OpenAI4S
github.com/pku-yuangroup/openai4sOpen-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)
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- GitHub — github.com/pku-yuangroup/openai4s
- Awesome AI for Science — github.com/pku-yuangroup/openai4s
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