Comparison
brunch vs academic-research-skills
Verdict
Pick brunch when brunch is primarily JavaScript; academic-research-skills is Python; pick academic-research-skills when academic-research-skills is primarily Python; brunch is JavaScript.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | brunch | academic-research-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Steady (86d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 | Very active (0d since push) As of 4d · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of today · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Personal account As of 4d · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | No lockfile (source not queried) As of today · osv@v1 | No lockfile (source not queried) As of 4d · osv@v1 |
| deps.dev advisories | Not queried deps.dev@v1 | Not queried deps.dev@v1 |
| OpenSSF Scorecard | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 |
Tagline
- brunch
- 🍴 Web applications made easy. Since 2011.
- academic-research-skills
- Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize
Stars
- brunch
- 6.8k
- academic-research-skills
- 37k
Forks
- brunch
- 425
- academic-research-skills
- 3.0k
Open issues
- brunch
- 0
- academic-research-skills
- 9
Language
- brunch
- JavaScript
- academic-research-skills
- Python
Adopt for
- brunch
- -
- academic-research-skills
- -
Persona
- brunch
- -
- academic-research-skills
- -
Runtime
- brunch
- -
- academic-research-skills
- -
License
- brunch
- MIT
- academic-research-skills
- Other
Last pushed
- brunch
- Apr 19, 2026
- academic-research-skills
- Jul 11, 2026
Categories
- brunch
- Data & Retrieval
- academic-research-skills
- Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks
Trust and health
Maintenance
- brunch
- Steady (60%)
- academic-research-skills
- Very active (96%)
Days since push
- brunch
- 86d
- academic-research-skills
- 0d
Open issues (now)
- brunch
- 0
- academic-research-skills
- 9
Owner type
- brunch
- Organization
- academic-research-skills
- User
Full report
- brunch
- Trust report
- academic-research-skills
- Trust report
Choose brunch if…
- brunch is primarily JavaScript; academic-research-skills is Python.
- License: brunch is MIT, academic-research-skills is Other.
- Tags unique to brunch: brunch, build-automation, javascript, pipeline.
When NOT to use brunch
- Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough.
Choose academic-research-skills if…
- academic-research-skills is primarily Python; brunch is JavaScript.
- License: academic-research-skills is Other, brunch is MIT.
- Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude.
- Also covers LLM Frameworks.
When NOT to use academic-research-skills
- Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough.
- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (brunch/brunch) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- GitHub forks (brunch/brunch) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- Last push (brunch/brunch) · observed Apr 19, 2026
- License file (MIT) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- GitHub stars (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub forks (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Last push (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- License file (Other) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: brunch 6.8k · academic-research-skills 37k (synced Jul 15, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between brunch and academic-research-skills?
- brunch: 🍴 Web applications made easy. Since 2011.. academic-research-skills: Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose brunch over academic-research-skills?
- Choose brunch over academic-research-skills when brunch is primarily JavaScript; academic-research-skills is Python; License: brunch is MIT, academic-research-skills is Other; Tags unique to brunch: brunch, build-automation, javascript, pipeline.
- When should I choose academic-research-skills over brunch?
- Choose academic-research-skills over brunch when academic-research-skills is primarily Python; brunch is JavaScript; License: academic-research-skills is Other, brunch is MIT; Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers LLM Frameworks.
- When should I avoid brunch?
- Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough.
- When should I avoid academic-research-skills?
- Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
- Is brunch or academic-research-skills more popular on GitHub?
- academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 6,756). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are brunch and academic-research-skills open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (brunch: MIT, academic-research-skills: Other).
- Where can I find alternatives to brunch or academic-research-skills?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at brunch alternatives and academic-research-skills alternatives (brunch markdown twin, academic-research-skills markdown twin), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes.
- Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison?
- Yes. The markdown twin at this comparison mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.
- Which is better maintained, brunch or academic-research-skills?
- brunch: Steady. academic-research-skills: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance.
- Where are the full trust reports for brunch and academic-research-skills?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: brunch trust report; academic-research-skills trust report.