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Research Agent Skills vs Zotero Research Tools
Two Agent Workflows tools whose own descriptions overlap (shared terms: research, citation). Here's what each project says it does and the public numbers, side by side, so you can pick one in a minute instead of reading two READMEs.
| Research Agent Skills | Zotero Research Tools | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | 280+ Agent Skills that turn Codex, Claude Code, Cursor and other agents into a research co-scientist across the academic research lifecycle: literature and PRISMA reviews, hypotheses, experimental design, data analysis in biology, chemistry, medicine, physics and ML, paper writing, citation verification and peer review. | Connects Codex to Zotero Desktop for local-library search, citation export, collection and tag inspection, and research workflow support. |
| Maker | KalarisLabs | summer521521 |
| GitHub stars | 136 | 5 |
| Last push | pushed 2026-11-14 (this week) | pushed 2026-07-01 (137 days ago) |
| License | No license file | MIT |
| Language | Python | PowerShell |
| Packaged as | skills | plugin |
| Works with | Codex, Claude Code, Cursor | Codex |
| Install | npx skills add KalarisLabs/research-agent-skills | No copyable command in the README |
| Editor's pick | No | No |
| In our catalog since | 2026-10-25 | 2026-10-25 |
| Source | github.com/KalarisLabs/research-agent-skills | github.com/summer521521/Zotero_Research_plugin |
| Our page | Research Agent Skills → | Zotero Research Tools → |
The differences that matter
- Attention: Research Agent Skills has 136 GitHub stars to Zotero Research Tools's 5 (about 27×).
- Activity: Research Agent Skills was pushed more recently (2026-11-14 vs 2026-07-01).
- License: Research Agent Skills is No license file, Zotero Research Tools is MIT.
- Packaging: Research Agent Skills ships as skills; Zotero Research Tools as plugin.
Who each one suits
Research Agent Skills, if…
- You use Codex or Claude Code or Cursor: the project's own description or install command targets it.
- You want something you install yourself; the install command doesn't point at a hosted endpoint.
- You're only trying it out: there's no recognized license file, so reuse rights are unclear.
- You want a project that's actively being worked on right now.
Zotero Research Tools, if…
- You use Codex: the project's own description or install command targets it.
- You need a permissive license (MIT) for work or commercial use.
- You don't mind a quiet repo: no push in 137 days.
- You're happy to be an early user of a small project.
So which one?
We haven't run both, so we won't crown a winner. Use the list above to rule one out, then read its README and recent commits before installing. Anything that runs commands on your machine deserves a look at the code.
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Data from GitHub and each project's README, checked 2026-11-15. We haven't installed or audited these, and stars measure attention, not quality. Paid placements never change this page. Spot a mistake? hello@pickaplugin.com
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