--- title: "deepteam vs academic-research-skills" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/confident-ai-deepteam-vs-imbad0202-academic-research-skills" tools: ["confident-ai-deepteam", "imbad0202-academic-research-skills"] --- # deepteam vs academic-research-skills *GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026* ## Verdict Pick deepteam if deepTeam is a tool to assess security and safety in LLMs and AI agents through an implementation of guardrails; pick academic-research-skills if a guide to utilizing Claude Code for AI-supported tasks in academic work such as prompt engineering during research writing phases. [deepteam](https://trydeepteam.com) reports 2.8k GitHub stars, 449 forks, and 64 open issues, last pushed Aug 21, 2026. [academic-research-skills](https://buymeacoffee.com/crucify020v) has 49k stars, 3.8k forks, and 35 open issues, last pushed Sep 19, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [deepteam's repository](https://github.com/confident-ai/deepteam) and [academic-research-skills's repository](https://github.com/Imbad0202/academic-research-skills). | | [deepteam](/tools/confident-ai-deepteam.md) | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Framework to red team LLMs and AI agents | Workflow for academic research and writing with AI tools | | Stars | 2,789 | 48,777 | | Forks | 449 | 3,788 | | Open issues | 64 | 35 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | DeepTeam is a tool to assess security and safety in LLMs and AI agents through an implementation of guardrails. | A guide to utilizing Claude Code for AI-supported tasks in academic work such as prompt engineering during research writing phases. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Other | | Categories | Evaluation & Observability | Developer Tools, Evaluation & Observability | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [deepteam](/tools/confident-ai-deepteam.md) | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Active (82%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 23d | 0d | | Open issues (now) | 64 | 35 | | Stars delta | +388 (30d) | +9.0k (30d) | | Open issues delta | +11 (30d) | +14 (30d) | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/confident-ai-deepteam/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust.md) | ## Shared compatibility - **Python**: [deepteam](/tools/confident-ai-deepteam.md) - Python runtime; [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) - Python runtime ## Decision facts: deepteam - **Pricing:** freemium - Free to use and modify under the terms of its Apache 2.0 license, encouraging community contribution and adaptation - **Requirements:** Min 4 GB RAM; Requires a Python environment.; No Docker required for operation. - **Adopt for:** DeepTeam is a tool to assess security and safety in LLMs and AI agents through an implementation of guardrails. ## Decision facts: academic-research-skills - **Adopt for:** A guide to utilizing Claude Code for AI-supported tasks in academic work such as prompt engineering during research writing phases. ## Choose when ### Choose deepteam if… - License: deepteam is Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills is Other. - Pricing: Free to use and modify under the terms of its Apache 2.0 license, encouraging community contribution and adaptation. - Requirements: Min 4 GB RAM; Requires a Python environment.; No Docker required for operation.. - Tags unique to deepteam: apache 2.0, llm-guardrails, llm-red-teaming, llm-safety. - When you need a framework specifically designed for red-teaming large language models and AI agents under the Apache-2.0 license. ### Choose academic-research-skills if… - License: academic-research-skills is Other, deepteam is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-research, academic-writing, ai-assisted-research, prompt-engineering. - Also covers Developer Tools. - Research projects requiring detailed literature reviews ## When NOT to use deepteam - If your team requires proprietary or more restrictive licensing conditions, given DeepTeam operates under an open-source Apache-2.0 license. - When you are working with non-Python programming environments as DeepTeam is only supported in Python. ## When NOT to use academic-research-skills - Tasks that do not involve academic or formal writing environments - Projects focused on learning Claude Code without an academic context - Situations where human judgment is prioritized over AI suggestions ## Common questions ### What is the difference between deepteam and academic-research-skills? deepteam: Framework to red team LLMs and AI agents. academic-research-skills: Workflow for academic research and writing with AI tools. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose deepteam over academic-research-skills? Choose deepteam over academic-research-skills when License: deepteam is Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills is Other; Pricing: Free to use and modify under the terms of its Apache 2.0 license, encouraging community contribution and adaptation; Requirements: Min 4 GB RAM; Requires a Python environment.; No Docker required for operation.; Tags unique to deepteam: apache 2.0, llm-guardrails, llm-red-teaming, llm-safety; When you need a framework specifically designed for red-teaming large language models and AI agents under the Apache-2.0 license. ### When should I choose academic-research-skills over deepteam? Choose academic-research-skills over deepteam when License: academic-research-skills is Other, deepteam is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-research, academic-writing, ai-assisted-research, prompt-engineering; Also covers Developer Tools; Research projects requiring detailed literature reviews. ### When should I avoid deepteam? If your team requires proprietary or more restrictive licensing conditions, given DeepTeam operates under an open-source Apache-2.0 license. When you are working with non-Python programming environments as DeepTeam is only supported in Python. ### When should I avoid academic-research-skills? Tasks that do not involve academic or formal writing environments Projects focused on learning Claude Code without an academic context Situations where human judgment is prioritized over AI suggestions ### Is deepteam or academic-research-skills more popular on GitHub? academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (48,777 vs 2,789). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are deepteam and academic-research-skills open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (deepteam: Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills: Other). ### Where can I find alternatives to deepteam or academic-research-skills? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [deepteam alternatives](/tools/confident-ai-deepteam/alternatives) and [academic-research-skills alternatives](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives) ([deepteam markdown twin](/tools/confident-ai-deepteam/alternatives.md), [academic-research-skills markdown twin](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives.md)), 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](/compare/confident-ai-deepteam-vs-imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, deepteam or academic-research-skills? deepteam: Active. 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 deepteam and academic-research-skills? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [deepteam trust report](/tools/confident-ai-deepteam/trust); [academic-research-skills trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=confident-ai-deepteam`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=confident-ai-deepteam) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_