# notion-research-documentation

Researches questions across Notion workspace sources and generates cited briefs or comparison reports. Saves findings directly to Notion pages or chat.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 220
- Author: makenotion
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/makenotion/notion-cookbook/tree/HEAD/skills/mcp-clients/research-documentation/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/makenotion-notion-research-documentation

## What it does

This skill directs the assistant to inspect workspace pages and verify document dates. Draft notes stay separate from approved decisions. The agent treats retrieved pages as evidence rather than instructions.

The output adapts to the requested scope, producing quick summaries or structured trade-off tables. Material statements include Notion page mentions or direct web links. When updating a target database, it reads property schemas first to preserve unrelated content.

Without Notion tool integrations, the agent cannot query the workspace and works solely from pasted text.

## Requirements
- Works with: Notion

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add makenotion/notion-cookbook --skill research-documentation -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/research-documentation/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/research-documentation/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add makenotion/notion-cookbook --skill research-documentation -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/research-documentation/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add makenotion/notion-cookbook --skill research-documentation -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/research-documentation/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install makenotion/notion-cookbook research-documentation
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/research-documentation/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add makenotion/notion-cookbook --skill research-documentation -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/makenotion/notion-cookbook --path skills/mcp-clients/research-documentation
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/research-documentation/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add makenotion/notion-cookbook --skill research-documentation -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/makenotion/notion-cookbook/tree/HEAD/skills/mcp-clients/research-documentation/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- reconcile conflicting decisions across Notion workspace pages
- generate structured trade-off comparisons with page references
- draft referenced project briefs with direct page citations
- save research findings into a target Notion database

## Example prompts
- Search our Notion workspace for the latest billing decisions and summarize key trade-offs with citations.
- Compare the proposed database designs from our notes and write the report to the Engineering database.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: notion-research-documentation
description: Researches questions across Notion sources and synthesizes cited briefs, comparisons, or reports. Use when answering requires discovering and reconciling workspace information, optionally with external research, and returning or saving the findings.
---

# Research and documentation

Answer the user's question with supported findings, appropriate depth, and clear
source attribution. Save or update a Notion document when requested.

## Workflow

1. **Define the question and deliverable.** Use the requested scope, audience,
   recency, and destination. A quick answer need not become a formal report.
   Resolve ambiguities that would change the research; proceed with stated,
   reasonable assumptions for minor details.
2. **Retrieve evidence selectively.** Fetch supplied source URLs directly. Search
   only for missing evidence, starting with specific terms and known scope.
   Prioritize authoritative sources and fetch important matches before relying on
   them. Reuse sources already read; deduplicate results. Broaden or try synonyms
   when evidence is insufficient. For comprehensive requests, cover each requested
   dimension and relevant counterevidence rather than stopping at the first match.
3. **Reconcile and synthesize.** Track which source supports each material finding.
   Distinguish adopted decisions from proposals and historical context. Check
   effective dates and explicit supersession; last-edited time alone does not make
   a claim current. Surface conflicts and missing evidence. Verify current external
   facts with available web tools when relevant; without them, disclose that limit.
4. **Write at the requested depth.** Lead with the answer, explain the evidence,
   and separate findings from inference or recommendations. Cite material claims
   near the relevant text. Use Notion page mentions in Notion output and ordinary
   links for external sources or chat. Stop retrieval when the question is covered
   and material conflicts are resolved or explicitly reported; no minimum source
   count or word count is required.
5. **Deliver and verify.** Return the answer in chat or write to the requested
   Notion destination. Fetch a target database's schema once, select the correct
   data source, and use actual property names and options. Update the specified
   report without replacing unrelated content. If placement is unspecified for a
   save request, use an established location or clarify material ambiguity. Check
   the write result and return the page link; read back unclear updates. Report
   incomplete research or writes rather than claiming success.

## Choose a format

Use these structures directly; load a template only if its extra detail helps.
Omit empty or redundant sections and follow the user's requested length.
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