research-first vs reviewing-msbuild-code

research-first and reviewing-msbuild-code are both security skills. reviewing-msbuild-code scores higher (82 vs 70 out of 100). reviewing-msbuild-code has more GitHub stars (5.5k), and research-first was updated more recently (3 days ago). The table compares them side by side.

	research-first	reviewing-msbuild-code
Score	70 / 100	82 / 100
What it does	Codex adapter for research-before-planning work. Use when a task depends on current external facts, unfamiliar libraries, APIs, standards, security advisories, release notes, product behavior, or repo behavior that must be verified before planning or implementation.	Reviews MSBuild code changes using a 24-dimension methodology. Activates for code review, PR review, pull request analysis, design review, architecture review, code quality assessment, or style check of MSBuild code. Covers backwards compatibility, ChangeWave discipline, performance, allocation awareness, test coverage, error message quality, logging, string comparison, API surface, target authoring, cross-platform correctness, code simplification, concurrency, naming, SDK integration, evaluation model integrity, correctness, dependency management, security, and build infrastructure.
Publisher	Community: ZaxbyHub	Community: dotnet
Grades	Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A	Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A
npm downloads a week	Not on npm	Not on npm
Runs	Skill	Skill
Works with	Claude Code, Claude apps	Claude Code, Claude apps
GitHub stars	509	5,550
Last commit	20 Oct 2026	20 Oct 2026
Licence	MIT	MIT
Listed since	19 Oct 2026	19 Oct 2026
	Install research-first	Install reviewing-msbuild-code

Questions

Is research-first or reviewing-msbuild-code more popular?

reviewing-msbuild-code has more GitHub stars: 5,550.

Can I use research-first and reviewing-msbuild-code together?

Yes. AI assistants can load several skills at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.