Research and papers

Read, search and summarise papers, write literature reviews and deep-research reports.

auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep leads with 78, ahead of Open Notebook (74) and GPT Researcher (67). 16 projects ranked by score. Updated from public GitHub data.

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  1. Ready to useOpen Notebook

    Self-hosted NotebookLM alternative with podcasts and 20+ model providers

    74 score40.4k stars
    24 Mar 2026: 20,950 stars31 Mar 2026: 21,203 stars7 Apr 2026: 21,499 stars14 Apr 2026: 21,801 stars21 Apr 2026: 22,088 stars28 Apr 2026: 22,458 stars5 May 2026: 22,687 stars12 May 2026: 22,984 stars19 May 2026: 23,233 stars26 May 2026: 23,465 stars2 Jun 2026: 23,827 stars9 Jun 2026: 28,298 stars16 Jun 2026: 30,775 stars23 Jun 2026: 32,586 stars30 Jun 2026: 33,830 stars7 Jul 2026: 34,772 stars14 Jul 2026: 35,215 stars21 Jul 2026: 35,550 stars28 Jul 2026: 35,847 stars4 Aug 2026: 36,085 stars11 Aug 2026: 36,472 stars18 Aug 2026: 36,835 stars25 Aug 2026: 37,453 stars1 Sept 2026: 37,901 stars8 Sept 2026: 38,292 stars15 Sept 2026: 38,819 stars22 Sept 2026: 39,276 stars29 Sept 2026: 39,541 stars6 Oct 2026: 39,828 stars13 Oct 2026: 40,137 stars20 Oct 2026: 40,438 stars#1 of 10 · RAG and search
  2. Parts to build with · Vibe codingauto-claude-code-research-in-sleep

    Skill-based research workflow for Claude Code with cross-model review

    78 score17.9k stars
    25 Mar 2026: 3,959 stars1 Apr 2026: 5,030 stars8 Apr 2026: 5,725 stars15 Apr 2026: 6,581 stars22 Apr 2026: 7,071 stars29 Apr 2026: 7,621 stars6 May 2026: 8,019 stars13 May 2026: 9,075 stars20 May 2026: 10,013 stars27 May 2026: 10,678 stars3 Jun 2026: 11,167 stars10 Jun 2026: 11,713 stars17 Jun 2026: 12,100 stars24 Jun 2026: 12,417 stars1 Jul 2026: 12,720 stars8 Jul 2026: 12,982 stars15 Jul 2026: 13,292 stars22 Jul 2026: 13,571 stars29 Jul 2026: 13,867 stars5 Aug 2026: 14,170 stars12 Aug 2026: 14,507 stars19 Aug 2026: 14,818 stars26 Aug 2026: 15,212 stars2 Sept 2026: 15,573 stars9 Sept 2026: 15,872 stars16 Sept 2026: 16,168 stars23 Sept 2026: 16,537 stars30 Sept 2026: 16,824 stars7 Oct 2026: 17,088 stars14 Oct 2026: 17,495 stars21 Oct 2026: 17,854 stars#1 of 3 · Skills and plugins
  3. Parts to build with · AI apps and modelspdfmathtranslate

