Claude Code for Research: Agents, Skills & Commands

Hosted by John Whalen, PhD

Wed, Jan 7, 2026

4:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

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Agentic AI for Research: Build Custom Workflows & Synthetic Users
John Whalen
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What you'll learn

Build Specialized Research Agents in Claude Code

Learn how to create customized agents using Claude Code's agent frameworks.

Automate Multi-Step Research Tasks with Skills and Commands

See how Claude Code’s skills and command features turn your research steps into powerful agentic workflows.

Create an Always-On Research System Powered by Claude Code

Activate agents and automate background tasks so your research continues progressing even while you're offline.

Why this topic matters

Claude Code gives researchers a practical way to move beyond one-off prompting and into true agentic workflows. In this hands-on session, you'll learn how to use Claude Code for advanced analysis and always-on execution, giving you expanded research capacity and impact.

You'll learn from

John Whalen, PhD

AI for UX Expert, Fortune 100 clientele, CEO, author & speaker

I lead Insights & Innovation at Brilliant Experience, where I help global brands understand the psychology behind their customers' behaviors and bring successful products to market.


Initially skeptical about AI, my team and I conducted “AI vs. Humans” studies to pinpoint precisely where AI-enhanced research excels—and where human judgment remains irreplaceable. I became convinced that AI will transform how research will be done.


Now I've reviewed >100 AI-enhanced tools and regularly interview pioneering founders in the AI-for-UX space and (thoughtfully) leverage the latest AI tools to deliver Accelerated Insights: rapid, scaled, global insights for top brands.


With a PhD from Johns Hopkins, and author of Design for How People Think, I combine academic rigor with real-world pragmatism to help you harness the new realities of AI-powered research.

Clients Include

Google
Capital One
Bloomberg
Mars Wrigley
Blue Cross Blue Shield

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