1. 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…
science-skills alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like google-deepmind/science-skills
Flowy lists 108 other Research plugins like science-skills, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.
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How they compare
| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| science-skillsThis page | 3,348 | +45 | Oct 23, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 40 skills |
| 1openkb | 4,810 | +31 | Jul 22, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 4 skills |
| 2last30days | 65,709 | +768 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| 3bullshit-detector | 160 | not available | Sep 29, 2026 | MIT | 7 skills, 1 agent |
| 4deer-flow | 84,424 | +358 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 29 skills, 2 agents |
| 5k-dense-ai-scientific-agent-skills | 54,934 | +1,474 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 177 skills |
| 6open-science | 5,387 | +57 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 26 skills |
| 7social-media-research-skills | 4,795 | +568 | Aug 26, 2026 | MIT | 13 skills |
| 8ddgs | 3,031 | +14 | Oct 23, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| 9medical-research-skills | 1,993 | +19 | Sep 17, 2026 | MIT | 8 commands |
| 10synthadoc | 1,570 | +17 | Oct 26, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 10 skills, 1 hook |
| 11union-search-skill | 763 | +11 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| 12evoskills | 481 | 0 | Sep 30, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 16 skills |
The 12 closest alternatives
2. last30days
65,709 stars+768 this week
An AI agent-led search engine scored by upvotes, likes, and real money - not editors.
3. bullshit-detector
160 stars
Read a real report → — 60 claims from a 2.7M-view "the AI bubble is popping" video, 44 of them individually searched, every verdict linked.
4. deer-flow
84,424 stars+358 this week
On February 28th, 2026, DeerFlow claimed the 🏆 #1 spot on GitHub Trending following the launch of version 2.
5. k-dense-ai-scientific-agent-skills
54,934 stars+1,474 this week
🔔 Claude Scientific Skills is now Scientific Agent Skills.
6. open-science
5,387 stars+57 this week
The open-source AI research workbench for scientific research and agent workflows.
7. social-media-research-skills
4,795 stars+568 this week
Practical AI agent skills for social media research, powered by ScrapeCreators.
8. ddgs
3,031 stars+14 this week
A metasearch library that aggregates results from diverse web search services.
9. medical-research-skills
1,993 stars+19 this week
A curated library of 550+ medical research agent skills created by AIPOCH, designed to work with Claude Code, Codex, and other…
10. synthadoc
1,570 stars+17 this week
Document version: v1.4.3 Engineered for solo users and enterprises alike, providing a domain-specific knowledge base that scales…
11. 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。
12. evoskills
481 stars0 this week
The official skill repository for EvoScientist.
Questions about science-skills alternatives
What is the best alternative to science-skills?
openkb is the first of 12 alternatives to science-skills by shared technologies: it has 4,810 stars (ahead of science-skills) and gained 31 stars this week.
Which science-skills alternative has the most skills?
k-dense-ai-scientific-agent-skills has the most, with 177 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. science-skills has 40.
Is science-skills free?
Yes. science-skills is published under the Apache-2.0 license, so it is free to use.