Skill comparison
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Decision summary
Strongest overall
Academic Research Skills
Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack.
Fastest prototype
Academic Research Skills
Best first install candidate based on install readiness and adoption.
Freshest repo
GPT Researcher
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | Luxas An autonomous research colleague — from a question to a compiled manuscript, while you sleep. | DeepResearch Tongyi Deep Research, the Leading Open-source Deep Research 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 | 70/100 Strong | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 69/100 Prototype first Prototype with this skill first; keep a fallback candidate ready. |
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. |
100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. |
| Adoption | 194 stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 20K 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 | May 19, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Jul 18, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Use-case fit |
| Workflow fit |
| Platform hints | TypeScript, Research Agent, Claude Code | Python, Research Agent, 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 | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet |
| Best for | Coding agents workflows · Claude Code teams · builders willing to evaluate younger projects | Research agents 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 | 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 | 0 views 0 install copies |
| Install | $ npx skills add Muuuun/luxas | $ npx skills add Alibaba-NLP/DeepResearch | $ npx skills add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills | $ npx skills add assafelovic/gpt-researcher |