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
Qinyan Academic Skills
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | Qinyan Academic Skills A curated, multilingual library of 182 installable AI agent skills for end-to-end academic research—spanning literature discovery, scientific writing, grant development, bioinformatics, drug discovery, clinical research, machine learning, and data analysis. | Academic Research Skills Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize |
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| Quality | 81/100 Strong | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 92/100 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 | 877 stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 38K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| Freshness | Jul 20, 2026 | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Use-case fit |
| Workflow fit |
| Platform hints | Python, Research, Claude Code | Python, Research, Claude Code |
| Warnings | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet |
| Best for | Research agents workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Coding 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 |
| OpenAgentSkill engagement | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies |
| Install | $ npx skills add LeonChaoX/qinyan-academic-skills | $ npx skills add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills |