LLM Wiki
lewislulu/llm-wiki-skill
Build and maintain a Karpathy-style LLM knowledge base — a self-compiling Obsidian markdown wiki where an Agent ingests raw sources, compiles cross-linked concept/entity/summary pages, answers…
Persistent research knowledge base that accumulates papers, ideas, experiments, claims, and their relationships across the entire research lifecycle.
Install Research Wiki
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill research-wiki -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist research-wiki --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-wiki .claude/skills/research-wiki && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "research-wiki" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/research-wiki into .claude/skills/research-wiki/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-wiki", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/research-wikiType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill research-wiki -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist research-wiki --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-wiki .agents/skills/research-wiki && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "research-wiki" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/research-wiki into .agents/skills/research-wiki/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-wiki", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill research-wiki -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist research-wiki --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-wiki .cursor/skills/research-wiki && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "research-wiki" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/research-wiki into .cursor/skills/research-wiki/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-wiki", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git --path skills/research-wiki--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill research-wiki -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist research-wiki --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-wiki .gemini/skills/research-wiki && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "research-wiki" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/research-wiki into .gemini/skills/research-wiki/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-wiki", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist research-wikiInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill research-wiki -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-wiki .github/skills/research-wiki && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "research-wiki" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/research-wiki into .github/skills/research-wiki/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-wiki", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill research-wiki -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist research-wiki --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-wiki .opencode/skills/research-wiki && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "research-wiki" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/research-wiki into .opencode/skills/research-wiki/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "research-wiki", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
research-wiki- GitHub stars
- 128
- Used in
- 3 other repos
- Token cost
- ~4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,176 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 74
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Persistent research knowledge base that accumulates papers, ideas, experiments, claims, and their relationships across the entire research lifecycle.
- Works in 6 steps: Fetch metadata — queries the arXiv Atom… → Generate slug — _ → Check dedup — skip an existing page… → …
- Wants to build/query a persistent field map
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Core Concepts, Wiki Directory Structure and Subcommands, plus 5 more sections
- Calls python3 and git
What it does
Research Wiki is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Persistent research knowledge base that accumulates papers, ideas, experiments, claims, and their relationships across the entire research lifecycle. Inspired by Karpathy's LLM Wiki pattern. Use when user says "知识库", "research wiki", "add paper", "wiki query", "查知识库", or wants to build/query a persistent field map.
Its SKILL.md is about 4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Knowledge Management, covering LLM wikis and Knowledge bases. The repository describes itself as: An autonomous research agent that turns a topic into a peer-reviewed technical report.
When your agent uses it
- Wants to build/query a persistent field map
- Tasks that involve LLM wikis
- Tasks that involve Knowledge bases
Example prompts
- “s LLM Wiki pattern. Use when user says”
- “research wiki”
- “add paper”
- “/research-wiki”
Requirements
- Python 3
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, WebSearch, WebFetch, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Fetch metadata — queries the arXiv Atom API when --arxiv-id is given
- Generate slug — _
- Check dedup — skip an existing page unless --update-on-exist
- Create page — papers/.md with the schema below
- Rebuild index.md and query_pack.md
- Append log.md
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7132192. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
Bash(*)ReadWriteEditGrepGlobAgentWebSearchWebFetchmcp__codex__codex
…and 1 more on the same allowed-tools line.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3git
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
gist.github.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Research Wiki loads about 4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 83 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,176 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, WebSearch, WebFetch, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__c
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,176 words (~3,977 tokens).
- name
- research-wiki
- allowed-tools
- Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, WebSearch, WebFetch, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/research-wiki of AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7132192
Used in 3 other repositories
We found 7 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 3 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Research Wiki next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Wiki this skillAI4Scientist/nano-scientist | 128 | 3 repos | ~4k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| LLM Wikilewislulu/llm-wiki-skill | 655 | — | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Wiki Builderrohitg00/pro-workflow | 2.9k | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Arkon Editnduckmink/arkon | 1.5k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Research Wiki Builderdair-ai/dair-academy-plugins | 614 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| LLM Wiki Knowledge GraphEgonex-AI/Understand-Anything | 86k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Research Wiki
What does Research Wiki do?
Persistent research knowledge base that accumulates papers, ideas, experiments, claims, and their relationships across the entire research lifecycle. Research Wiki is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Persistent research knowledge base that accumulates papers, ideas, experiments, claims, and their relationships across the entire research lifecycle.
When should I use Research Wiki?
Research Wiki fits situations like: wants to build/query a persistent field map; tasks that involve LLM wikis; tasks that involve Knowledge bases.
How do I install Research Wiki in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill research-wiki -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research-wiki in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .claude/skills/research-wiki in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Research Wiki in Codex?
Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill research-wiki -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research-wiki in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .agents/skills/research-wiki in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Research Wiki in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill research-wiki -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/research-wiki, .gemini/skills/research-wiki, .github/skills/research-wiki and .opencode/skills/research-wiki in your project.
What does Research Wiki need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Research Wiki needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and git). Our summary lists: Python 3. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, Agent, WebSearch, WebFetch, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply.
Does Research Wiki access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: gist.github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Research Wiki safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Research Wiki use?
No licence was found for Research Wiki or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Research Wiki use?
About 4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 16k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Research Wiki?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Research Wiki: LLM Wiki (lewislulu/llm-wiki-skill, 655 stars), Wiki Builder (rohitg00/pro-workflow, 2.9k stars), Arkon Edit (nduckmink/arkon, 1.5k stars) and Research Wiki Builder (dair-ai/dair-academy-plugins, 614 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Research Wiki?
AI4Scientist (a GitHub organization) maintains it in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, which has 128 GitHub stars. The repository holds 74 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 3, 2026.
Source: AI4Scientist/nano-scientist on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.