click +, then upload the ZIP. Run it from any task with / and the skill name.

Is Research (research-2--command) safe to install?

It is a third-party community resource, not reviewed by Anthropic or this site. Read the source file first, check which tools and connectors it uses, and install only from sources you trust.

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