--- title: "academic-research-skills vs reaflow" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/imbad0202-academic-research-skills-vs-reaviz-reaflow" tools: ["imbad0202-academic-research-skills", "reaviz-reaflow"] --- # academic-research-skills vs reaflow *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick academic-research-skills when academic-research-skills is primarily Python; reaflow is TypeScript; pick reaflow when reaflow is primarily TypeScript; academic-research-skills is Python. [academic-research-skills](https://buymeacoffee.com/crucify020v) reports 37k GitHub stars, 3.0k forks, and 9 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 2026. [reaflow](https://reaflow.dev) has 2.5k stars, 160 forks, and 89 open issues, last pushed Jun 4, 2025. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [academic-research-skills's repository](https://github.com/Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) and [reaflow's repository](https://github.com/reaviz/reaflow). | | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | [reaflow](/tools/reaviz-reaflow.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize | 🎯 React library for building workflow editors, flow charts and diagrams. Maintained by @goodcodeus. | | Stars | 37,300 | 2,489 | | Forks | 3,043 | 160 | | Open issues | 9 | 89 | | Language | Python | TypeScript | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks | LLM Frameworks, Vector Databases | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [academic-research-skills](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills.md) | [reaflow](/tools/reaviz-reaflow.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Dormant (18%) | | Days since push | 0d | 406d | | Open issues (now) | 9 | 89 | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/reaviz-reaflow/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose academic-research-skills if… - academic-research-skills is primarily Python; reaflow is TypeScript. - License: academic-research-skills is Other, reaflow is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude. - Also covers Data & Retrieval. ### Choose reaflow if… - reaflow is primarily TypeScript; academic-research-skills is Python. - License: reaflow is Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills is Other. - Tags unique to reaflow: diagrams, elkjs, flowchart, hacktoberfest. - Also covers Vector Databases. ## 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. ## When NOT to use reaflow - Last GitHub push was 406 days ago (dormant maintenance, Jun 4, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on reaflow. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. - Vector Databases: Don't reach for a dedicated vector DB under ~100k vectors; pgvector on your existing Postgres is simpler to operate. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between academic-research-skills and reaflow? academic-research-skills: Academic Research Skills for Claude Code: research → write → review → revise → finalize. reaflow: 🎯 React library for building workflow editors, flow charts and diagrams. Maintained by @goodcodeus.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose academic-research-skills over reaflow? Choose academic-research-skills over reaflow when academic-research-skills is primarily Python; reaflow is TypeScript; License: academic-research-skills is Other, reaflow is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-pipeline, academic-writing, ai-research, claude; Also covers Data & Retrieval. ### When should I choose reaflow over academic-research-skills? Choose reaflow over academic-research-skills when reaflow is primarily TypeScript; academic-research-skills is Python; License: reaflow is Apache-2.0, academic-research-skills is Other; Tags unique to reaflow: diagrams, elkjs, flowchart, hacktoberfest; Also covers Vector Databases. ### 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 reaflow? Last GitHub push was 406 days ago (dormant maintenance, Jun 4, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on reaflow. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. Vector Databases: Don't reach for a dedicated vector DB under ~100k vectors; pgvector on your existing Postgres is simpler to operate. ### Is academic-research-skills or reaflow more popular on GitHub? academic-research-skills has more GitHub stars (37,300 vs 2,489). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are academic-research-skills and reaflow open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (academic-research-skills: Other, reaflow: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to academic-research-skills or reaflow? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [academic-research-skills alternatives](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives) and [reaflow alternatives](/tools/reaviz-reaflow/alternatives) ([academic-research-skills markdown twin](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/alternatives.md), [reaflow markdown twin](/tools/reaviz-reaflow/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-reaviz-reaflow.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 reaflow? academic-research-skills: Very active. reaflow: 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 reaflow? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [academic-research-skills trust report](/tools/imbad0202-academic-research-skills/trust); [reaflow trust report](/tools/reaviz-reaflow/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/_