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Official MathWorks toolkit connecting AI agents to MATLAB via the MATLAB MCP Server and curated skills, enabling trusted engineering and scientific computing workflows with idiomatic code generation, testing, and error diagnosis in Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, and Gemini CLI (686+ stars, BSD-3-Clause, 2026)

Biomedical Model Context Protocol (MCP) server unifying literature search across PubMed/Europe PMC, entity pivoting across genes/variants/drugs/diseases/pathways/proteins, local study analytics, and Claude Code/Codex integration for agentic biomedical research (531+ stars, MIT License, 2025-2026)

AI coding assistant for JupyterLab with agent mode, supporting arbitrary LLM providers (2025+)

Agent-agnostic research infrastructure providing AI agents with a structured scientific workspace for deep PDF parsing, hybrid semantic/keyword literature search, citation-graph analysis, topic discovery, and academic writing workflows; natively integrates with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, and AgentSkills.io (530+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Open-source, local-first, model-agnostic AI research workbench for reproducible scientific discovery; runs Python/R notebooks, searches the web, calls scientific data connectors, and produces inspectable reports, tables, and figures in a self-hosted desktop workspace (1.5K+ stars, Apache 2.0, 2026)

Open-source, local-first desktop AI research workbench for scientific computing with Python/R, MCP bioinformatics tools, SSH/WSL/GPU runtimes, and OpenAI/Anthropic models (857+ stars, 2026)

Composable computational-science methodology skills for AI research agents emphasizing pre-registration, reproducible workspaces, and red-team review to guard against p-hacking and HARKing; zero third-party dependencies and runs with any agent harness plus a POSIX shell (281+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Text-space optimizer that treats agent skill documents as trainable parameters for frozen LLMs, using scored rollouts and held-out validation gates to iteratively improve reusable natural-language skills; includes SkillOpt-Sleep for nightly self-evolution and improves accuracy across Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, and direct-chat harnesses, making it a meta-tool for evolving scientific agent skill workflows (15.5K+ stars, MIT License, PyPI)

Official Jupyter extension with `%%ai` magic commands and sidebar chat assistant, connecting multiple model providers and local inference

Open-source hybrid scientific research agent and workbench replicating Claude Science, combining JSON tool orchestration with persistent Python/R Code-as-Action kernels, 604 bundled science skills, MCP connectors, sandboxed local execution, and multi-provider LLM support for end-to-end scientific workflows (PKU–YuanKong Intelligence, 377+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Comprehensive Claude Code skill suite covering the full academic pipeline from deep research and paper writing to multi-perspective peer review, revision, and finalization; features multi-agent teams, PRISMA systematic review, style calibration, claim-level citation audits, integrity gates, and human-in-the-loop safeguards (38K+ stars, CC BY-NC 4.0, 2026)

Free, open-source desktop AI research assistant that runs locally and turns natural-language requests into real data analysis, literature search, figure generation, and manuscript review; ships with 149 scientific skills, 326 workflow templates, and 229 databases across genomics, proteomics, drug discovery, and materials science, plus a living lab notebook, 60+ scientific file previews, and LaTeX editing (K-Dense-AI, 908+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Turn any AI agent into a life science expert with NVIDIA BioNeMo skills, enabling agentic workflows for drug discovery, protein engineering, and biomolecular design (329+ stars, Apache 2.0 / CC-BY-4.0, 2026)

Open-source AI workbench for scientific research that automates the full research loop — literature review, hypothesis generation, code writing, experiment execution, database querying, and report writing — with 290+ skills, specialized research agents, and a browser-based workspace (1453+ stars, Apache 2.0, 2026)

Semi-automated research assistant for academic research and software development, supporting Claude Code, Codex CLI, Kimi Code CLI, and OpenCode across ideation, coding, experiments, writing, and publication (Galaxy-Dawn, 4.5K+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Local-first, open-source AI workbench for scientists — an open alternative to Claude Science (by ai4s-research, maintainers of this list; TypeScript, MIT, 2026)

Human-centered research OS with terminal-first harness and local browser Studio, turning research work into reproducible artifact-backed runs through a 9-stage workflow with human approval gates, resume/rollback controls, and venue-aware manuscript packaging (1K+ stars, 2026)

Local-first, conversational AI research partner for multi-omics analysis with CLI, desktop app, and 95+ reproducible skills; keeps raw data local while routing natural-language requests to Python/R/CLI tools with persistent memory, autonomous analysis paths, and multi-method consensus workflows (TianGzlab, 155+ stars, Apache 2.0, 2026)

Open-source biomedical AI platform integrating multimodal foundation models (BioMedGPT, PharmolixFM, LangCell) with agentic workflows and 45+ Claude Code skills for drug discovery, protein engineering, and single-cell omics analysis (PharMolix & Tsinghua AIR, 1K+ stars, 2023-2026)

Curated, multilingual library of 182 installable AI agent skills for end-to-end academic research spanning literature discovery, scientific writing, grant development, bioinformatics, drug discovery, clinical research, machine learning, and data analysis (779+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Open-source AI research assistant for biomedicine — chat to run RNA-seq, drug discovery, clinical analysis, and more; built on OpenClaw and Claude Code with 140 K-Dense scientific skills, real-time dashboard, and RStudio/JupyterLab integration (xjtulyc, 669+ stars, 2026)