Restore acknowledgment step before research execution

Add back the brief topic acknowledgment ("Researching X — searching
Reddit for upvotes...") and descriptive intro that the v1 skill had.
The v2 version was jumping straight into script execution with no
user-facing feedback about what was being researched.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Matt Van Horn
2026-02-06 10:10:49 -08:00
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@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@ allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, AskUserQuestion, WebSearch
# last30days: Research Any Topic from the Last 30 Days # last30days: Research Any Topic from the Last 30 Days
**YOUR FIRST ACTION: Run this command. Do NOT describe this skill. Do NOT summarize workflows. EXECUTE.** Research ANY topic across Reddit, X, and the web. Surface what people are actually discussing, recommending, and debating right now.
```bash ## STEP 1: Parse User Intent & Acknowledge
python3 ~/.claude/skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py "$ARGUMENTS" --emit=compact 2>&1
```
While that runs, parse the user's input for: **Before running anything**, parse the user's input for:
1. **TOPIC**: What they want to learn about (e.g., "web app mockups", "Claude Code skills", "image generation") 1. **TOPIC**: What they want to learn about (e.g., "web app mockups", "Claude Code skills", "image generation")
2. **TARGET TOOL** (if specified): Where they'll use the prompts (e.g., "Nano Banana Pro", "ChatGPT", "Midjourney") 2. **TARGET TOOL** (if specified): Where they'll use the prompts (e.g., "Nano Banana Pro", "ChatGPT", "Midjourney")
@@ -40,6 +38,16 @@ Common patterns:
- `TARGET_TOOL = [extracted tool, or "unknown" if not specified]` - `TARGET_TOOL = [extracted tool, or "unknown" if not specified]`
- `QUERY_TYPE = [RECOMMENDATIONS | NEWS | HOW-TO | GENERAL]` - `QUERY_TYPE = [RECOMMENDATIONS | NEWS | HOW-TO | GENERAL]`
**Then output a brief acknowledgment before starting:**
> Researching **{TOPIC}** — searching Reddit for upvotes and comments, X for likes and reposts, and the web for recent coverage. Hang tight...
**Then immediately run the research script:**
```bash
python3 ~/.claude/skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py "$ARGUMENTS" --emit=compact 2>&1
```
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## STEP 2: DO WEBSEARCH WHILE SCRIPT RUNS ## STEP 2: DO WEBSEARCH WHILE SCRIPT RUNS