# Scout — Skills Registry

Scout's craft *is* research, so these skills are its core competencies (not "familiar-with").
Each is **self-authored** (SnS-owned, no license risk); the one relevant public project is
listed for reference only.

## Skills
| Skill | Purpose |
|-------|---------|
| [`search-strategy`](./search-strategy/SKILL.md) | Find hard-to-find information — lateral search, footprints, change method when stuck |
| [`verify-and-source`](./verify-and-source/SKILL.md) | Trace claims to primary sources, cross-check, assign confidence |
| [`research-brief`](./research-brief/SKILL.md) | Report findings decision-ready: answer first, cited, confidence-labeled |
| [`use-browser-and-apps`](./use-browser-and-apps/SKILL.md) | Use the browser/search and sign into authorized apps **read-only** to gather facts |

## Upstream sources & updates
**Legend:** ✅ explicit permissive license · ⚠️ license not specified — **verify before install**.

| Repo | License | Use | Install / update |
|------|---------|-----|------------------|
| [dzhng/skills](https://github.com/dzhng/skills) | ⚠️ verify | iterative deep-research patterns — reference only; principle authored into `search-strategy`/`verify-and-source` | reference only |
| [browser-use/bux](https://github.com/browser-use/bux) | ⚠️ verify | sandboxed containerized browser for agents (stronger isolation than the built-in sidecar) | verify license, then follow repo install; OpenClaw's built-in browser needs nothing |
| [kreuzberg-dev/kreuzberg](https://github.com/kreuzberg-dev/kreuzberg) | ⚠️ verify | document extraction (PDF/Office/images) — ships as an **MCP server** Scout can call | verify license, then add as an MCP server in OpenClaw; `git pull` to update |
| [relaticle/relaticle](https://github.com/relaticle/relaticle) | ✅ OSS (self-hosted CRM) | example of an app exposing read-only data via MCP tools | reference / connect via MCP if adopted |

- **Prefer the built-in first:** OpenClaw's browser sidecar + MCP support cover most needs with
  no extra dependency. Add `bux`/`kreuzberg` only if you actually need them.
- **⚠️ repos:** confirm an OSI-approved license before installing/redistributing (free/OSS-only rule).
- Scout's own skills are self-authored and self-contained — no external dependency required to operate.
