Is the Topic Brief skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from genli-ai/market-research-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Topic Brief SkillProof Score?

8.4/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 3/5.

How do I install Topic Brief?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Topic Brief with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Topic Brief

Turns time-boxed public news into a sourced, self-contained HTML briefing for WeChat.

by genli-ai · genli-ai/market-research-skills

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 8.4/10
Tested: Jul 14, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · b8bf395

Ran a real semiconductor-industry briefing end to end -- live search across SEMI/CNBC/Super Micro reporting, then an actual self-contained blue-branded HTML render -- but the shipped renderer silently discards the 'event_date' field on every item, even though SKILL.md lists it as a hard red-line requirement; the time-window discipline the docs promise never actually reaches the output.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 8/10
Docs & honesty 3/5

What Topic Brief does

Runs a 5-step research-to-render pipeline (parameter intake, time-filtered multi-query search, mandatory direction confirmation, JSON drafting under a strict no-fabrication schema, then a Python render step) to produce a single self-contained, blue-branded HTML briefing on any region, industry, policy issue, or institution. Triggers on requests for a briefing/observation/digest on a subject, refuses political/military/religious/celebrity topics outright, and is not meant for short summaries or single-article commentary.

How to install Topic Brief

git clone https://github.com/genli-ai/market-research-skills
cd market-research-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/topic-brief ~/.claude/skills/topic-brief

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Topic Brief

/topic-brief Turns time-boxed public news into a sourced, self-contained HTML briefing for WeChat.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Generate a briefing on AI regulation for the past two weeks
Give me a sourced observation report on the semiconductor industry
Put together a research briefing on the past month's EV market news

Frequently asked questions

Is the Topic Brief skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from genli-ai/market-research-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Topic Brief work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 14, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Ran a real semiconductor-industry briefing end to end -- live search across SEMI/CNBC/Super Micro reporting, then an actual self-contained blue-branded HTML render -- but the shipped renderer silently discards the 'event_date' field on every item, even though SKILL.md lists it as a hard red-line requirement; the time-window discipline the docs promise never actually reaches the output.
What is the Topic Brief SkillProof Score?: 8.4/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 3/5.
How do I install Topic Brief?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Topic Brief with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.