--- title: "academic-research-skills vs raga-llm-hub" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/imbad0202-academic-research-skills-vs-raga-ai-hub-raga-llm-hub" tools: ["imbad0202-academic-research-skills", "raga-ai-hub-raga-llm-hub"] --- # academic-research-skills vs raga-llm-hub *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick academic-research-skills when tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; pick raga-llm-hub when tags unique to raga-llm-hub: llmops, python, guardrails, llm-security. [academic-research-skills](https://buymeacoffee.com/crucify020v) reports 37k GitHub stars, 3.0k forks, and 9 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 2026. [raga-llm-hub](https://www.raga.ai/llms) has 114 stars, 14 forks, and 2 open issues, last pushed Sep 9, 2024. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [academic-research-skills's repository](https://github.com/Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) and [raga-llm-hub's repository](https://github.com/raga-ai-hub/raga-llm-hub). | | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | [raga-llm-hub](/tools/raga-ai-hub-raga-llm-hub.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize | Framework for LLM evaluation, guardrails and security | | Stars | 37,300 | 114 | | Forks | 3,043 | 14 | | Open issues | 9 | 2 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | Other | | Categories | LLM Frameworks, Data & Retrieval | LLM Frameworks, Evaluation & Observability | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | [raga-llm-hub](/tools/raga-ai-hub-raga-llm-hub.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Dormant (18%) | | Days since push | 0d | 670d | | Open issues (now) | 9 | 2 | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/raga-ai-hub-raga-llm-hub/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose academic-research-skills if… - Tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, academic-writing, ai-research, claude. - Also covers Data & Retrieval. - More GitHub stars (37k vs 114) - visibility, not fit. ### Choose raga-llm-hub if… - Tags unique to raga-llm-hub: llmops, python, guardrails, llm-security. - Also covers Evaluation & Observability. - Leaner open-issue backlog (2). ## When NOT to use academic-research-skills - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. - Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. ## When NOT to use raga-llm-hub - Last GitHub push was 670 days ago (dormant maintenance, Sep 9, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on raga-llm-hub. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. - Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between academic-research-skills and raga-llm-hub? academic-research-skills: Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize. raga-llm-hub: Framework for LLM evaluation, guardrails and security. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose academic-research-skills over raga-llm-hub? Choose academic-research-skills over raga-llm-hub when Tags unique to academic-research-skills: peer-review, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers Data & Retrieval; More GitHub stars (37k vs 114) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I choose raga-llm-hub over academic-research-skills? Choose raga-llm-hub over academic-research-skills when Tags unique to raga-llm-hub: llmops, python, guardrails, llm-security; Also covers Evaluation & Observability; Leaner open-issue backlog (2). ### When should I avoid academic-research-skills? LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. ### When should I avoid raga-llm-hub? Last GitHub push was 670 days ago (dormant maintenance, Sep 9, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on raga-llm-hub. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. Evaluation & Observability: Defer heavyweight eval infra only until you have real traffic - never skip it once users depend on answers. ### Is academic-research-skills or raga-llm-hub more popular on GitHub? academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 114). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are academic-research-skills and raga-llm-hub open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (academic-research-skills: Other, raga-llm-hub: Other). ### Where can I find alternatives to academic-research-skills or raga-llm-hub? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [academic-research-skills alternatives](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives) and [raga-llm-hub alternatives](/tools/raga-ai-hub-raga-llm-hub/alternatives) ([academic-research-skills markdown twin](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives.md), [raga-llm-hub markdown twin](/tools/raga-ai-hub-raga-llm-hub/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/imbad0202-academic-research-skills-vs-raga-ai-hub-raga-llm-hub.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, academic-research-skills or raga-llm-hub? academic-research-skills: Very active. raga-llm-hub: 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 raga-llm-hub? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [academic-research-skills trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust); [raga-llm-hub trust report](/tools/raga-ai-hub-raga-llm-hub/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=imbad0202-academic-research-skills`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=imbad0202-academic-research-skills) - 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/_