Agent skill

Research Pipeline

by AI4Scientist in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist

Full research pipeline: Workflow 1 (idea discovery) → implementation → Workflow 2 (auto review loop) → Workflow 3 (paper writing, optional).

No licenceAuto-check: warningsResearch & Science

Install Research Pipeline

The automated check flagged lines worth reading first. See the safety section below.

skills CLI
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill research-pipeline -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist research-pipeline --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research-pipeline .claude/skills/research-pipeline && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
research-pipeline
GitHub stars
128
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~3k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,210 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
74
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Full research pipeline: Workflow 1 (idea discovery) → implementation → Workflow 2 (auto review loop) → Workflow 3 (paper writing, optional).

  • Works in 6 steps: Idea Discovery (Workflow 1) → Implementation → Deploy Experiments (Workflow 2 — Part 1) → …
  • End-to-end research
  • SKILL.md covers Constants, Overview, Pipeline and Output Protocols, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls codex

What it does

Research Pipeline is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Full research pipeline: Workflow 1 (idea discovery) → implementation → Workflow 2 (auto review loop) → Workflow 3 (paper writing, optional). Goes from a broad research direction all the way to a polished PDF. Use when user says "全流程", "full pipeline", "从找idea到投稿", "end-to-end research", or wants the complete autonomous research lifecycle.

Its SKILL.md is about 3k 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 Research & Science, covering Scientific writing. It works with arXiv. The repository describes itself as: An autonomous research agent that turns a topic into a peer-reviewed technical report.

When your agent uses it

  • End-to-end research
  • Wants the complete autonomous research lifecycle

Example prompts

  • “full pipeline”
  • “从找idea到投稿”
  • “end-to-end research”
  • “/research-pipeline”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, WebSearch, WebFetch, Agent, Skill, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Idea Discovery (Workflow 1)
  2. Implementation
  3. Deploy Experiments (Workflow 2 — Part 1)
  4. Auto Review Loop (Workflow 2 — Part 2)
  5. Research Summary & Writing Handoff
  6. Paper Writing (Workflow 3 — Optional)

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(*)
    • Read
    • Write
    • Edit
    • Grep
    • Glob
    • WebSearch
    • WebFetch
    • Agent
    • Skill

    …and 2 more on the same allowed-tools line.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • codex

    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

Research Pipeline loads about 3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 90 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,210 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~90
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3k

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: warnings

The automated check found patterns that need a careful read before installing.

  • WarningTells the agent its actions are pre-authorized / not to stop for confirmationSKILL.md:238
    t << 'EOF' > file`) to write in chunks. Do NOT ask the user for permission — just do it silently.
  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, WebSearch, WebFetch, Agent, Skill, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__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 1,210 words (~2,973 tokens).

“End-to-end autonomous research workflow for: $ARGUMENTS”

— opening of SKILL.md by AI4Scientist
name
research-pipeline
allowed-tools
Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, WebSearch, WebFetch, Agent, Skill, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply
argument-hint
research-direction

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/research-pipeline of AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7132192

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 4 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Research Pipeline

What does Research Pipeline do?

Full research pipeline: Workflow 1 (idea discovery) → implementation → Workflow 2 (auto review loop) → Workflow 3 (paper writing, optional). Research Pipeline is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Full research pipeline: Workflow 1 (idea discovery) → implementation → Workflow 2 (auto review loop) → Workflow 3 (paper writing, optional).

When should I use Research Pipeline?

Research Pipeline fits situations like: end-to-end research; wants the complete autonomous research lifecycle.

How do I install Research Pipeline in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill research-pipeline -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research-pipeline in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .claude/skills/research-pipeline in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Research Pipeline in Codex?

Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill research-pipeline -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research-pipeline in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .agents/skills/research-pipeline in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Research Pipeline 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-pipeline -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-pipeline, .gemini/skills/research-pipeline, .github/skills/research-pipeline and .opencode/skills/research-pipeline in your project.

What does Research Pipeline need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Research Pipeline needs the command-line tools its instructions call (codex). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(*), Read, Write, Edit, Grep, Glob, WebSearch, WebFetch, Agent, Skill, mcp__codex__codex, mcp__codex__codex-reply.

Does Research Pipeline 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 Research Pipeline safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md flagged 1 warning(s): tells the agent its actions are pre-authorized / not to stop for confirmation. Read the flagged lines before installing; the check is not a guarantee either way.

What licence does Research Pipeline use?

No licence was found for Research Pipeline or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Research Pipeline use?

About 3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 12k 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 Pipeline?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Research Pipeline: Paper Orchestra (Ar9av/PaperOrchestra, 679 stars), Citation Verification Guide (Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar, 5.7k stars), Citation Management (K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-writer, 2.4k stars) and Agent Research Aggregator (Ar9av/PaperOrchestra, 679 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Research Pipeline?

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.