Skills caesar-research

Name: caesar-research
Author: openclaw

Deep research using the Caesar API — run queries, follow up with chat, brainstorm, and manage collections.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/alexrudloff/caesar-research" ~/.claude/skills/openclaw-skills-caesar-research && rm -rf "$T"

OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/alexrudloff/caesar-research" ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-skills-caesar-research && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/alexrudloff/caesar-research/SKILL.md

Caesar Research

CLI for Caesar deep research. Runs multi-source research jobs with citations, follow-up chat, and brainstorming.

Setup

go install github.com/alexrudloff/caesar-cli@latest
export CAESAR_API_KEY=your_key_here

Research

Run a query (waits for completion by default, prints events as they happen):

caesar research create "What are the latest advances in mRNA vaccines?"

Returns JSON with

content

(synthesized answer with

[n]

citations) and a

results

array of sources.

Fire-and-forget:

caesar research create "query" --no-wait
# Returns: { "id": "uuid", "status": "queued" }

Then check on it:

caesar research get <job-id>
caesar research watch <job-id>
caesar research events <job-id>

Research Options

Flag	Description
`--no-wait`	Return immediately with job ID
`--model <name>`	`gpt-5.2` , `gemini-3-pro` , `gemini-3-flash` , `claude-opus-4.5`
`--loops N`	Max reasoning loops (default 1, higher = deeper research)
`--reasoning`	Enable advanced reasoning mode
`--auto`	Let Caesar auto-configure based on query
`--exclude-social`	Skip social media sources
`--exclude-domain x.com`	Exclude specific domains (repeatable)
`--system-prompt "..."`	Custom synthesis prompt
`--brainstorm <id>`	Use a brainstorm session for context

Status Lifecycle

queued

→

searching

→

summarizing

→

analyzing

→

researching

→

completed

failed

Chat (Follow-Up Questions)

Ask follow-up questions about a completed research job:

caesar chat send <job-id> "How does this compare to traditional vaccines?"

Waits for the response by default. The answer includes inline

[n]

citations referencing the original research sources.

caesar chat send <job-id> "question" --wait=false
caesar chat history <job-id>

Brainstorm

Get clarifying questions before research to improve results:

caesar brainstorm "How does CRISPR gene editing work?"
# Prints questions with multiple-choice options and a session ID

Then use the session ID:

caesar research create --brainstorm <session-id> "How does CRISPR gene editing work?"

Collections

Group files for research context:

caesar collections create "Dataset Name" --description "Optional description"

Tips

For broad topics, use
```
--auto
```
to let Caesar pick optimal settings.
Use
```
--loops 3
```
or higher for complex multi-faceted questions.
Use
```
--reasoning
```
for questions requiring deep analysis.
Pipe output through
```
jq
```
to extract specific fields:
```
caesar research get <id> | jq '.content'
```
Chain brainstorm → research for best results on ambiguous queries.