    Translates scientific PDFs while keeping formulas, figures and layout intact

    64 score37.7k stars
    24 Mar 2026: 31,914 stars31 Mar 2026: 32,107 stars7 Apr 2026: 32,306 stars14 Apr 2026: 32,612 stars21 Apr 2026: 32,779 stars28 Apr 2026: 32,946 stars5 May 2026: 33,104 stars12 May 2026: 33,300 stars19 May 2026: 33,488 stars26 May 2026: 33,729 stars2 Jun 2026: 34,036 stars9 Jun 2026: 34,362 stars16 Jun 2026: 34,572 stars23 Jun 2026: 34,826 stars30 Jun 2026: 35,033 stars7 Jul 2026: 35,190 stars14 Jul 2026: 35,317 stars21 Jul 2026: 35,456 stars28 Jul 2026: 35,614 stars4 Aug 2026: 35,751 stars11 Aug 2026: 35,911 stars18 Aug 2026: 36,050 stars25 Aug 2026: 36,205 stars1 Sept 2026: 36,469 stars8 Sept 2026: 36,685 stars15 Sept 2026: 36,894 stars22 Sept 2026: 37,082 stars29 Sept 2026: 37,213 stars6 Oct 2026: 37,330 stars13 Oct 2026: 37,544 stars20 Oct 2026: 37,734 stars#1 of 2 · Data and scraping
  4. Learnarc-task-gen

    Generator of fresh ARC-AGI-1-style tasks for private model evaluation

    45 score11k stars
    4 Aug 2026: 2 stars11 Aug 2026: 674 stars18 Aug 2026: 3,207 stars25 Aug 2026: 5,774 stars1 Sept 2026: 9,562 stars8 Sept 2026: 10,877 stars15 Sept 2026: 10,926 stars22 Sept 2026: 10,940 stars29 Sept 2026: 10,948 stars6 Oct 2026: 10,969 stars13 Oct 2026: 10,978 stars20 Oct 2026: 10,982 stars#1 of 1 · Courses and cookbooks

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apps, CLIs and tools you install and run. 10 projects, ranked by score.

