Generate high-quality academic research proposals for PhD applications following Nature Reviews-style academic writing conventions.
Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
Example: Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios
Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage
Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
Example: Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
Example: Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
Make data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example: Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
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epx add luwill/research-skills --skill research-proposalCompatible with
Supported agents
AI-first code editor with Composer
Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versionresearch-proposalExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
epx add luwill/research-skills --skill research-proposalFetches research-proposal from luwill/research-skills and configures it for Cursor.
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
.cursor/skills/research-proposal
Restart Cursor to activate research-proposal. Access via /research-proposalin your agent's command palette.
Learn more:View source on GitHubSkills CLI docsAbout CursorWhat are agent skills?
Time estimate: 30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
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Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
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research-proposal is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
research-proposal reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
research-proposal has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
Keeps context tight: research-proposal is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
I recommend research-proposal for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
Keeps context tight: research-proposal is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
We added research-proposal from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
research-proposal reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
research-proposal is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
I recommend research-proposal for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
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