# survey

This skill runs a bounded landscape scan before planning or implementation and stores reusable results in .survey/{slug}/. Use it to compare workflows and tools.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 385 installs · ★ 50
- Author: akillness
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/akillness/jeo-skills/tree/HEAD/.agent-skills/survey/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/survey

## What it does

\`survey` frames one research question, then examines the surrounding workflow, existing solutions, actual usage, and platform differences. It stores the result in `.survey/{slug}/` using `triage.md`, `context.md`, `solutions.md`, and `platform-map.md` for agent, tooling, or platform topics.

After the research pass, the skill checks the artifact structure with `python3 .agent-skills/survey/scripts/validate_survey_artifacts.py <path>` and routes the work toward planning or execution. Its listed tools cover reading, writing, Bash, file search, and web retrieval. This is research mode, so it stops at reusable findings instead of implementing the chosen solution.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add akillness/jeo-skills --skill survey -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add akillness/jeo-skills --skill survey -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add akillness/jeo-skills --skill survey -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install akillness/jeo-skills survey
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add akillness/jeo-skills --skill survey -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/akillness/jeo-skills --path .agent-skills/survey
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add akillness/jeo-skills --skill survey -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/akillness/jeo-skills/tree/HEAD/.agent-skills/survey/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- frame a research question before planning
- compare solutions across agent platforms
- capture recurring workarounds and pain points
- store findings as reusable Markdown artifacts
- validate the artifact package before handoff

## Example prompts
- Run `survey` to compare hooks, rules, and settings across Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI. Save the findings under `.survey/agent-platforms/`.
- Use `survey` to research how teams handle this workflow today, group repeated solutions, and validate the result with `python3 .agent-skills/survey/scripts/validate_survey_artifacts.py .survey/workflow/`.
- Before planning a new feature, run `survey` for the problem, current workarounds, solution categories, and platform gaps. Keep the task in research mode.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: survey
description: >
  Run a bounded cross-platform landscape scan before planning or implementation.
  Use when the real job is researching what exists, how people work around it,
  which solutions repeat, or how platform/tooling patterns map before deciding
  what to build. Produce reusable `.survey/{slug}/` artifacts, validate the
  artifact contract, and route planning or execution outward only after the
  survey is done.
allowed-tools: Read Write Bash Grep Glob WebFetch
compatibility: >
  Best for repo-maintenance research, workflow discovery, agent-platform
  comparisons, and market/problem-space scans that should leave reusable markdown
  artifacts. This is research mode, not implementation mode.
license: MIT
metadata:
  tags: survey, landscape-scan, research, discovery, groundwork, oh-my-claudecode, oh-my-codex, oh-my-agent, claude, codex, gemini, hooks, rules, settings
  platforms: Claude Code, Codex, Gemini-CLI, OpenCode
  keyword: survey
  version: "2.1.7"
  source: akillness/jeo-skills
  modernization: 2026-04-12
  hardening: 2026-04-27
---

# Survey

Use this skill when the job is **discovering the landscape before committing to a plan**.

`survey` stays portable by doing four things well:
1. freeze one bounded research question,
2. run the same 4 research lanes every time,
3. save reusable `.survey/{slug}/` artifacts with fixed headings,
4. validate the artifact contract before handing off to planning or execution.

Read these support docs before running unfamiliar survey work:
- [references/evidence-recovery-ladder.md](references/evidence-recovery-ladder.md)
- [references/platform-adapter-and-artifact-contract.md](references/platform-adapter-and-artifact-contract.md)
- [references/output-templates-and-validator.md](references/output-templates-and-validator.md)
- [references/keyword-sweep-and-relevance-rescue.md](references/keyword-sweep-and-relevance-rescue.md)
- [references/gh-search-empty-lane-recovery-playbook.md](references/gh-search-empty-lane-recovery-playbook.md)

## When to use this skill
- The user asks what exists, what people actually use, or what the current solution landscape looks like.
- A feature, workflow, tooling choice, or operational pain needs context before planning or implementation.
- The topic spans multiple platforms or vendors and needs a vendor-neutral comparison.
- Repo maintenance needs one bounded research pass before rewriting a skill, SOP, or reusable workflow.
- The right next step depends on understanding workarounds, repeated complaints, and structural gaps rather than writing code immediately.

## When not to use this skill
- **The solution is already known and the user wants implementation now** → implement or route to the execution skill directly.
- **The task is a small bug fix, narrow code change, or single-file edit** → do not force a survey first.
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