Skill comparison
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Decision summary
Strongest overall
Academic Research Skills
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Fastest prototype
Academic Research Skills
Best first install candidate based on install readiness and adoption.
Freshest repo
orx-lit-review
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | orx-lit-review Search and read research papers. The main agent calls alphaXiv, OpenAlex, and bioRxiv discovery primitives, ranks the combined candidates, and chooses sources for focused follow-ups. Use for literature reviews, related work, prior art, papers, authors, methods, benchmarks, or research claims; never delegate the retrieval loop to a sub-agent. | Academic Research Skills Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize | GPT Researcher Run autonomous deep research over web and local sources |
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| Quality | 79/100 Strong | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 90/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. |
| Adoption | 5.5K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 38K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 30K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| Freshness | Sep 20, 2026 | Jul 18, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Use-case fit |
| Workflow fit |
| Platform hints | Claude Code | Python, Research, Claude Code | Python, Research Agent, LLM, Claude Code |
| Warnings | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet |
| Best for | RAG and knowledge workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Coding agents workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Research agents workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals |
| Not ideal for | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review |
| OpenAgentSkill engagement | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies |
| Install | $ npx skills add alphaXiv/OpenResearch --skill orx-lit-review | $ npx skills add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills | $ npx skills add assafelovic/gpt-researcher |