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
academic-paper-polish
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | academic-paper-polish Polish academic and research writing for clarity, structure, terminology, argumentation, and cautious claims without inventing evidence or citations. | Academic Research Skills Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | 56/100 Promising | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 55/100 Needs manual review Do a manual repository review before adding this to an agent workflow. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. |
| Adoption | 55 stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 38K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| Freshness | Aug 13, 2026 | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Use-case fit |
| Workflow fit |
| Platform hints | Claude Code, OpenAI Agents | Python, Research, Claude Code |
| Warnings | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet |
| Best for | Research agents workflows · Claude Code teams · builders willing to evaluate younger projects | 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 Rylaispirit/rylai-codex-hermes-skills --skill academic-paper-polish | $ npx skills add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills |