Look-before-build — search registries, repo, existing skills, and web for prior art before implementing. Appends Prior Art to the spec. Use after survey-context and before elaborate-spec, when adding dependencies, or when the task may already be solved.
How to install research-first?
danielvm-git/bigpowers/research-first
$npx -y skills add danielvm-git/bigpowers --skill research-firstInstalls into the current project.
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Run `npx skills use "https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers" --skill "danielvm-git/bigpowers/research-first"` and follow the generated skill instructions now. Read its complete output, redirecting it to a temporary file first if necessary. Resolve relative paths from the supporting-files directory it provides.
Use the skills in "https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers" that are relevant to the current task. Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/danielvm-git/bigpowers"` and select the relevant skills, then follow their instructions.
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