Skill: builtbyecho/builtbyecho-research (version 0.5.4)

--- name: builtbyecho-research description: Use when a user asks an agent to do web research, source discovery, citation-backed reporting, page extraction, crawling, or browser-rendered research using the BuiltByEcho Research npm package. Also use when installing, verifying, or demonstrating @builtbyecho/research. version: 0.5.2 metadata: openclaw: emoji: "🔎" homepage: https://github.com/BuiltByEcho/research requires: bins: - node - npm install: - id: builtbyecho-research kind: node package: "@builtbyecho/research" bins: - builtbyecho-research - echo-research label: Install BuiltByEcho Research from npm --- # BuiltByEcho Research Use `@builtbyecho/research` for local-first web research workflows: search, fetch, render JavaScript-heavy pages, crawl sites, extract structured fields, audit sources, save traces, and produce citation-backed reports. ## Install or run Prefer `npx` when you only need a one-off run: ```bash npx @builtbyecho/research --help ``` For repeated use, install globally: ```bash npm install -g @builtbyecho/research builtbyecho-research --help ``` Alias: ```bash echo-research --help ``` Requires Node.js 20+. ## Optional browser setup The package uses Playwright for render/browser escalation. If Playwright browsers are missing, install Chromium: ```bash npx playwright install chromium ``` ## Optional search key No API key is required. For better search discovery, set a Brave API key: ```bash export BRAVE_API_KEY="..." ``` Without `BRAVE_API_KEY`, search falls back to DuckDuckGo HTML scraping. ## Common commands Search: ```bash npx @builtbyecho/research search "open source deep research agents" -n 8 ``` Fetch a page: ```bash npx @builtbyecho/research fetch https://example.com --max-chars 5000 ``` Render a JavaScript-heavy page: ```bash npx @builtbyecho/research render https://example.com ``` Run a research pipeline: ```bash npx @builtbyecho/research pipeline "research agent architecture" --expand --rounds 2 -n 8 --format markdown --trace ``` Generate a citation-backed report: ```bash npx @builtbyecho/research report "Playwright browser automation best practices" -n 6 --rounds 2 --trace ``` Extract structured fields: ```bash npx @builtbyecho/research extract https://example.com --schema links,headings npx @builtbyecho/research extract https://company.example --schema emails,phones,pricing,contact_links,socials ``` Crawl a site: ```bash npx @builtbyecho/research crawl https://docs.example.com --depth 2 --max-pages 25 --chunk ``` ## Workflow guidance 1. Start with `search`, `pipeline`, or `report` depending on the user’s goal. 2. Use `--trace` for research that may need auditability or follow-up. 3. Prefer `render` or browser escalation for pages with low text, heavy JavaScript, “enable JavaScript” messages, or bot-wall/CAPTCHA-like content. 4. Treat generated prose as a first draft. Verify citations before high-stakes use. 5. Do not bypass CAPTCHA, login walls, paywalls, robots/ToS restrictions, or other access controls. ## Library API For Node.js code: ```js import { researchPipeline, iterativeResearchPipeline, toResearchReport, extractSchemaFromUrl, } from '@builtbyecho/research'; const result = await iterativeResearchPipeline('Playwright MCP best practices', { expand: true, count: 6, rounds: 2, }); console.log(toResearchReport(result)); ``` ## Vaultline integration For research that needs durable handoff, upload the final report or trace bundle to Vaultline instead of leaving it in transient chat history. ```bash node -e ' const fs = require("node:fs"); const { Vaultline } = require("@builtbyecho/vaultline-sdk"); const reportPath = "report.md"; const content = fs.readFileSync(reportPath, "utf8"); const vault = new Vaultline({ [REDACTED_SECRET] }); vault.files.upload({ path: `research/${Date.now()}-report.md`, content, contentType: "text/markdown" }).then(r => console.log("Vaultline fileId:", r.fileId)); ' ``` Use this pattern when multiple agents or human reviewers need the same source-backed artifact.


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