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Autoresearch skill

autoresearchOrchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs0-autoresearch-skill/SKILL.md

Orchestrates end-to-end autonomous AI research projects using a two-loop architecture. The inner loop runs rapid experiment iterations with clear optimization targets. The outer loop synthesizes results, identifies patterns, and steers research direction. Routes to domain-specific skills for execution, supports continuous agent operation via Claude Code /loop and OpenClaw heartbeat, and produces research presentations and papers. Use when starting a research project, running autonomous experiments, or managing a multi-hypothesis research effort.

14kMIT

always on

98 tokname + description

once used

5,151 tokSKILL.md body

bundled files

736 KB

repo stars

14kGitHub

Install the Autoresearch skill

Skills CLI (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others)

npx skills add https://github.com/Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --skill autoresearch

Claude Code, by hand (all projects)

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs.git /tmp/AI-Research-SKILLs
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -R /tmp/AI-Research-SKILLs/0-autoresearch-skill ~/.claude/skills/autoresearch

For one project only, copy the folder into .claude/skills/ in that project instead. The agent picks it up when a task matches its description.

What it costs your context

Agent Skills load in three steps. Tokens counted with the o200k tokenizer; your model's count will differ a little.

WhenWhat loadsCost
Every sessionName and description98 tok
When the agent uses itThe SKILL.md instructions5,151 tok
Only if opened7 bundled files (36 KB)varies

Until it is used, autoresearch costs about 14× less than the median MCP server we measured (1,362 tokens on every turn). Installing all 98 skills from Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs would load 6,174 tokens of descriptions. Skills vs MCP study

Checks

  • The instructions are over 5,000 tokens, the Agent Skills specification's guideline for SKILL.md.
  • The name doesn't match its folder name, as the specification requires.

Checked 2026-10-22 · method

What's inside

The headings of its SKILL.md. Read the full file on GitHub.

  • Autoresearch
  • Getting Started
  • Initialize Workspace
  • The Two-Loop Architecture
  • Research is Non-Linear
  • Bootstrap: Literature and Hypotheses
  • The Inner Loop
  • Route to Domain Skills
  • Track the Experiment Trajectory
  • The Outer Loop
  • Deciding Direction
  • findings.md Is Your Project Memory
  • Agent Continuity (MANDATORY — Set Up First)
  • Claude Code
  • OpenClaw
  • What the Loop Does
  • Progress Reporting
  • Git Protocol
  • Concluding: Paper Writing
  • Research Discipline
  • Quality Standards
  • When to Use vs Alternatives
  • Common Issues
  • Advanced Topics

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    Compiles any research input — PDF papers, GitHub repositories, experiment logs, code directories, or raw notes — into a complete Agent-Native Research Artifact (ARA) with cognitive layer (claims, concepts, heuristics), physical layer (configs, code stubs), exploration graph, and grounded evidence. Use when ingesting a paper or codebase into a structured, machine-executable knowledge package, building an ARA from scratch, or converting research outputs into a falsifiable, agent-traversable form.

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    Records research provenance as a post-task epilogue, scanning conversation history at the end of a coding or research session to extract decisions, experiments, dead ends, claims, heuristics, and pivots, and writing them into the ara/ directory with user-vs-AI provenance tags. Use as a session epilogue — never during execution — to maintain a faithful, auditable trace of how a research project actually evolved.

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