# auto-empirical-research-skills alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like brycewang-stanford/auto-empirical-research-skills

Flowy lists 210 other Automation plugins like auto-empirical-research-skills, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.

Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 27, 2026 · Author: Flowy
Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/brycewang-stanford-auto-empirical-research-skills

## How they compare

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [auto-empirical-research-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/brycewang-stanford-auto-empirical-research-skills) | 4,799 | +98 | Oct 26, 2026 | – | 200 skills |
| [aris](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/wanshuiyin-auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep) | 18,121 | +387 | Oct 24, 2026 | MIT | 87 skills, 1 agent, 1 command |
| [claude-scholar](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/galaxy-dawn-claude-scholar) | 5,916 | +59 | Oct 19, 2026 | MIT | 45 skills, 6 agents, 65 commands, 5 hooks |
| [vibe-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/foryourhealth111-pixel-vibe-skills) | 3,772 | +21 | Oct 26, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 200 skills, 7 agents, 3 commands |
| [notebooklm-skill](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/claude-world-notebooklm-skill) | 483 | +3 | Oct 21, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill, 1 MCP server |
| [superpowers-chrome](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/obra-superpowers-chrome) | 364 | +3 | Oct 10, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill, 1 agent |
| [ai4s-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/ai4s-research-ai4s-skills) | 255 | +12 | Jul 28, 2026 | MIT | 7 skills |
| [word-format-skill](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yeap531-word-format-skill) | 204 | 0 | Apr 27, 2026 | – | 1 skill |
| [agon](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/autoresearch-factory-agon) | 54 | 0 | Oct 6, 2026 | MIT | 5 skills, 12 agents, 4 commands, 7 hooks |
| [magi-researchers](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/axect-magi-researchers) | 13 | 0 | Apr 12, 2026 | MIT | 9 skills |
| [vexa](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vexa-ai-vexa) | 2,920 | – | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 3 skills, 2 agents |
| [nanoresearch](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/openraiser-nanoresearch) | 1,339 | -1 | Oct 9, 2026 | MIT | 16 skills, 9 commands |
| [dr-claw](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/openlair-dr-claw) | 1,169 | +8 | Oct 26, 2026 | – | 175 skills |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [aris](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/wanshuiyin-auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep) (18,121 stars, +387 this week). · · · · · · · · 💬 Join Community · 🌱 ARIS is a methodology, not a platform. [aris on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/wanshuiyin-auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep) · [aris alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/wanshuiyin-auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep)
2. [claude-scholar](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/galaxy-dawn-claude-scholar) (5,916 stars, +59 this week). Semi-automated research assistant for academic research and software development. [claude-scholar on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/galaxy-dawn-claude-scholar) · [claude-scholar alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/galaxy-dawn-claude-scholar)
3. [vibe-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/foryourhealth111-pixel-vibe-skills) (3,772 stars, +21 this week). Intelligent Skill routing and workflow orchestration for AI agents — +21.12 pp reward, −29.6% tokens on SkillsBench with DeepSeekV4Flash-VE. [vibe-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/foryourhealth111-pixel-vibe-skills) · [vibe-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/foryourhealth111-pixel-vibe-skills)
4. [notebooklm-skill](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/claude-world-notebooklm-skill) (483 stars, +3 this week). Source-grounded NotebookLM automation for terminals and AI agents. [notebooklm-skill on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/claude-world-notebooklm-skill)
5. [superpowers-chrome](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/obra-superpowers-chrome) (364 stars, +3 this week). Direct browser control via Chrome DevTools Protocol. [superpowers-chrome on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/obra-superpowers-chrome)
6. [ai4s-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/ai4s-research-ai4s-skills) (255 stars, +12 this week). Open-source agent skills for AI for Science: topic exploration, literature survey, experiments, paper writing, and integrity audit —… [ai4s-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/ai4s-research-ai4s-skills)
7. [word-format-skill](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yeap531-word-format-skill) (204 stars, 0 this week). 一个 Claude Code skill：把一份参考 Word (.docx) 的排版样式（字体 / 字号 / 缩进 / 行距 / 对齐 / 页面设置 / 样式表 / 主题 / 页眉页脚）视觉一致地复刻到新内容上。 仅在 macOS 工作（依赖 Microsoft Word… [word-format-skill on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yeap531-word-format-skill)
8. [agon](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/autoresearch-factory-agon) (54 stars, 0 this week). Claude Code plugin for autonomous AI research — multi-agent loops take a bare topic all the way to running experiments, with no… [agon on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/autoresearch-factory-agon)
9. [magi-researchers](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/axect-magi-researchers) (13 stars, 0 this week). Three AI models, one synthesis — Claude, Gemini & Codex cross-verify each other for rigorous multi-perspective research. [magi-researchers on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/axect-magi-researchers)
10. [vexa](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vexa-ai-vexa) (2,920 stars). Open-source meeting bots and real-time transcription — cloud or fully self-hosted. [vexa on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vexa-ai-vexa) · [vexa alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vexa-ai-vexa)
11. [nanoresearch](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/openraiser-nanoresearch) (1,339 stars, -1 this week). 端到端自主 AI 科研引擎 — 从研究想法到完整论文，全程自动化 快速开始 · 效果展示 · 流水线 · Claude Code · 飞书机器人 🔬 NanoResearch 真正运行计算实验——它不仅生成代码，还能将代码提交到 GPU… [nanoresearch on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/openraiser-nanoresearch) · [nanoresearch alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/openraiser-nanoresearch)
12. [dr-claw](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/openlair-dr-claw) (1,169 stars, +8 this week). A Super AI Lab with massive AI Doctors as Assistants. [dr-claw on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/openlair-dr-claw) · [dr-claw alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/openlair-dr-claw)

## Questions about auto-empirical-research-skills alternatives

### What is the best alternative to auto-empirical-research-skills?

aris is the first of 12 alternatives to auto-empirical-research-skills by shared technologies: it has 18,121 stars (ahead of auto-empirical-research-skills), gained 387 stars this week and ships 1 agent, which auto-empirical-research-skills does not.

### Which auto-empirical-research-skills alternative has the most skills?

vibe-skills has the most, with 200 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. auto-empirical-research-skills has 200.

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