Comparison
vela vs academic-research-skills
Verdict
Pick vela when vela is primarily TypeScript; academic-research-skills is Python; pick academic-research-skills when academic-research-skills is primarily Python; vela is TypeScript.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | vela | academic-research-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (2d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 | Very active (0d since push) As of 4d · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Personal 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
- vela
- AI-powered IDE for novel writing, local LLM + RAG, privacy-first, BYOK. For web fiction authors and creative writers.
- academic-research-skills
- Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize
Stars
- vela
- 458
- academic-research-skills
- 37k
Forks
- vela
- 122
- academic-research-skills
- 3.0k
Open issues
- vela
- 12
- academic-research-skills
- 9
Language
- vela
- TypeScript
- academic-research-skills
- Python
Adopt for
- vela
- -
- academic-research-skills
- -
Persona
- vela
- -
- academic-research-skills
- -
Runtime
- vela
- -
- academic-research-skills
- -
License
- vela
- GPL-3.0
- academic-research-skills
- Other
Last pushed
- vela
- Jul 13, 2026
- academic-research-skills
- Jul 11, 2026
Categories
- vela
- LLM Frameworks
- academic-research-skills
- Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks
Trust and health
Days since push
- vela
- 2d
- academic-research-skills
- 0d
Open issues (now)
- vela
- 12
- academic-research-skills
- 9
Full report
- vela
- Trust report
- academic-research-skills
- Trust report
Choose vela if…
- vela is primarily TypeScript; academic-research-skills is Python.
- License: vela is GPL-3.0, academic-research-skills is Other.
- Tags unique to vela: ai-tool, ai-writing, creative-writing, desktop-app.
When NOT to use vela
- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.
Choose academic-research-skills if…
- academic-research-skills is primarily Python; vela is TypeScript.
- License: academic-research-skills is Other, vela is GPL-3.0.
- Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude.
- Also covers Data & Retrieval.
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 (heider-x/vela) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- GitHub forks (heider-x/vela) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- Last push (heider-x/vela) · observed Jul 13, 2026
- License file (GPL-3.0) · 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: vela 458 · academic-research-skills 37k (synced Jul 15, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between vela and academic-research-skills?
- vela: AI-powered IDE for novel writing, local LLM + RAG, privacy-first, BYOK. For web fiction authors and creative writers.. 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 vela over academic-research-skills?
- Choose vela over academic-research-skills when vela is primarily TypeScript; academic-research-skills is Python; License: vela is GPL-3.0, academic-research-skills is Other; Tags unique to vela: ai-tool, ai-writing, creative-writing, desktop-app.
- When should I choose academic-research-skills over vela?
- Choose academic-research-skills over vela when academic-research-skills is primarily Python; vela is TypeScript; License: academic-research-skills is Other, vela is GPL-3.0; Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers Data & Retrieval.
- When should I avoid vela?
- 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 vela or academic-research-skills more popular on GitHub?
- academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 458). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are vela and academic-research-skills open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (vela: GPL-3.0, academic-research-skills: Other).
- Where can I find alternatives to vela or academic-research-skills?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at vela alternatives and academic-research-skills alternatives (vela 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, vela or academic-research-skills?
- vela: Very 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 vela and academic-research-skills?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: vela trust report; academic-research-skills trust report.