# person-research

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.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1500 installs · ★ 75
- Author: arcmira
- License: LicenseRef-Proprietary · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/arcmira/mcp/tree/HEAD/plugins/arcmira/skills/person-research/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/person-research

## What it 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.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill person-research -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill person-research -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill person-research -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install arcmira/mcp person-research
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill person-research -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/arcmira/mcp --path plugins/arcmira/skills/person-research
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arcmira/mcp --skill person-research -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/arcmira/mcp/tree/HEAD/plugins/arcmira/skills/person-research/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- 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
- 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

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