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    Open NotebookSelf-hosted NotebookLM alternative with podcasts and 20+ model providers6th in RAG and search · MIT
    24 Mar 2026: 20,950 stars31 Mar 2026: 21,203 stars7 Apr 2026: 21,499 stars14 Apr 2026: 21,801 stars21 Apr 2026: 22,088 stars28 Apr 2026: 22,458 stars5 May 2026: 22,687 stars12 May 2026: 22,984 stars19 May 2026: 23,233 stars26 May 2026: 23,465 stars2 Jun 2026: 23,827 stars9 Jun 2026: 28,298 stars16 Jun 2026: 30,775 stars23 Jun 2026: 32,586 stars30 Jun 2026: 33,830 stars7 Jul 2026: 34,772 stars14 Jul 2026: 35,215 stars21 Jul 2026: 35,550 stars28 Jul 2026: 35,847 stars4 Aug 2026: 36,085 stars11 Aug 2026: 36,472 stars18 Aug 2026: 36,835 stars25 Aug 2026: 37,453 stars1 Sept 2026: 37,901 stars8 Sept 2026: 38,292 stars15 Sept 2026: 38,819 stars22 Sept 2026: 39,276 stars29 Sept 2026: 39,541 stars6 Oct 2026: 39,828 stars13 Oct 2026: 40,137 stars20 Oct 2026: 40,438 stars
    40.4k ★
    74
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    GPT ResearcherResearch agent that writes cited reports from web and local documents11th in RAG and search · Apache-2.0
    25 Mar 2026: 25,670 stars1 Apr 2026: 25,846 stars8 Apr 2026: 25,996 stars15 Apr 2026: 26,165 stars22 Apr 2026: 26,323 stars29 Apr 2026: 26,499 stars6 May 2026: 26,631 stars13 May 2026: 26,782 stars20 May 2026: 26,944 stars27 May 2026: 27,115 stars3 Jun 2026: 27,263 stars10 Jun 2026: 27,417 stars17 Jun 2026: 27,562 stars24 Jun 2026: 27,702 stars1 Jul 2026: 27,822 stars8 Jul 2026: 27,974 stars15 Jul 2026: 28,160 stars22 Jul 2026: 28,396 stars29 Jul 2026: 28,562 stars5 Aug 2026: 28,688 stars12 Aug 2026: 28,807 stars19 Aug 2026: 28,918 stars26 Aug 2026: 29,050 stars2 Sept 2026: 29,163 stars9 Sept 2026: 29,291 stars16 Sept 2026: 29,411 stars23 Sept 2026: 29,526 stars30 Sept 2026: 29,795 stars7 Oct 2026: 29,903 stars14 Oct 2026: 30,083 stars21 Oct 2026: 30,231 stars
    30.2k ★
    67
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    Local Deep ResearchAgentic research tool that searches web, papers and your files, writes cited reports17th in RAG and search · MIT
    25 Mar 2026: 4,115 stars1 Apr 2026: 4,144 stars8 Apr 2026: 4,216 stars15 Apr 2026: 4,246 stars22 Apr 2026: 4,303 stars29 Apr 2026: 4,348 stars6 May 2026: 5,730 stars13 May 2026: 7,406 stars20 May 2026: 7,751 stars27 May 2026: 7,967 stars3 Jun 2026: 8,240 stars10 Jun 2026: 8,334 stars17 Jun 2026: 8,396 stars24 Jun 2026: 8,497 stars1 Jul 2026: 8,544 stars8 Jul 2026: 8,607 stars15 Jul 2026: 8,647 stars22 Jul 2026: 8,703 stars29 Jul 2026: 8,748 stars5 Aug 2026: 8,796 stars12 Aug 2026: 8,853 stars19 Aug 2026: 8,898 stars26 Aug 2026: 8,947 stars2 Sept 2026: 8,980 stars9 Sept 2026: 9,026 stars16 Sept 2026: 9,066 stars23 Sept 2026: 9,096 stars30 Sept 2026: 9,128 stars7 Oct 2026: 9,149 stars14 Oct 2026: 9,184 stars21 Oct 2026: 9,378 stars
    9.4k ★
    62
  4. 4
    paper-qaPython RAG library and CLI for answering questions over scientific PDFs with citations25th in RAG and search · Apache-2.0
    9.4k ★
    56
  5. 5
    sciraAI search engine that plans multi-step research and answers with inline citations30th in RAG and search · AGPL-3.0
    31 Mar 2026: 11,400 stars7 Apr 2026: 11,430 stars14 Apr 2026: 11,448 stars21 Apr 2026: 11,467 stars28 Apr 2026: 11,483 stars5 May 2026: 11,495 stars12 May 2026: 11,517 stars19 May 2026: 11,538 stars26 May 2026: 11,566 stars2 Jun 2026: 11,589 stars9 Jun 2026: 11,603 stars16 Jun 2026: 11,617 stars23 Jun 2026: 11,624 stars30 Jun 2026: 11,636 stars7 Jul 2026: 11,666 stars14 Jul 2026: 11,675 stars21 Jul 2026: 11,714 stars28 Jul 2026: 11,738 stars4 Aug 2026: 11,755 stars11 Aug 2026: 11,771 stars18 Aug 2026: 11,784 stars25 Aug 2026: 11,795 stars1 Sept 2026: 11,808 stars8 Sept 2026: 11,821 stars15 Sept 2026: 11,851 stars22 Sept 2026: 11,862 stars29 Sept 2026: 11,872 stars6 Oct 2026: 11,880 stars13 Oct 2026: 11,889 stars20 Oct 2026: 11,903 stars
