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claude-scholar

Research workflow skills, agents and hooks for Claude Code, with Zotero and Obsidian

Repository on GitHub ↗

Stars: 5.8k
License: MIT
Last commit: Sep 2026
Last release: Feb 2026
Language: Python

Stars, last 29 weeks+4,083

1,714 on 25 Mar 20265,797 on 14 Oct 2026

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Checked 15 Oct 2026 on GitHub.

Overview

A bundle of skills, commands, agents, rules and Node.js hooks that structures academic research in Claude Code, from ideation and literature review through experiment analysis, reporting, paper writing and rebuttal. It integrates with Zotero via zotero-mcp and with an Obsidian vault for project notes. Separate branches cover Codex CLI, Kimi Code CLI and OpenCode.

Who it is for: CS and AI researchers using Claude Code for papers and experiments

Strengths

Covers the full path: ideation, literature, experiments, analysis, reporting, writing, rebuttal
Installer backs up overwritten files and records a manifest for safe uninstall
Installs as a Claude Code plugin or by copying individual skills
Separate branches for Codex CLI, Kimi Code CLI and OpenCode

Weaknesses

Workflow is tuned for computer science and AI research, per the README
Existing CLAUDE.md files must be merged by hand with the sidecar file
Plugin install does not distribute rules or configure settings.json
Zotero and Obsidian features need separate setup, including a zotero-mcp fork

What it needs

no GPU
Needs Claude Code, Git, Zotero (optional), Galaxy-Dawn/zotero-mcp (optional), Obsidian (optional), Python + uv (optional)

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How to choose

Check which agent it targets and whether it works with the version you run.
Read what it adds to every prompt; big rule sets cost tokens on each call.
Prefer add-ons you can turn off per project.

Health

Releases: 1 in the last 12 monthsLast one 232 days ago
Top contributor: 92% of commits160 of 173 in the last 12 months
Security advisories: NoneOn GitHub, in the last 12 months
OpenSSF Scorecard: Not checked

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License in plain words

MIT Permissive

Use it at work: Yes
Change it and rebrand it: Yes
Sell it or host it for others: Yes

Your part: Keep the copyright and license notice in copies you ship.

A plain summary, not legal advice. Read the license on GitHub ↗ (opens in a new tab)

#108 of 149 in Skills, plugins and rules on Archestack, as of 15 Oct 2026.

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