# medical-research-skills alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like aipoch/medical-research-skills

Flowy lists 108 other Research plugins like medical-research-skills, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.

Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 28, 2026 · Author: Flowy
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## How they compare

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [medical-research-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/aipoch-medical-research-skills) | 1,993 | +19 | Sep 17, 2026 | MIT | 8 commands |
| [paper-search-pro](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/o0000-code-paper-search-pro) | 217 | +12 | Sep 30, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill |
| [k-dense-ai-scientific-agent-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/k-dense-ai-claude-scientific-skills) | 54,934 | +1,474 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 177 skills |
| [academic-research-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/imbad0202-academic-research-skills) | 54,395 | +1,052 | Oct 28, 2026 | – | 42 agents, 16 commands, 2 hooks |
| [agent-research-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/lingzhi227-agent-research-skills) | 436 | +17 | Feb 27, 2026 | – | 31 skills, 1 command |
| [last30days](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mvanhorn-last30days-skill) | 65,709 | +768 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [nature-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/yuan1z0825-nature-skills) | 51,234 | +1,276 | Oct 28, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 24 skills |
| [openkb](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vectifyai-openkb) | 4,810 | +31 | Jul 22, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 4 skills |
| [ddgs](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/deedy5-ddgs) | 3,031 | +14 | Oct 23, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [union-search-skill](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/runningz1-union-search-skill) | 763 | +11 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [evoskills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/evoscientist-evoskills) | 481 | 0 | Sep 30, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 16 skills |
| [yushui2022-mathmodel-skill](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yushui2022-mathmodel-skill) | 456 | +3 | Oct 24, 2026 | MIT | 10 skills |
| [medsci-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/aperivue-medsci-skills) | 353 | +6 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 62 skills |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [paper-search-pro](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/o0000-code-paper-search-pro) (217 stars, +12 this week). Academic literature discovery as a Skill. [paper-search-pro on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/o0000-code-paper-search-pro)
2. [k-dense-ai-scientific-agent-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/k-dense-ai-claude-scientific-skills) (54,934 stars, +1,474 this week). 🔔 Claude Scientific Skills is now Scientific Agent Skills. [k-dense-ai-scientific-agent-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/k-dense-ai-claude-scientific-skills) · [k-dense-ai-scientific-agent-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/k-dense-ai-claude-scientific-skills)
3. [academic-research-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/imbad0202-academic-research-skills) (54,395 stars, +1,052 this week). A comprehensive suite of Claude Code skills for academic research, covering the full pipeline from research to publication. [academic-research-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/imbad0202-academic-research-skills) · [academic-research-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/imbad0202-academic-research-skills)
4. [agent-research-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/lingzhi227-agent-research-skills) (436 stars, +17 this week). 31 skills for Claude Code covering the full academic research paper lifecycle — from literature search to slide generation — plus GitHub… [agent-research-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/lingzhi227-agent-research-skills)
5. [last30days](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mvanhorn-last30days-skill) (65,709 stars, +768 this week). An AI agent-led search engine scored by upvotes, likes, and real money - not editors. [last30days on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mvanhorn-last30days-skill) · [last30days alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mvanhorn-last30days-skill)
6. [nature-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yuan1z0825-nature-skills) (51,234 stars, +1,276 this week). 符合nature论文学术表达和科研绘图的Skill. [nature-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yuan1z0825-nature-skills) · [nature-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/yuan1z0825-nature-skills)
7. [openkb](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vectifyai-openkb) (4,810 stars, +31 this week). Scale to long documents • Reasoning-based retrieval • Native multi-modality • No Vector DB 📢 Recent Updates Google Open Knowledge Format… [openkb on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vectifyai-openkb) · [openkb alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vectifyai-openkb)
8. [ddgs](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/deedy5-ddgs) (3,031 stars, +14 this week). A metasearch library that aggregates results from diverse web search services. [ddgs on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/deedy5-ddgs) · [ddgs alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/deedy5-ddgs)
9. [union-search-skill](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/runningz1-union-search-skill) (763 stars, +11 this week). 一次搜索 51 个渠道，默认返回每个渠道取到的全部结果，再按页面地址去重。覆盖网页、GitHub、YouTube、知乎、播客和 AI 搜索。. [union-search-skill on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/runningz1-union-search-skill)
10. [evoskills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/evoscientist-evoskills) (481 stars, 0 this week). The official skill repository for EvoScientist. [evoskills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/evoscientist-evoskills)
11. [yushui2022-mathmodel-skill](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yushui2022-mathmodel-skill) (456 stars, +3 this week). Agent-native mathematical modeling workflow skills for Trae, Claude Code, and Codex, covering problem parsing, modeling, code generation… [yushui2022-mathmodel-skill on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yushui2022-mathmodel-skill)
12. [medsci-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/aperivue-medsci-skills) (353 stars, +6 this week). Created & maintained by Yoojin Nam, MD Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of… [medsci-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/aperivue-medsci-skills)

## Questions about medical-research-skills alternatives

### What is the best alternative to medical-research-skills?

paper-search-pro is the first of 12 alternatives to medical-research-skills by shared technologies: it has 217 stars (behind medical-research-skills), gained 12 stars this week and ships 1 skill, which medical-research-skills does not.

### Which medical-research-skills alternative has the most skills?

k-dense-ai-scientific-agent-skills has the most, with 177 skills of the 12 alternatives listed.

### Is medical-research-skills free?

Yes. medical-research-skills is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use.

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