    11.9k ★
    51
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    autoresearchclaw23-stage pipeline that turns a research topic into a LaTeX paper33rd in Agent platforms · MIT
    24 Mar 2026: 8,110 stars31 Mar 2026: 9,386 stars7 Apr 2026: 10,282 stars14 Apr 2026: 10,831 stars21 Apr 2026: 11,212 stars28 Apr 2026: 11,506 stars5 May 2026: 11,678 stars12 May 2026: 11,857 stars19 May 2026: 12,121 stars26 May 2026: 12,552 stars2 Jun 2026: 12,920 stars9 Jun 2026: 13,145 stars16 Jun 2026: 13,274 stars23 Jun 2026: 13,400 stars30 Jun 2026: 13,496 stars7 Jul 2026: 13,576 stars14 Jul 2026: 13,654 stars21 Jul 2026: 13,709 stars28 Jul 2026: 13,784 stars4 Aug 2026: 13,841 stars11 Aug 2026: 13,889 stars18 Aug 2026: 13,952 stars25 Aug 2026: 14,150 stars1 Sept 2026: 14,236 stars8 Sept 2026: 14,302 stars15 Sept 2026: 14,367 stars22 Sept 2026: 14,454 stars29 Sept 2026: 14,526 stars6 Oct 2026: 14,567 stars13 Oct 2026: 14,638 stars20 Oct 2026: 14,730 stars
    14.7k ★
    49
  7. 7
    paperbananaMulti-agent pipeline that drafts academic paper diagrams and plots from method text37th in Agent platforms · Apache-2.0
    7.4k ★
    45
  8. 8
    gpt_academicGradio web UI with plugins for translating and polishing papers and code15th in Chat UIs · GPL-3.0
    25 Mar 2026: 69,257 stars1 Apr 2026: 69,318 stars8 Apr 2026: 69,422 stars15 Apr 2026: 69,512 stars22 Apr 2026: 69,608 stars29 Apr 2026: 69,690 stars6 May 2026: 69,766 stars13 May 2026: 69,854 stars20 May 2026: 69,959 stars27 May 2026: 70,068 stars3 Jun 2026: 70,169 stars10 Jun 2026: 70,265 stars17 Jun 2026: 70,325 stars24 Jun 2026: 70,393 stars1 Jul 2026: 70,509 stars8 Jul 2026: 70,575 stars15 Jul 2026: 70,647 stars22 Jul 2026: 70,704 stars29 Jul 2026: 70,765 stars5 Aug 2026: 70,816 stars12 Aug 2026: 70,871 stars19 Aug 2026: 70,918 stars26 Aug 2026: 70,989 stars2 Sept 2026: 71,058 stars9 Sept 2026: 71,130 stars16 Sept 2026: 71,200 stars23 Sept 2026: 71,259 stars30 Sept 2026: 71,309 stars7 Oct 2026: 71,360 stars14 Oct 2026: 71,447 stars21 Oct 2026: 71,525 stars
    71.5k ★
    41
  9. 9
    local-deep-researcherIterative web research agent that runs on Ollama or LM Studio models35th in RAG and search · MIT
    1 Apr 2026: 8,889 stars8 Apr 2026: 8,908 stars15 Apr 2026: 8,926 stars22 Apr 2026: 8,948 stars29 Apr 2026: 8,986 stars6 May 2026: 9,005 stars13 May 2026: 9,071 stars20 May 2026: 9,105 stars27 May 2026: 9,124 stars3 Jun 2026: 9,140 stars10 Jun 2026: 9,152 stars17 Jun 2026: 9,165 stars24 Jun 2026: 9,173 stars1 Jul 2026: 9,187 stars8 Jul 2026: 9,201 stars15 Jul 2026: 9,210 stars22 Jul 2026: 9,244 stars29 Jul 2026: 9,258 stars5 Aug 2026: 9,263 stars12 Aug 2026: 9,271 stars19 Aug 2026: 9,280 stars26 Aug 2026: 9,296 stars2 Sept 2026: 9,307 stars9 Sept 2026: 9,319 stars16 Sept 2026: 9,329 stars23 Sept 2026: 9,342 stars30 Sept 2026: 9,347 stars7 Oct 2026: 9,354 stars14 Oct 2026: 9,368 stars21 Oct 2026: 9,386 stars
    9.4k ★
    39
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    MAESTROMulti-agent research platform that writes long reports from documents and web38th in RAG and search · AGPL-3.0
    25 Mar 2026: 1,424 stars1 Apr 2026: 1,428 stars8 Apr 2026: 1,429 stars15 Apr 2026: 1,435 stars22 Apr 2026: 1,436 stars29 Apr 2026: 1,464 stars6 May 2026: 1,468 stars13 May 2026: 1,472 stars20 May 2026: 1,473 stars27 May 2026: 1,473 stars3 Jun 2026: 1,473 stars10 Jun 2026: 1,474 stars17 Jun 2026: 1,475 stars24 Jun 2026: 1,475 stars1 Jul 2026: 1,478 stars8 Jul 2026: 1,480 stars15 Jul 2026: 1,481 stars22 Jul 2026: 1,482 stars29 Jul 2026: 1,482 stars5 Aug 2026: 1,482 stars12 Aug 2026: 1,485 stars19 Aug 2026: 1,486 stars26 Aug 2026: 1,487 stars2 Sept 2026: 1,487 stars9 Sept 2026: 1,487 stars16 Sept 2026: 1,488 stars23 Sept 2026: 1,490 stars30 Sept 2026: 1,490 stars7 Oct 2026: 1,491 stars14 Oct 2026: 1,494 stars21 Oct 2026: 1,497 stars
    1.5k ★
    27

