Comparison
HLCE vs academic-research-skills
Verdict
Pick HLCE when tags unique to HLCE: benchmark, codegen, codellm, llm; pick academic-research-skills when tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | HLCE | academic-research-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Slowing (328d 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 | Published findings 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
- HLCE
- (EMNLP 2025 Findings) Source Evaluation scripts for Humanity's Last Code Exam
- academic-research-skills
- Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize
Stars
- HLCE
- 96
- academic-research-skills
- 37k
Forks
- HLCE
- 8
- academic-research-skills
- 3.0k
Open issues
- HLCE
- 1
- academic-research-skills
- 9
Language
- HLCE
- Python
- academic-research-skills
- Python
Adopt for
- HLCE
- -
- academic-research-skills
- -
Persona
- HLCE
- -
- academic-research-skills
- -
Runtime
- HLCE
- -
- academic-research-skills
- -
License
- HLCE
- -
- academic-research-skills
- Other
Last pushed
- HLCE
- Aug 21, 2025
- academic-research-skills
- Jul 11, 2026
Categories
- HLCE
- Evaluation & Observability, LLM Frameworks
- academic-research-skills
- Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks
Trust and health
Maintenance
- HLCE
- Slowing (36%)
- academic-research-skills
- Very active (96%)
Days since push
- HLCE
- 328d
- academic-research-skills
- 0d
Open issues (now)
- HLCE
- 1
- academic-research-skills
- 9
Owner type
- HLCE
- Organization
- academic-research-skills
- User
OSV dependency advisories
- HLCE
- Published findings
- academic-research-skills
- No lockfile (source not queried)
Full report
- HLCE
- Trust report
- academic-research-skills
- Trust report
Choose HLCE if…
- Tags unique to HLCE: benchmark, codegen, codellm, llm.
- Also covers Evaluation & Observability.
- Leaner open-issue backlog (1).
When NOT to use HLCE
- Last GitHub push was 328 days ago (slowing maintenance, Aug 21, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on HLCE.
- Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers.
- 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…
- Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude.
- Also covers Data & Retrieval.
- More GitHub stars (37k vs 96) - visibility, not fit.
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 (Humanity-s-Last-Code-Exam/HLCE) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- GitHub forks (Humanity-s-Last-Code-Exam/HLCE) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- Last push (Humanity-s-Last-Code-Exam/HLCE) · observed Aug 21, 2025
- License file (unknown) · 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: HLCE 96 · academic-research-skills 37k (synced Jul 15, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between HLCE and academic-research-skills?
- HLCE: (EMNLP 2025 Findings) Source Evaluation scripts for Humanity's Last Code Exam. 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 HLCE over academic-research-skills?
- Choose HLCE over academic-research-skills when Tags unique to HLCE: benchmark, codegen, codellm, llm; Also covers Evaluation & Observability; Leaner open-issue backlog (1).
- When should I choose academic-research-skills over HLCE?
- Choose academic-research-skills over HLCE when Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers Data & Retrieval; More GitHub stars (37k vs 96) - visibility, not fit.
- When should I avoid HLCE?
- Last GitHub push was 328 days ago (slowing maintenance, Aug 21, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on HLCE. Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers. 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 HLCE or academic-research-skills more popular on GitHub?
- academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 96). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are HLCE and academic-research-skills open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub.
- Where can I find alternatives to HLCE or academic-research-skills?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at HLCE alternatives and academic-research-skills alternatives (HLCE 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, HLCE or academic-research-skills?
- HLCE: Slowing. 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 HLCE and academic-research-skills?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: HLCE trust report; academic-research-skills trust report.