# you-research

> Claude/Codex skill by [@youdotcom-oss](https://omgskills.com/library/youdotcom-oss/index.md) · 94 stars · Updated 2026-10-23

Multi-source research with citations using You.com. Use for questions that need several sources compared and synthesized, such as library or framework comparisons, tool and vendor evaluations, market research, or deep-dive reports. Routes between a cost-conscious agentic search loop and the one-shot \`you-research\` MCP tool.

Tags: agent-plugins, agent-skills, ai-agents, claude-code, codex, cordis, cursor, dsh, dsh-plugin, github-copilot-cli, integration-discovery, kimi-code, mcp, mcp-server, openclaw, opencode, web-fetch, web-search, youdotcom

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/youdotcom-oss/agent-skills /tmp/agent-skills && ln -s /tmp/agent-skills/skills/you-research ~/.claude/skills/you-research
```

## From README

You.com Research Routing Use this skill to choose the right You.com research path for the user's goal: agent-led search with you-search and you-contents, or one-shot cited synthesis with the you-research MCP tool. Prerequisites The You.com MCP endpoint must be reachable from the host: Managed research (you-research): https://api.you.com/mcp/research with OAuth (preferred), YDCAPIKEY bearer auth, or an MPP/x402-aware MCP client. MPP/x402-aware MCP clients may receive HTTP 402 payment challenges from You.com tools, then retry with payment headers. Let the host client handle external payment and retry; do not add wallet signing logic to this skill. Managed research with the you-research MCP tool Call the you-research MCP tool when the user wants a synthesized answer with citations in one step. It runs You.com's managed research pipeline and returns a concise answer with inline citations and source metadata, so the host does not orchestrate multi-step search itself.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/youdotcom-oss/agent-skills/skills/you-research/
- GitHub: https://github.com/youdotcom-oss/agent-skills
- Author: [@youdotcom-oss](https://omgskills.com/library/youdotcom-oss/index.md)

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