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This skill works on Claude's built-in knowledge. For most topics that's enough to find a sharper angle than anything starting from a blank prompt.
Kieran Flanagan built a deeper version. It runs the same six lenses — but before it picks an angle, it pulls live data from Reddit, X, and the web to map what's already being said, what's gaining traction, and where the gaps are. The angle it surfaces isn't just non-consensus — it's timed to where the conversation actually is right now.
It requires Claude Code, an OpenAI API key for Reddit search, and an xAI API key for X search. A Perplexity API key is optional but adds deeper web synthesis. All three have free or low-cost tiers sufficient for single-topic research.
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