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Academic Research Skills: papers without fake citations

A Claude Code plugin that runs the full academic path, from planning and literature search to writing, peer-style review, revision and formatting, and stops for your approval at every stage while checking that each reference is real and supports the claim.

In short: A Claude Code plugin that runs the full academic path, from planning and literature search to writing, peer-style review, revision and formatting, and stops for your approval at every stage while checking that each reference is real and supports the claim. It is a free skill for people who use Claude Code and want help with research & trends.

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Agent / toolAccess / costLink
Claude CodePaid Claude plan or APIclaude.com/claude-code
GitHub repoOpen source · ★ 53.6kImbad0202/academic-research-skills

Try it in 60 seconds

/plugin marketplace add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills
/plugin install academic-research-skills

Install command copied from the project README. Check the README for the latest version.

What it does

A Claude Code plugin that runs the full academic path, from planning and literature search to writing, peer-style review, revision and formatting, and stops for your approval at every stage while checking that each reference is real and supports the claim.

A set of Claude Code skills for academic work that covers the whole path from research question to finished paper. The pipeline stops for your confirmation at every stage and checks references so the agent does not…

Short excerpt from the README of Imbad0202/academic-research-skills. Read the full README on GitHub.

Inside the repo

Why human-in-the-loop, not full automation?Architecture & pipelineQuick installPerformance & costGuides & articlesFeatures at a glanceShowcase: real pipeline outputCompanion: Experiment AgentUsageQuick StartIndividual SkillsSupported Languages

A prompt to try

/ars-plan I want to write a paper on [topic]. Help me shape the research question and outline, and only cite sources you have checked.

Written by us so you can reuse it. Replace each [bracket] with your details.

Step by step

  1. In Claude Code (CLI, VS Code or JetBrains), run /plugin marketplace add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills.
  2. Then run /plugin install academic-research-skills.
  3. Type /ars-plan to shape your paper's structure step by step, or read QUICKSTART.md for the other modes.
  4. Approve or change each stage when it pauses, and check the reference report before you finalize.

Watch out for

It helps you write and check; it does not hide AI use, and you still answer for every claim you submit (check your school's or journal's AI rules). The non-commercial licence matters if you work for a company. Our scan flagged lines in docs (the Claude Code installer pipe, a test cleanup command, an eval note that mentions the keychain); we read them and they are normal. The README has a donation link you don't need.

Common questions

What does Academic Research Skills do?

A Claude Code plugin that runs the full academic path, from planning and literature search to writing, peer-style review, revision and formatting, and stops for your approval at every stage while checking that each reference is real and supports the claim.

Which AI agents can use Academic Research Skills?

It works with Claude Code. The code is on GitHub at Imbad0202/academic-research-skills.

Is Academic Research Skills free?

Free for non-commercial use (CC BY-NC 4.0 licence: you can't use it for paid or commercial work without the author's permission). Needs a paid Claude plan; the optional citation audit makes extra model calls. License: CC-BY-NC-4.0.

How do I install Academic Research Skills?

Run the install command from the README: “/plugin marketplace add Imbad0202/academic-research-skills”. Check the README on GitHub for the latest version, then follow the steps on this page.

Is Academic Research Skills safe to install?

We read 1814 instruction and code files in the repo and found no red flags. That is not a guarantee, so review anything that runs commands on your machine.

Sources & credit

All credit to the original authors. We rewrite in our own words and link back. Something wrong? Report it.

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