How do I install academic-deep-research?

Run `npx skills add https://github.com/kesslerio/academic-deep-research-clawhub-skill --skill academic-deep-research` in your terminal. You need to have run `npx skills init` once in your project first.

Which agent frameworks does academic-deep-research support?

academic-deep-research works with any agent framework supported by the Skills registry, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Cline, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

Is academic-deep-research free to use?

Yes. academic-deep-research is free to install and use. It is available from the open explainx.ai skill registry published by kesslerio.

Where can I read ratings and reviews for academic-deep-research?

Community ratings and review text appear on this explainx.ai skill page below the description. Reviews use a 1–5 scale and may include short written feedback from signed-in members.

Productivity

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kesslerio/academic-deep-research-clawhub-skill · updated Apr 8, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/kesslerio/academic-deep-research-clawhub-skill --skill academic-deep-research

summary

Trigger this skill when the user wants:

skill.md

Academic Deep Research 🔬

When to Use

Trigger this skill when the user wants:

Deep research, exhaustive analysis, or literature review
Multi-source verification and evidence hierarchies
Academic-style reports with citations

Required Stop Points

Initial engagement: ask 2–3 clarifying questions and confirm understanding.
Research plan: present themes, steps, and deliverables; wait for approval.
Final report: deliver full narrative report with citations.

Minimum Requirements

Two full research cycles per theme.
Analyze between every tool call.
Multiple sources per claim; contradictions addressed.
APA 7th in-text citations and reference list.
Narrative-only final report (no lists or tables).

References

reference/protocol.md — research phases, tool order, and analysis rules
reference/writing-style.md — narrative constraints and phase formatting
reference/citations-apa.md — citation rules and examples
reference/report-template.md — required report structure
reference/error-handling.md — gaps, contradictions, failures
reference/quality-standards.md — evidence hierarchy and confidence levels
reference/parallel-research.md — sessions_spawn workflow
quickref.md — short checklist
example.md — sample usage

general reviews

Ratings

4.5★★★★★10 reviews

★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024
academic-deep-research is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
★★★★★Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024
Keeps context tight: academic-deep-research is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024
Registry listing for academic-deep-research matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024
academic-deep-research reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024
I recommend academic-deep-research for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
★★★★★Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024
Useful defaults in academic-deep-research — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024
academic-deep-research has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
★★★★★Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: academic-deep-research is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
★★★★★Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024
We added academic-deep-research from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
★★★★★Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024
academic-deep-research fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.