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autoresearch

This skill runs an autonomous optimization loop to improve a measurable metric through systematic experimentation.

by FactoryOfficial publisherNot reviewed

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Agents
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, OpenCode
License
No license stated
Pin
7166a07pinned Oct 9, 2026
Context cost
about 4,000 tokenswhen the skill loads
GitHub stars
110on factory-ai/factory-plugins
Scripts
1 script

What it does

“Autonomous experiment loop for optimization research. Use when the user wants to: - Optimize a metric through systematic experimentation (ML training loss, test speed, bundle size, build time, etc.) - Run an automated research loop: try an idea, measure it, keep improvements, revert regressions, repeat - Set up autoresearch for any codebase with a measurable optimization target Implements the autoresearch pattern with MAD-based confidence scoring, git branch isolation, and structured experiment logging.”
The author's description, from SKILL.md

Generated summary from the skill's own text

This skill runs an autonomous optimization loop to improve a measurable metric through systematic experimentation. It manages git branches, maintains experiment logs, and decides whether to keep or discard changes based on metric improvements. The agent repeatedly makes hypothesized changes, runs a benchmark script, evaluates results, and iterates until a termination condition is reached.

When to use it

  • Optimizing a specific measurable metric like training loss, test speed, or build size
  • Setting up long-running autonomous experiments with structured logging and resumability
  • Systematically exploring code changes with automatic rollback of failed attempts
  • Running multi-session optimization work that must survive context resets

When not to

  • When the optimization target cannot be measured with a simple script
  • Exploratory work without a clear, quantifiable success metric
  • One-off quick experiments that do not need session continuity

Install

No license stated: install from the publisher's repository, and ask the author before you reuse or share it.

These commands install from the publisher's repository and need no account.

skills CLI

npx skills add factory-ai/factory-plugins --skill autoresearch

Installs from the repository's default branch, which may have changed since the commit we checked.

GitHub CLI 2.90 or later

gh skill install factory-ai/factory-plugins autoresearch@7166a0799e3dd39184068160b9caaa1e6469028a

Installs the commit we checked (7166a07).

Copy by hand

Download the folder at 7166a07 and put it in .claude/skills/autoresearch for Claude Code and in .agents/skills/autoresearch for Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode.

Skill folder on GitHub at 7166a07

Copy for your agent

A prompt for any coding agent. It installs this skill from GitHub at the pinned commit, copies the files as they are, and runs nothing unless you ask.

Prompt

Install the agent skill "autoresearch" by Factory.

Source, pinned to commit 7166a0799e3dd39184068160b9caaa1e6469028a:
https://github.com/factory-ai/factory-plugins/tree/7166a0799e3dd39184068160b9caaa1e6469028a/plugins/autoresearch/skills/autoresearch

1. Download that folder at exactly this commit. Do not use the default branch.
2. Copy every file unchanged, keeping the folder structure, into .claude/skills/autoresearch/ for Claude Code and .agents/skills/autoresearch/ for Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode. Create the folders if they do not exist.
3. Do not edit the files, and do not run any script in the folder unless I ask you to.
4. When you are done, list the files you copied and where you put them.

Its license is restricted or not stated. Show me the license terms from the repository before you copy anything.

Listing and checks: https://www.agentnative.dev/skills/factory/autoresearch

SKILL.md at the pin

The license of this skill does not let us show its files here.

View SKILL.md on GitHub at 7166a07

Files

2 files, 31 KB in total. Each file has a sha256 in the pin's manifest; the first 12 characters are shown.

Skill folder on GitHub at 7166a07
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