Matcha:Research β Development skill for Claude Code
π΅ Deep-research β plan, fan out, cross-validate, synthesize cited report.
How to install Matcha:Research
Installs to ~/.claude/commands/plumpslabs-matcha-matcha-research.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plumpslabs/matcha/HEAD/.claude/commands/matcha:research.md -o ~/.claude/commands/plumpslabs-matcha-matcha-research.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Matcha:Research does
description: "π΅ Deep-research β plan, fan out, cross-validate, synthesize cited report"
/matcha:research
**Research with receipts.** One prompt β researcher auto-runs the full loop (scope β scouts β critic β synthesis). No re-prompting between phases.
Depth Routing
| Depth | When | Scouts | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| simple | Fact-finding, single aspect | 1 | β€3 calls |
| deep | Comparison, multi-aspect | Up to 8 (auto-spawned) | β€5 calls each |
Bias
Alternatives in Development
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- /validate β Run full validation on the current finding before writing a report 927 β
- Deep Research From Scratch β Deep research has broken out as one of the most popular agent applications 768 β
Full documentation available on GitHub
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