# nature-skills alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like yuan1z0825/nature-skills

nature-skills has 51,234 stars, gained 1,276 in 7 days and was last pushed Oct 28, 2026; the top pick, night-owl-research-agent, has 107 stars.

Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 28, 2026 · Author: Flowy
Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/yuan1z0825-nature-skills

## How they compare

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

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [nature-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yuan1z0825-nature-skills) | 51,234 | +1,276 | Oct 28, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 24 skills |
| [night-owl-research-agent](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/grind-lab-core-night-owl-research-agent) | 107 | – | May 6, 2026 | – | 22 skills, 9 agents, 1 command, 6 MCP servers |
| [open-science](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/aipoch-open-science) | 5,387 | +57 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 26 skills |
| [openkb](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vectifyai-openkb) | 4,810 | +31 | Jul 22, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 4 skills |
| [nvk-llm-wiki](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/nvk-llm-wiki) | 1,465 | +34 | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills, 28 commands |
| [medsci-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/aperivue-medsci-skills) | 353 | +6 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 62 skills |
| [joshua-zyy-academic-paper-writer](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/joshua-zyy-academic-paper-writer) | 115 | – | Oct 5, 2026 | MIT | 8 skills |
| [zai-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/numman-ali-zai-cli) | 110 | – | Jan 2, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [last30days](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mvanhorn-last30days-skill) | 65,709 | +768 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 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 |
| [gpt-researcher](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/assafelovic-gpt-researcher) | 30,310 | +114 | Oct 10, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill, 1 MCP server |
| [mathmodelagent](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/jihe520-mathmodelagent) | 6,252 | +30 | Oct 3, 2026 | – | 10 skills |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [night-owl-research-agent](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/grind-lab-core-night-owl-research-agent) (107 stars). A fully automatic, domain-aware AI research agent for Geoscientists, Remote Sensing researchers, and GIScientists — powered entirely by… [night-owl-research-agent on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/grind-lab-core-night-owl-research-agent)
2. [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)
3. [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)
4. [nvk-llm-wiki](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nvk-llm-wiki) (1,465 stars, +34 this week). LLM-compiled knowledge bases for any AI agent. [nvk-llm-wiki on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nvk-llm-wiki) · [nvk-llm-wiki alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/nvk-llm-wiki)
5. [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)
6. [joshua-zyy-academic-paper-writer](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/joshua-zyy-academic-paper-writer) (115 stars). 面向 CS / AI / ML 领域的证据驱动、分节推进的论文写作 Agent Skill。. [joshua-zyy-academic-paper-writer on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/joshua-zyy-academic-paper-writer)
7. [zai-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/numman-ali-zai-cli) (110 stars). MCP-native command line interface for Z.AI capabilities: vision analysis, web search, web reader, and GitHub repo exploration. [zai-cli on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/numman-ali-zai-cli)
8. [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)
9. [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)
10. [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)
11. [gpt-researcher](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/assafelovic-gpt-researcher) (30,310 stars, +114 this week). GPT Researcher the first open deep research agent designed for both web and local research on any given task. [gpt-researcher on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/assafelovic-gpt-researcher) · [gpt-researcher alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/assafelovic-gpt-researcher)
12. [mathmodelagent](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/jihe520-mathmodelagent) (6,252 stars, +30 this week). 🤖📐专为数学建模设计的 Agent & skills ,自动完成数学建模，生成一份完整的可以直接提交的论文。 An Agent Designed for Mathematical Modeling ,Automatically complete mathmodel and… [mathmodelagent on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/jihe520-mathmodelagent) · [mathmodelagent alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/jihe520-mathmodelagent)

## Questions about nature-skills alternatives

### What is the best alternative to nature-skills?

night-owl-research-agent is the first of 12 alternatives to nature-skills by shared technologies: it has 107 stars (behind nature-skills) and ships 6 MCP servers, which nature-skills does not.

### Which nature-skills alternative has the most skills?

k-dense-ai-scientific-agent-skills has the most, with 177 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. nature-skills has 24.

### Is nature-skills free?

Yes. nature-skills is published under the Apache-2.0 license, so it is free to use.

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