# 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.

Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 30, 2026 · Author: Flowy
Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/google-deepmind-science-skills

## How they compare

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [science-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/google-deepmind-science-skills) | 3,348 | +45 | Oct 23, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 40 skills |
| [openkb](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vectifyai-openkb) | 4,810 | +31 | Jul 22, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 4 skills |
| [last30days](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mvanhorn-last30days-skill) | 65,709 | +768 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [bullshit-detector](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/serhiikorniienko-bullshit-detector) | 160 | – | Sep 29, 2026 | MIT | 7 skills, 1 agent |
| [deer-flow](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/bytedance-deer-flow) | 84,424 | +358 | Oct 30, 2026 | MIT | 29 skills, 2 agents |
| [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 |
| [open-science](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/aipoch-open-science) | 5,387 | +57 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 26 skills |
| [social-media-research-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/scrapecreators-social-media-research-skills) | 4,795 | +568 | Aug 26, 2026 | MIT | 13 skills |
| [ddgs](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/deedy5-ddgs) | 3,031 | +14 | Oct 23, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [medical-research-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/aipoch-medical-research-skills) | 1,993 | +19 | Sep 17, 2026 | MIT | 8 commands |
| [synthadoc](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/axoviq-ai-synthadoc) | 1,570 | +17 | Oct 29, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 10 skills, 1 hook |
| [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 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 16 skills |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [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)
2. [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)
3. [bullshit-detector](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/serhiikorniienko-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. [bullshit-detector on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/serhiikorniienko-bullshit-detector)
4. [deer-flow](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/bytedance-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. [deer-flow on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/bytedance-deer-flow) · [deer-flow alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/bytedance-deer-flow)
5. [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)
6. [open-science](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/aipoch-open-science) (5,387 stars, +57 this week). The open-source AI research workbench for scientific research and agent workflows. [open-science on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/aipoch-open-science) · [open-science alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/aipoch-open-science)
7. [social-media-research-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/scrapecreators-social-media-research-skills) (4,795 stars, +568 this week). Practical AI agent skills for social media research, powered by ScrapeCreators. [social-media-research-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/scrapecreators-social-media-research-skills) · [social-media-research-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/scrapecreators-social-media-research-skills)
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. [medical-research-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/aipoch-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… [medical-research-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/aipoch-medical-research-skills) · [medical-research-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/aipoch-medical-research-skills)
10. [synthadoc](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/axoviq-ai-synthadoc) (1,570 stars, +17 this week). Document version: v1.5.0 Engineered for solo users and enterprises alike, providing a domain-specific knowledge base that scales… [synthadoc on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/axoviq-ai-synthadoc) · [synthadoc alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/axoviq-ai-synthadoc)
11. [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)
12. [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)

## 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.

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