Parts to build with in Vibe coding

libraries, models, servers and add-ons. 3 projects, ranked by score.

  1. 1
    auto-claude-code-research-in-sleepSkill-based research workflow for Claude Code with cross-model review71st in Skills and plugins · MIT
    25 Mar 2026: 3,959 stars1 Apr 2026: 5,030 stars8 Apr 2026: 5,725 stars15 Apr 2026: 6,581 stars22 Apr 2026: 7,071 stars29 Apr 2026: 7,621 stars6 May 2026: 8,019 stars13 May 2026: 9,075 stars20 May 2026: 10,013 stars27 May 2026: 10,678 stars3 Jun 2026: 11,167 stars10 Jun 2026: 11,713 stars17 Jun 2026: 12,100 stars24 Jun 2026: 12,417 stars1 Jul 2026: 12,720 stars8 Jul 2026: 12,982 stars15 Jul 2026: 13,292 stars22 Jul 2026: 13,571 stars29 Jul 2026: 13,867 stars5 Aug 2026: 14,170 stars12 Aug 2026: 14,507 stars19 Aug 2026: 14,818 stars26 Aug 2026: 15,212 stars2 Sept 2026: 15,573 stars9 Sept 2026: 15,872 stars16 Sept 2026: 16,168 stars23 Sept 2026: 16,537 stars30 Sept 2026: 16,824 stars7 Oct 2026: 17,088 stars14 Oct 2026: 17,495 stars21 Oct 2026: 17,854 stars
    17.9k ★
    78
  2. 2
    claude-scholarResearch workflow skills, agents and hooks for Claude Code, with Zotero and Obsidian138th in Skills and plugins · MIT
    24 Mar 2026: 1,654 stars31 Mar 2026: 2,326 stars7 Apr 2026: 2,508 stars14 Apr 2026: 2,929 stars21 Apr 2026: 3,098 stars28 Apr 2026: 3,236 stars5 May 2026: 3,330 stars12 May 2026: 3,488 stars19 May 2026: 3,741 stars26 May 2026: 3,868 stars2 Jun 2026: 4,038 stars9 Jun 2026: 4,133 stars16 Jun 2026: 4,209 stars23 Jun 2026: 4,269 stars30 Jun 2026: 4,337 stars7 Jul 2026: 4,405 stars14 Jul 2026: 4,499 stars21 Jul 2026: 4,609 stars28 Jul 2026: 4,764 stars4 Aug 2026: 4,877 stars11 Aug 2026: 4,966 stars18 Aug 2026: 5,066 stars25 Aug 2026: 5,151 stars1 Sept 2026: 5,251 stars8 Sept 2026: 5,350 stars15 Sept 2026: 5,465 stars22 Sept 2026: 5,571 stars29 Sept 2026: 5,624 stars6 Oct 2026: 5,692 stars13 Oct 2026: 5,785 stars20 Oct 2026: 5,867 stars
    5.9k ★
    67
  3. 3
    arxiv-mcp-serverMCP server for searching, reading and citing arXiv papers by section18th in Dev MCP servers · Apache-2.0
    31 Mar 2026: 2,425 stars7 Apr 2026: 2,459 stars14 Apr 2026: 2,507 stars21 Apr 2026: 2,551 stars28 Apr 2026: 2,588 stars5 May 2026: 2,635 stars12 May 2026: 2,670 stars19 May 2026: 2,722 stars26 May 2026: 2,761 stars2 Jun 2026: 2,792 stars9 Jun 2026: 2,819 stars16 Jun 2026: 2,845 stars23 Jun 2026: 2,867 stars30 Jun 2026: 2,897 stars7 Jul 2026: 2,921 stars14 Jul 2026: 2,941 stars21 Jul 2026: 2,960 stars28 Jul 2026: 2,984 stars4 Aug 2026: 3,011 stars11 Aug 2026: 3,034 stars18 Aug 2026: 3,054 stars25 Aug 2026: 3,069 stars1 Sept 2026: 3,093 stars8 Sept 2026: 3,116 stars15 Sept 2026: 3,144 stars22 Sept 2026: 3,164 stars29 Sept 2026: 3,176 stars6 Oct 2026: 3,192 stars13 Oct 2026: 3,212 stars20 Oct 2026: 3,228 stars
    3.2k ★
    67

