Autonomous Research
federicodeponte/opendraft
An 18-agent pipeline that turns one topic line into a drafted research paper, literature review, or thesis chapter.
Guide a research project through the full academic lifecycle — from raw idea to concrete research question, literature grounding, methodology, writing, feedback, and publication.
Install Academic Research Companion
$ npx skills add GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering --skill academic-research-companion -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering academic-research-companion --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/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion .claude/skills/academic-research-companion && 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 "academic-research-companion" agent skill from https://github.com/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering/tree/main/plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion into .claude/skills/academic-research-companion/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "academic-research-companion", 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/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering/tree/main/plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companionType 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 GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering --skill academic-research-companion -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering academic-research-companion --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion .agents/skills/academic-research-companion && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "academic-research-companion" agent skill from https://github.com/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering/tree/main/plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion into .agents/skills/academic-research-companion/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "academic-research-companion", 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 GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering --skill academic-research-companion -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering academic-research-companion --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion .cursor/skills/academic-research-companion && 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 "academic-research-companion" agent skill from https://github.com/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering/tree/main/plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion into .cursor/skills/academic-research-companion/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "academic-research-companion", 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/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering.git --path plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion--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 GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering --skill academic-research-companion -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering academic-research-companion --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion .gemini/skills/academic-research-companion && 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 "academic-research-companion" agent skill from https://github.com/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering/tree/main/plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion into .gemini/skills/academic-research-companion/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "academic-research-companion", 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 GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering academic-research-companionInstalls 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 GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering --skill academic-research-companion -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion .github/skills/academic-research-companion && 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 "academic-research-companion" agent skill from https://github.com/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering/tree/main/plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion into .github/skills/academic-research-companion/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "academic-research-companion", 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 GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering --skill academic-research-companion -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering academic-research-companion --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion .opencode/skills/academic-research-companion && 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 "academic-research-companion" agent skill from https://github.com/GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering/tree/main/plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion into .opencode/skills/academic-research-companion/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "academic-research-companion", 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
academic-research-companion- GitHub stars
- 419
- Token cost
- ~2.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 1,100 words
- Files
- 9 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 12
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Guide a research project through the full academic lifecycle — from raw idea to concrete research question, literature grounding, methodology, writing, feedback, and publication.
- Works in 4 steps: Goal — credential track (e.g. grad… → Affiliation — student, faculty,… → Publishing platforms they control —… → …
- The user shares a research idea
- SKILL.md covers First-use context intake, Operating principles, Phase map and Project tracker, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Academic Research Companion is an agent skill from GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering. Guide a research project through the full academic lifecycle — from raw idea to concrete research question, literature grounding, methodology, writing, feedback, and publication. Use this skill whenever the user shares a research idea, asks to "flesh out" a topic, wants sources or a literature review, asks about methodology or research design, wants to write or structure a paper, asks about peer review, publishing (independent, conference, journal, or preprint), co-authorship, author order, or joining someone…
Its SKILL.md is about 2.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files, including reference files (for example `references/authorship-collaboration.md`, `references/feedback-and-review.md` and `references/idea-development.md`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Hypothesis generation, Literature review and Academic paper search. The repository describes itself as: Open-source GRC toolkit from the GRC Engineering Club. Claude Code plugins for evidence collection, SCF crosswalks, multi-framework gap reports, OSCAL workflows.
When your agent uses it
- The user shares a research idea
- Asks to flesh out a topic
- A literature review
- Asks about methodology
Example prompts
- “flesh out”
- “s research as a second/third author. Also trigger when the user says”
- “resume my research on X”
- “/academic-research-companion”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Goal — credential track (e.g. grad school / PhD prep), practitioner whitepaper, peer-reviewed publication, internal research, or exploration
- Affiliation — student, faculty, industry/practitioner, or independent (and home institution if any)
- Publishing platforms they control — personal site, company research blog, GitHub org, etc. (never invent a URL)
- Feedback communities — peers, associations, workplace groups, or instructors they can actually reach
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 784fd9a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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
Academic Research Companion loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~11k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 217 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,100 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 passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,100 words (~2,160 tokens).
“Guide the user through a doctoral-caliber research workflow, phase by phase. Hold the work to real academic standards (rigor, honest limitations, verified sources) while adapting logistics to the user's actual constraints — affiliation, IRB access, library subscriptions, timeline, and publishing…”
- name
- academic-research-companion
Files
SKILL.md and 8 other files (references) in plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion of GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering.
- SKILL.md
- references/authorship-collaboration.md
- references/feedback-and-review.md
- references/idea-development.md
- references/literature-review.md
- references/methodology.md
- references/publishing.md
- references/tracker-template.md
- references/writing.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 784fd9a
Compare with similar skills
Academic Research Companion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Research Companion this skillGRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering | 419 | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Autonomous Researchfedericodeponte/opendraft | 507 | — | ~8.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Paper NavigatorEvoScientist/EvoSkills | 478 | — | ~6.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| Research PlatformZS520L/HanakoPro | 103 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Paper NavigatorAI4Scientist/nano-scientist | 128 | — | ~7.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Math Discovery Evidence Searchtradecatlabs/vibe-coding-cn | 17k | — | ~554 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Academic Research Companion
What does Academic Research Companion do?
Guide a research project through the full academic lifecycle — from raw idea to concrete research question, literature grounding, methodology, writing, feedback, and publication. Academic Research Companion is an agent skill from GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering. Guide a research project through the full academic lifecycle — from raw idea to concrete research question, literature grounding, methodology, writing, feedback, and publication.
When should I use Academic Research Companion?
Academic Research Companion fits situations like: the user shares a research idea; asks to flesh out a topic; A literature review; asks about methodology.
How do I install Academic Research Companion in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering --skill academic-research-companion -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion in GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering) into .claude/skills/academic-research-companion in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Academic Research Companion in Codex?
Run `npx skills add GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering --skill academic-research-companion -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/academic-research-companion/skills/academic-research-companion in GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering) into .agents/skills/academic-research-companion in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Academic Research Companion 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 GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering --skill academic-research-companion -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/academic-research-companion, .gemini/skills/academic-research-companion, .github/skills/academic-research-companion and .opencode/skills/academic-research-companion in your project.
What does Academic Research Companion need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Academic Research Companion is instructions for the agent only.
Does Academic Research Companion access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Academic Research Companion safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Academic Research Companion use?
Academic Research Companion has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Academic Research Companion use?
About 2.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 9.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Academic Research Companion?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Academic Research Companion: Autonomous Research (federicodeponte/opendraft, 507 stars), Paper Navigator (EvoScientist/EvoSkills, 478 stars), Research Platform (ZS520L/HanakoPro, 103 stars) and Paper Navigator (AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, 128 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Academic Research Companion?
GRCEngClub (a GitHub organization) maintains it in GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering, which has 419 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 4, 2026.
Source: GRCEngClub/claude-grc-engineering on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.