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
GPT Researcher
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | deepagents-planning-todos Use the write_todos tool effectively for task planning and decomposition in Deep Agents. Use when users want to (1) implement task planning with write_todos, (2) break down complex tasks into subtasks, (3) track agent progress through todos, (4) debug why todos aren't completing, (5) design todo structures for different task types (research, coding, analysis), (6) understand todo status lifecycle and best practices, or (7) visualize todo progression from LangSmith traces. | 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 | 64/100 Promising | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 63/100 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. |
| Adoption | 106 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 | Aug 17, 2026 | Jul 18, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 |
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| Workflow fit |
| Platform hints | Claude Code, LangChain | 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 | Coding agents workflows · Claude Code teams · builders willing to evaluate younger projects | 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 soba-labs/langchain-agent-skills --skill deepagents-planning-todos | $ npx skills add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills | $ npx skills add assafelovic/gpt-researcher |