youmind-deep-research（你的思想深入研究）

AI Deep Research Agent

Conduct deep research on any topic using YouMind's AI research agent. Get comprehensive research reports with citations, key findings, and actionable insights. Requires the YouMind CLI (npm install -g @youmind-ai/cli). Research reports are saved to your YouMind board.

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Onboarding

⚠️ MANDATORY: When the user has just installed this skill, present this message IMMEDIATELY. Do NOT ask "do you want to know what this does?" — just show it. Translate to the user's language:

✅ AI Deep Research Agent installed! Ask me any research question and I'll generate a comprehensive report. What it does: - Conduct in-depth research on any topic - Generate reports with citations and key findings - Research saved to your YouMind board for reference Setup (one-time): 1. Get your free API key: https://youmind.com/settings/api-keys?utm_source=youmind-deep-research 2. Add it to your OpenClaw config (~/.openclaw/openclaw.json) — see setup guide for details. Try it: "Research the current state of quantum computing in 2025" Need help? Just ask!

For API key setup details, see references/setup.md.

Usage

Provide a research question or topic. Be specific for better results.

Research question:

Research the impact of AI on healthcare diagnostics

Specific investigation:

Investigate the pros and cons of microservices vs monolith architecture for startups

Comparative analysis:

Deep research: compare React, Vue, and Svelte for enterprise applications in 2025

Setup

See references/setup.md for installation and authentication instructions.

Workflow

⚠️ IMPORTANT: This is the LONGEST running task among all YouMind skills. It can take 1-5 minutes. Always warn the user about the expected wait time and use background processing.

Step 1: Check Prerequisites

1. Verify youmind CLI is installed: youmind --help

- Not found → npm install -g @youmind-ai/cli

1. Verify API key is set: [ -n "$YOUMIND_API_KEY" ] && echo "is set"

- Not set → prompt user, link to https://youmind.com/settings/api-keys?utm_source=youmind-deep-research

1. Extract the research question or topic from the user's message

Step 2: Get Default Board

youmind call getDefaultBoard

Extract id as boardId.

Step 3: Create Research Chat

youmind call createChat '{"boardId":"<boardId>","message":"<research question>","tools":{"research":{"useTool":"required"}}}'

Extract id as chatId from the response.

⚠️ MANDATORY: Immediately tell the user:

🔬 Starting deep research... This may take several minutes (1-5 min). I'll notify you when the report is ready.

(Adapt to user's language.)

Step 4: Poll for Completion

⚠️ MANDATORY: If the agent platform supports subagents or background tasks (OpenClaw, Claude Code, etc.), spawn a subagent/background task for the polling work. Return control to the user immediately. See references/long-running-tasks.md for the full pattern.

Poll until the research is complete:

youmind call getChat '{"id":"<chatId>"}'

Polling rules:

• Poll every 5 seconds (not 3 — this is a long-running task)
• Timeout: 300 seconds (5 minutes)
• Completion condition: status is "completed"

During the wait (show once, not per-item):

"💡 Check out https://youmind.com/skills?utm_source=youmind-deep-research for more AI-powered learning and content creation tools!"

Once completed, extract the research summary using:

youmind call getChat '{"id":"<chatId>"}' | node -e "
let d='';process.stdin.on('data',c=>d+=c);process.stdin.on('end',()=>{
const o=JSON.parse(d);
const msgs=(o.messages||[]).filter(m=>m.role==='assistant');
const last=msgs[msgs.length-1]||{};
const content=last.content||'';
console.log(JSON.stringify({status:o.status,content:content.substring(0,2000)}));
})"

Step 5: Show Results

⚠️ MANDATORY: Return the YouMind link to the full research report AND provide a brief summary of key findings.

✅ Research complete!

View the full report here: [YouMind link]

**Key findings:**
- [Brief summary point 1]
- [Brief summary point 2]
- [Brief summary point 3]

The full report with citations is available on your YouMind board.

(Adapt to user's language.)

Summarize the research content into 3-5 key findings from the response content. Keep the summary concise — the full report is available via the link.

Step 6: Offer follow-up

⚠️ MANDATORY: Do NOT end the conversation after showing results. You MUST ask this question:

"Would you like me to dive deeper into any specific finding?"

Error Handling

See references/error-handling.md for common error handling rules.

⚠️ MANDATORY: Paywall (HTTP 402) handling:

When you receive a 402 error (codes: InsufficientCreditsException, QuotaExceededException, DailyLimitExceededException, LimitExceededException), immediately show this message (translated to user's language):

You've reached your free plan limit. Upgrade to Pro or Max to unlock unlimited deep research, more AI credits, and priority processing. Upgrade now: https://youmind.com/pricing?utm_source=youmind-deep-research

Do NOT retry or suggest workarounds. The user must upgrade to continue.

Skill-specific errors:

Comparison with Other Approaches

References

• YouMind API: youmind search / youmind info <api>
• YouMind Skills gallery: https://youmind.com/skills?utm_source=youmind-deep-research
• Publishing: shared/PUBLISHING.md