Parts to build with in AI apps and models

libraries, models, servers and add-ons. 2 projects, ranked by score.

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    pdfmathtranslateTranslates scientific PDFs while keeping formulas, figures and layout intact10th in Data and scraping · AGPL-3.0
    24 Mar 2026: 31,914 stars31 Mar 2026: 32,107 stars7 Apr 2026: 32,306 stars14 Apr 2026: 32,612 stars21 Apr 2026: 32,779 stars28 Apr 2026: 32,946 stars5 May 2026: 33,104 stars12 May 2026: 33,300 stars19 May 2026: 33,488 stars26 May 2026: 33,729 stars2 Jun 2026: 34,036 stars9 Jun 2026: 34,362 stars16 Jun 2026: 34,572 stars23 Jun 2026: 34,826 stars30 Jun 2026: 35,033 stars7 Jul 2026: 35,190 stars14 Jul 2026: 35,317 stars21 Jul 2026: 35,456 stars28 Jul 2026: 35,614 stars4 Aug 2026: 35,751 stars11 Aug 2026: 35,911 stars18 Aug 2026: 36,050 stars25 Aug 2026: 36,205 stars1 Sept 2026: 36,469 stars8 Sept 2026: 36,685 stars15 Sept 2026: 36,894 stars22 Sept 2026: 37,082 stars29 Sept 2026: 37,213 stars6 Oct 2026: 37,330 stars13 Oct 2026: 37,544 stars20 Oct 2026: 37,734 stars
    37.7k ★
    64
  2. 2
    ai-scientistPipeline where LLMs propose ideas, run experiments and write LaTeX papers67th in Agent frameworks · custom license
    14.8k ★
    28

Learn

courses, cookbooks and prompts. One project.

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    arc-task-genGenerator of fresh ARC-AGI-1-style tasks for private model evaluation33rd in Courses and cookbooks · MIT
    4 Aug 2026: 2 stars11 Aug 2026: 674 stars18 Aug 2026: 3,207 stars25 Aug 2026: 5,774 stars1 Sept 2026: 9,562 stars8 Sept 2026: 10,877 stars15 Sept 2026: 10,926 stars22 Sept 2026: 10,940 stars29 Sept 2026: 10,948 stars6 Oct 2026: 10,969 stars13 Oct 2026: 10,978 stars20 Oct 2026: 10,982 stars
    11k ★
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