XScientist
github.com/smileformylove/xscientistLocal-first autonomous research system implementing a Git-like research protocol for long-running scientific discovery; explores competing explanations, executes experiments inside an isolation boundary, self-criticizes results, and exports the entire path as typed Agent-Native Research Artifacts (ARA) with exploration DAGs, claim-to-evidence anchors, content hashes, and re-execution hooks (126+ stars, Apache 2.0, arXiv 2026)
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- GitHub — github.com/smileformylove/xscientist
- Awesome AI for Science — github.com/smileformylove/xscientist
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