Comparison
academic-research-skills vs agentic-awesome-skills
Verdict
Pick academic-research-skills if a guide to utilizing Claude Code for AI-supported tasks in academic work such as prompt engineering during research writing phases; pick agentic-awesome-skills if library of agentic skills for various AI agents, offering over 1,900 installable skills across multiple domains.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | academic-research-skills | agentic-awesome-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (0d since push) As of 3w · github_public_v1 | Very active (0d since push) As of 3d · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Personal account As of 3w · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Personal account As of 3d · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | No lockfile (source not queried) As of 1mo · osv@v1 | No published findings from this source as of 2026-07-11 As of 1mo · 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
- academic-research-skills
- Workflow for academic research and writing with AI tools
- agentic-awesome-skills
- Library of agentic skills for various AI agents
Stars
- academic-research-skills
- 40k
- agentic-awesome-skills
- 45k
Forks
- academic-research-skills
- 3.2k
- agentic-awesome-skills
- 6.6k
Open issues
- academic-research-skills
- 21
- agentic-awesome-skills
- 12
Language
- academic-research-skills
- Python
- agentic-awesome-skills
- Python
Adopt for
- academic-research-skills
- A guide to utilizing Claude Code for AI-supported tasks in academic work such as prompt engineering during research writing phases.
- agentic-awesome-skills
- Library of agentic skills for various AI agents, offering over 1,900 installable skills across multiple domains.
Persona
- academic-research-skills
- -
- agentic-awesome-skills
- -
Runtime
- academic-research-skills
- -
- agentic-awesome-skills
- -
License
- academic-research-skills
- Other
- agentic-awesome-skills
- MIT
Last pushed
- academic-research-skills
- Jul 27, 2026
- agentic-awesome-skills
- Aug 19, 2026
Categories
- academic-research-skills
- Developer Tools, Evaluation & Observability
- agentic-awesome-skills
- AI Agents, Developer Tools
Trust and health
Open issues (now)
- academic-research-skills
- 21
- agentic-awesome-skills
- 12
Stars delta
- academic-research-skills
- Unknown
- agentic-awesome-skills
- +1.5k (30d)
Open issues delta
- academic-research-skills
- Unknown
- agentic-awesome-skills
- +11 (30d)
OSV dependency advisories
- academic-research-skills
- No lockfile (source not queried)
- agentic-awesome-skills
- No published findings from this source as of 2026-07-11
Full report
- academic-research-skills
- Trust report
- agentic-awesome-skills
- Trust report
Choose academic-research-skills if…
- License: academic-research-skills is Other, agentic-awesome-skills is MIT.
- Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-research, academic-writing, ai-assisted-research, prompt-engineering.
- Also covers Evaluation & Observability.
- Research projects requiring detailed literature reviews
When NOT to use academic-research-skills
- Tasks that do not involve academic or formal writing environments
- Projects focused on learning Claude Code without an academic context
- Situations where human judgment is prioritized over AI suggestions
Choose agentic-awesome-skills if…
- License: agentic-awesome-skills is MIT, academic-research-skills is Other.
- Pricing: The tool is primarily free and open-source under MIT license, though contributions are likely welcomed for more comprehensive or specialized skills..
- Requirements: Min 2 GB RAM.
- Tags unique to agentic-awesome-skills: agent-skills, ai-agents, developer-tools.
- Also covers AI Agents.
- - When you need to enhance a specific domain's functionality with dedicated plugins provided by the library. This tool excels when your AI agent is expected to perform specialized tasks.
When NOT to use agentic-awesome-skills
- - If you are only interested in a few specific skills or plugins available through other dedicated repositories that offer more tailored services.
- - When your project specifically requires integration with platforms not supported by 'agentic-awesome-skills', such as unique proprietary AI systems without existing support from the library.
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 27, 2026
- GitHub forks (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) · observed Jul 27, 2026
- Last push (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills) · observed Jul 27, 2026
- License file (Other) · observed Jul 27, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 16, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub stars (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) · observed Aug 19, 2026
- GitHub forks (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) · observed Aug 19, 2026
- Last push (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) · observed Aug 19, 2026
- License file (MIT) · observed Aug 19, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: academic-research-skills 40k · agentic-awesome-skills 45k (synced Jul 27, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between academic-research-skills and agentic-awesome-skills?
- academic-research-skills: Workflow for academic research and writing with AI tools. agentic-awesome-skills: Library of agentic skills for various AI agents. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose academic-research-skills over agentic-awesome-skills?
- Choose academic-research-skills over agentic-awesome-skills when License: academic-research-skills is Other, agentic-awesome-skills is MIT; Tags unique to academic-research-skills: academic-research, academic-writing, ai-assisted-research, prompt-engineering; Also covers Evaluation & Observability; Research projects requiring detailed literature reviews.
- When should I choose agentic-awesome-skills over academic-research-skills?
- Choose agentic-awesome-skills over academic-research-skills when License: agentic-awesome-skills is MIT, academic-research-skills is Other; Pricing: The tool is primarily free and open-source under MIT license, though contributions are likely welcomed for more comprehensive or specialized skills.; Requirements: Min 2 GB RAM; Tags unique to agentic-awesome-skills: agent-skills, ai-agents, developer-tools; Also covers AI Agents; - When you need to enhance a specific domain's functionality with dedicated plugins provided by the library. This tool excels when your AI agent is expected to perform specialized tasks.
- When should I avoid academic-research-skills?
- Tasks that do not involve academic or formal writing environments Projects focused on learning Claude Code without an academic context Situations where human judgment is prioritized over AI suggestions
- When should I avoid agentic-awesome-skills?
- - If you are only interested in a few specific skills or plugins available through other dedicated repositories that offer more tailored services. - When your project specifically requires integration with platforms not supported by 'agentic-awesome-skills', such as unique proprietary AI systems without existing support from the library.
- Is academic-research-skills or agentic-awesome-skills more popular on GitHub?
- agentic-awesome-skills has more GitHub stars (45,139 vs 39,776). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are academic-research-skills and agentic-awesome-skills open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (academic-research-skills: Other, agentic-awesome-skills: MIT).
- Where can I find alternatives to academic-research-skills or agentic-awesome-skills?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at academic-research-skills alternatives and agentic-awesome-skills alternatives (academic-research-skills markdown twin, agentic-awesome-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, academic-research-skills or agentic-awesome-skills?
- academic-research-skills: Very active. agentic-awesome-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 academic-research-skills and agentic-awesome-skills?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: academic-research-skills trust report; agentic-awesome-skills trust report.