person-research — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install
Builds a dossier on a person from podcasts and YouTube: where they appeared, what they said, who mentions them. Built for interview or meeting prep.
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill person-research -a claude-codeWhat person-research does
The skill runs three Arcmira programs: momentum returns mention volume and the shows that discuss the person most; mentions with mode: "appearances" lists episodes they were on; search with speakerIds retrieves their own words, while about returns what others said about them. The skill first resolves the name with arcmira.resolve: when several people match, it returns options for the user to pick. Then it reads the last 90 days of mentions, searches for quotes over 180 days, and pulls a window from the transcript of their newest appearance when speaker tags are empty.
The skill works only with the data Arcmira indexes, not all media. Speaker tags cover part of the index: when the speakerIds search returns nothing, the skill reads a fragment of an episode the person appeared on and marks the quote as taken from their appearance. Requires an Arcmira account with credits.
What it helps with
- build a dossier on a person from podcasts and YouTube before a meeting or interview
- find what a person said themselves, not just mentions of them
- check attention momentum for a person over the last 30 days
- list episodes a person appeared on, with dates and links
Example prompts for the agent
- Build a dossier on Jensen Huang: where he appeared over the last three months, what he said about AI, who discusses him
- Find Sam Altman's podcast appearances over six months and show his quotes
- Prep a briefing on Elon Musk: mention momentum, top shows, recent episodes
How to install person-research
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill person-research -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/person-research/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/person-research/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill person-research -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/person-research/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill person-research -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/person-research/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install arcmira/mcp person-research2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/person-research/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill person-research -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/arcmira/mcp --path plugins/arcmira/skills/person-researchManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/person-research/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill person-research -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about person-research
How to install person-research in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill person-research -a claude-code, then open ~/.claude/skills/person-research/SKILL.md.
What does person-research do?
Searches for mentions of a person in podcasts and on YouTube, lists their appearances, retrieves their own words through speaker tags, and shows what others said about them. Returns mention momentum over 30 days and top shows.
What does person-research require?
An Arcmira account with credits. The skill calls arcmira_execute_read and works only with the data Arcmira indexes.
