Skill comparison
Compare agent skills before installing.
Put high-signal skills side by side and inspect quality, adoption, freshness, install readiness, use-case fit, and warnings in one place.
Comparing 1 skill
Use this as a shortlist, then open the skill detail page before adopting.
Decision summary
academic-research is the strongest overall pick here because it has a 60/100 readiness score and fits Research agents.
Strongest overall
academic-research
Prototype with this skill first; keep a fallback candidate ready.
Fastest prototype
academic-research
Best first install candidate based on install readiness and adoption.
Freshest repo
academic-research
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | academic-research Search academic papers, scholarly articles, and research publications through SandBase. Use when asked for literature review, academic citations, scholarly research, paper discovery, or scientific evidence gathering. |
|---|---|
| Quality | 61/100 Promising |
| Decision verdict | 60/100 Prototype first Prototype with this skill first; keep a fallback candidate ready. |
| Adoption | 31 stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| Freshness | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Use-case fit | |
| Workflow fit | |
| Platform hints | Claude Code |
| Warnings | Low GitHub adoption signal · SKILL.md does not explicitly mention that access to the SandBase service is required, which may cause confusion if the agent lacks credentials or API access. · No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet |
| Best for | Research agents workflows · Claude Code teams · builders willing to evaluate younger projects |
| Not ideal for | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · production agents without a repository review |
| OpenAgentSkill engagement | 0 views 0 install copies |
| Install | $ npx skills add sandbaseai/sandbase-skills --skill academic-research |