Research subagents: market, trend and literature analysts

What it does

What it is

VoltAgent keeps a large catalogue of ready-made subagents. A subagent is a helper with its own instructions for one kind of job. This entry is the research group.

It includes helpers for market research, competitor analysis, trend analysis, scientific literature, search, data research and checking a project idea.

Who it helps

People who do desk research: founders, marketers, students and analysts. You do not need to write code.

How to start

Install the research pack. Ask for one task and name the helper. Ask it to list its sources.

Be careful

A research helper can state wrong facts with confidence. Open the sources it gives you. Read the helper's file to see which tools it may use.

How to install

$ claude plugin marketplace add VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagents

$ claude plugin install voltagent-research

How to use it

Ask for a research job and name the analyst, for example "use the competitive-analyst to compare these three products". The agent searches the web or reads the files you give it and writes a summary.

What to watch out for

The agents can search the web and read files. They can be wrong or make up sources. Check every claim that matters.
Quality varies between agents. Open an agent file and read its instructions and its allowed tools before you use it.

Licence and author

Licence: MIT
Author: VoltAgent community
Source code: github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagents

How we tested it

We installed it on an empty test computer on 12 Oct 2026. Installed and started in a clean test system. Not yet used in a real AI session.

Test level

We did not run any agent. The suggested plugin name in the repository README is a generic example; we used voltagent-research from the same marketplace.

Technical details of the test

Date: 12 Oct 2026
Method: Added the marketplace and installed voltagent-research with the Claude Code command line in a clean container with no account. The plugin showed as enabled and its folder held the agent files. The manifest lists 11 agents and all listed files exist.

Checked again on 12 Oct 2026

Sources

github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagents