Comparison
academic-research-skills vs lever
Verdict
Pick academic-research-skills when license: academic-research-skills is Other, lever is MIT; pick lever when license: lever is MIT, academic-research-skills is Other.
Markdown twin · academic-research-skills alternatives · lever alternatives
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | academic-research-skills | lever |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (0d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 | Dormant (1102d since push) As of today · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Personal account As of today · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Personal account As of today · github_public_v1 |
| Security (OSV) | No lockfile As of today · none | No criticals As of today · osv@v1 |
Tagline
- academic-research-skills
- Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize
- lever
- Code for paper "LEVER: Learning to Verifiy Language-to-Code Generation with Execution" (ICML'23)
Stars
- academic-research-skills
- 37k
- lever
- 90
Forks
- academic-research-skills
- 3.0k
- lever
- 8
Open issues
- academic-research-skills
- 9
- lever
- 2
Language
- academic-research-skills
- Python
- lever
- Python
Adopt for
- academic-research-skills
- -
- lever
- -
Persona
- academic-research-skills
- -
- lever
- -
Runtime
- academic-research-skills
- -
- lever
- -
License
- academic-research-skills
- Other
- lever
- MIT
Last pushed
- academic-research-skills
- Jul 11, 2026
- lever
- Jul 5, 2023
Categories
- academic-research-skills
- Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks
- lever
- Data & Retrieval
Trust and health
Maintenance
- academic-research-skills
- Very active (96%)
- lever
- Dormant (18%)
Days since push
- academic-research-skills
- 0d
- lever
- 1102d
Open issues (now)
- academic-research-skills
- 9
- lever
- 2
Security scan
- academic-research-skills
- No lockfile
- lever
- No criticals
Full report
- academic-research-skills
- Trust report
- lever
- Trust report
Choose academic-research-skills if…
- License: academic-research-skills is Other, lever is MIT.
- Tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, 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.
Choose lever if…
- License: lever is MIT, academic-research-skills is Other.
- Tags unique to lever: python.
- Leaner open-issue backlog (2).
When NOT to use lever
- Last GitHub push was 1102 days ago (dormant maintenance, Jul 5, 2023). Validate activity before betting a new project on lever.
- Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough.
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- 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 (niansong1996/lever) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub forks (niansong1996/lever) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Last push (niansong1996/lever) · observed Jul 5, 2023
- License file (MIT) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: academic-research-skills 37k · lever 90 (synced Jul 11, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between academic-research-skills and lever?
- academic-research-skills: Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize. lever: Code for paper "LEVER: Learning to Verifiy Language-to-Code Generation with Execution" (ICML'23). See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose academic-research-skills over lever?
- Choose academic-research-skills over lever when License: academic-research-skills is Other, lever is MIT; Tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers LLM Frameworks.
- When should I choose lever over academic-research-skills?
- Choose lever over academic-research-skills when License: lever is MIT, academic-research-skills is Other; Tags unique to lever: python; Leaner open-issue backlog (2).
- 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.
- When should I avoid lever?
- Last GitHub push was 1102 days ago (dormant maintenance, Jul 5, 2023). Validate activity before betting a new project on lever. Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough.
- Is academic-research-skills or lever more popular on GitHub?
- academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 90). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are academic-research-skills and lever open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (academic-research-skills: Other, lever: MIT).
- Where can I find alternatives to academic-research-skills or lever?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at academic-research-skills alternatives and lever alternatives (academic-research-skills markdown twin, lever 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, academic-research-skills or lever?
- academic-research-skills: Very active. lever: Dormant. 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 academic-research-skills and lever?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: academic-research-skills trust report; lever trust report.