Open Research Skills plugin
Ten research skills for Claude Code and Codex: figures, conference and journal papers, grants, peer review and code release
- 65 ★ on the repository
- Last commit
- Apache-2.0
Minimal access
Why this level
- The skills give the agent instructions for research work and figures and need no external services or keys
- The install script copies skill folders into the agent directory and figures are saved as files in your project
Install
- Works in
In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI
npx skillfoxx add plugins/open-research-skillsDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
Other ways to install
Access and checks
How we reviewMinimal accessThe tool runs nothing and makes no network calls.
- The skills give the agent instructions for research work and figures and need no external services or keys
- The install script copies skill folders into the agent directory and figures are saved as files in your project
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
Open Research Skills is a set of ten skills for everyday research. Each installs and runs on its own, so you can start from one figure, one Results section or a research question without launching the whole pipeline. `build-scientific-visualizations` draws mechanism and architecture diagrams as editable PPTX objects and delivers vector PDF and SVG with legends. `prepare-conference-manuscripts` and `prepare-journal-manuscripts` carry papers from materials to a finished manuscript with appendix, reviewer replies and final version prep. `writing-funding-proposals` prepares grant applications: the scientific problem, needed evidence, work content and section briefs. `research-publication-pipeline` links idea assessment, experiments and release of results. The set also covers an independent cold review before submission, help with reviewing other people's work within confidentiality limits, iterating a method up to SOTA, novelty assessment and code and data release. In Claude Code a plugin installs the skills and you call them as `/open-research-skills:<name>`. The main manuals are in Chinese, with an English entry point in `README.en.md`.
Who it is for. Researchers, especially in AI and biology, who prepare figures, papers and grant applications and want to run them with an agent.
Good fit when
- You need a journal-style mechanism figure that can be edited in PowerPoint afterwards
- Notes and results have to become a conference paper with an appendix and reviewer replies
- Before submitting a manuscript you need an independent cold review with fix priorities
- You have to draft a grant application: the problem, evidence and research content
Not a fit when
- You need a literature search tool: this is a writing workflow, not a publication search
- Your field is far from AI and biology: the examples and tutorials are written around those topics
- You need only spelling and style checks: the skills work on research content and structure
Example request
Use build-scientific-visualizations. Draw the method architecture from notes/method.md in two columns and export an editable PPTX plus a vector PDFLimitations
- Detailed manuals are in Chinese, and the English page is an entry point to the same ten skills.
- Examples and tutorials center on AI and biology, such as single-cell data, perturbation prediction and spatial omics; the methods transfer to other fields but ready examples are few.
- The figure skill produces schematics: they are teaching illustrations and must not be passed off as experimental results.
- Codex install is manual: clone the repository and run `scripts/install_skills.sh` with the skills directory path.
How to disable. In Claude Code remove the plugin with `claude plugin uninstall open-research-skills@open-research-skills`; for Codex delete the installed folders from `$HOME/.agents/skills/`.
FAQ
How do I install Open Research Skills in Claude Code?
Run `claude plugin marketplace add gxCaesar/open-research-skills` and `claude plugin install open-research-skills@open-research-skills`. Call skills as `/open-research-skills:<name>`.
How do I install the skills in Codex?
Clone the repository and run `bash scripts/install_skills.sh "$HOME/.agents/skills"`. That folder also serves Antigravity CLI at project level.
Can I install a single skill?
Yes, each of the ten skills is independent. The README quick start covers installing one or two skills and other runtimes.
What kind of figures does it produce?
Editable diagrams on native PPTX objects plus vector PDF and SVG. The author explored compositions with GPT image and rebuilt them on native objects.
Does it work in other fields?
The ways it organizes material, argues in writing and hands work over transfer to other fields, but examples and tutorials are written around AI and biology.
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Comparison with similar tools
Cards that share the main search query, and how they differ.
| Tool | Official | Repository stars | Main difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Research Skills (this card) | no | 65 | |
| PaperOrchestra | no | 702 | PaperOrchestra writes a paper through a multi-agent pipeline, while this set offers ten independent skills from figures to code release and reviews. |
| Auto-Empirical Research Skills | no | 5,007 | AERS targets empirical social science, while this set is written around AI and biology. |
README in short
The README, in Chinese and English, presents ten skills across scientific figures, papers and grants, and the research workflow. It adds a quick skill chooser, installs for Claude Code and Codex and a comparative evaluation.