<2-3 sentences summarising what the project addresses and solves, the target audience, and the benefit.> Academic Forge tackles AI agent skill overload, which degrades accuracy and causes confusion. It offers a curated collection of skills specifically for academic writing and research, benefiting researchers and students with more precise skill calls, reduced ambiguity, focused workflows, and timely updates from original authors.

How It Works

Inspired by Minecraft mod loaders, Academic Forge integrates multiple specialized "Skills" into a cohesive package for academic writing. This curated approach aims for synergistic collections that improve AI agent performance in specific domains. Skills are managed and updated via git submodules, fostering a community-driven ecosystem.

Quick Start & Requirements

Installation uses provided shell scripts (curl ... | bash for Linux/macOS, irm ... | iex for Windows PowerShell) or recursive git cloning (git clone --recursive ...). Skills synchronization is handled by scripts/download-skills.sh (Linux/macOS) or scripts/download-skills.ps1 (Windows), and updates via ./scripts/update.sh (Linux/macOS) or update.ps1 (Windows). Git is the primary requirement. Links to usage examples and contribution guides are available within the repository.

Highlighted Details

• Integrates claude-scientific-skills (140 skills) covering bioinformatics, cheminformatics, clinical research, data analysis, scientific writing, ML, and databases.
• Includes AI-research-SKILLs (82 skills) for AI research workflows: model architecture, fine-tuning, distributed training, optimization, inference, agents/RAG, and multimodal.
• Features humanizer to refine academic tone and readability, aiding AI detection avoidance.
• Incorporates superpowers, a process-oriented skill library emphasizing structured brainstorming, planning, debugging, TDD, and verification.
• Skills are automatically updated weekly (Mondays 09:00 UTC) via git submodules and snapshot synchronization.

Maintenance & Community

This project is community-driven, with clear contribution guidelines. Automated weekly updates ensure skills remain current with upstream improvements, reducing manual maintenance. Users are encouraged to star the repository and individual skill repositories.

Licensing & Compatibility

The core Academic Forge structure (scripts, config, docs) is MIT licensed. Each integrated Skill retains its original license (MIT common), detailed in ATTRIBUTIONS.md. Commercial use compatibility depends on individual skill licenses.

Limitations & Caveats

The superpowers skill collection synchronizes only the skills/ subdirectory from its source. The forge acts as an integration layer; individual skills retain original authors and licensing terms, which may impose specific usage restrictions.