--- title: "promptsite vs academic-research-skills" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/dkuang1980-promptsite-vs-imbad0202-academic-research-skills" tools: ["dkuang1980-promptsite", "imbad0202-academic-research-skills"] --- # promptsite vs academic-research-skills *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick promptsite when license: promptsite is Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills is Other; pick academic-research-skills when license: academic-research-skills is Other, promptsite is Apache-2.0. [promptsite](https://github.com/dkuang1980/promptsite) reports 46 GitHub stars, 4 forks, and 2 open issues, last pushed Feb 3, 2025. [academic-research-skills](https://buymeacoffee.com/crucify020v) has 37k stars, 3.0k forks, and 9 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [promptsite's repository](https://github.com/dkuang1980/promptsite) and [academic-research-skills's repository](https://github.com/Imbad0202/academic-research-skills). | | [promptsite](/tools/dkuang1980-promptsite.md) | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | PromptSite is a lightweight prompt version management package that helps you version control, track, experiment and debug with your LLM prompts with ease. | Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize | | Stars | 46 | 37,300 | | Forks | 4 | 3,043 | | Open issues | 2 | 9 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Other | | Categories | LLM Frameworks | Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [promptsite](/tools/dkuang1980-promptsite.md) | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Dormant (18%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 523d | 0d | | Open issues (now) | 2 | 9 | | Security scan | 35 low (35 low) | No lockfile | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/dkuang1980-promptsite/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose promptsite if… - License: promptsite is Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills is Other. - Tags unique to promptsite: python. - Leaner open-issue backlog (2). ### Choose academic-research-skills if… - License: academic-research-skills is Other, promptsite is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude. - Also covers Data & Retrieval. ## When NOT to use promptsite - Last GitHub push was 523 days ago (dormant maintenance, Feb 3, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on promptsite. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## 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. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between promptsite and academic-research-skills? promptsite: PromptSite is a lightweight prompt version management package that helps you version control, track, experiment and debug with your LLM prompts with ease.. 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 promptsite over academic-research-skills? Choose promptsite over academic-research-skills when License: promptsite is Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills is Other; Tags unique to promptsite: python; Leaner open-issue backlog (2). ### When should I choose academic-research-skills over promptsite? Choose academic-research-skills over promptsite when License: academic-research-skills is Other, promptsite is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers Data & Retrieval. ### When should I avoid promptsite? Last GitHub push was 523 days ago (dormant maintenance, Feb 3, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on promptsite. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### 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 promptsite or academic-research-skills more popular on GitHub? academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 46). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are promptsite and academic-research-skills open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (promptsite: Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills: Other). ### Where can I find alternatives to promptsite or academic-research-skills? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [promptsite alternatives](/tools/dkuang1980-promptsite/alternatives) and [academic-research-skills alternatives](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives) ([promptsite markdown twin](/tools/dkuang1980-promptsite/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/dkuang1980-promptsite-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, promptsite or academic-research-skills? promptsite: Dormant. 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 promptsite and academic-research-skills? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [promptsite trust report](/tools/dkuang1980-promptsite/trust); [academic-research-skills trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=dkuang1980-promptsite`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=dkuang1980-promptsite) - 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/_