search-first
search first
What it does
- Starting a new feature that likely has existing solutions
- Adding a dependency or integration
- The user asks "add X functionality" and you're about to write code
- Before creating a new utility, helper, or abstraction
- Linting → eslint, ruff, textlint, markdownlint
- Formatting → prettier, black, gofmt
- Testing → jest, pytest, go test
Requirements & configuration
- │ 1. NEED ANALYSIS │
- Need: Check markdown files for broken links
- Need: Resilient HTTP client with retries and timeout handling
- Need: Validate project config files against a schema
Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23
search-first FAQ
What does the search-first skill do?
Research-before-coding workflow. Search for existing tools, libraries, and patterns before writing custom code. Invokes the researcher agent. Starting a new feature that likely has existing solutions Adding a dependency or integration
What does search-first require?
│ 1. NEED ANALYSIS │ Need: Check markdown files for broken links Need: Resilient HTTP client with retries and timeout handling Need: Validate project config files against a schema
How do I install search-first?
Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/affaan-m/everything-claude-code --skill search-first --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/affaan-m/everything-claude-code.
Maintain search-first?
Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.
[](https://getagentictools.com/skills/affaan-m-everything-claude-code-search-first?ref=badge) npx agentictools info skills/affaan-m-everything-claude-code-search-first The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.
