Research a topic from the past X days using web search. Specify the number of days or let it be inferred from your prompt.
NewMaintained
Automatic
◆Research pack
Last verified 8/20/2026
What it changes
3 of 22 test cases passed with the skill.
Pass-rate lift
—
Tokens
-6%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-18%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/20/2026v1 · latest is v23 of 22 cases passed with skill · 5 comparable
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
Lift withheld: 5 comparable cases; this report requires 8.
This benchmark measured an earlier version of the skill.
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md41 linessingle file
Last X Days Research
Purpose
Research a topic from the past X days using web search. Specify the number of days or let it be inferred from your prompt.
Routing
Use when: Use when the user asks to research what happened recently on a topic, look up news from the last N days, or find recent trends and discussions.
Do not use when: Do not use for planning documents, high-level strategy, or non-executable discussion.
Outputs: Summary of recent findings with trends, patterns, and actionable insights.
Success criteria: Returns concrete findings from the specified time period with sources and no fabricated results.
Trigger Examples
Positive
Use the research-last-days skill for this request.
Help me with last x days research.
Use when the user asks to research what happened recently on a topic, look up news from the last N days, or find recent trends and discussions.
Last X Days Research: provide an actionable result.
Negative
Do not use for planning documents, high-level strategy, or non-executable discussion.
Do not use research-last-days for unrelated requests.
This request is outside last x days research scope.
This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed.
Parameters
Name
Type
Required
Description
topic
string
Yes
The topic to research (e.g., 'AI agents', 'prompting techniques', 'Apple announcements')
days
number
No
Number of days to look back (e.g., 1, 7, 14, 30, 90). Defaults to 7.