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nanoresearch-ideation

Agent skill fromOpenRaiser/NanoResearch

Search academic literature and generate research hypotheses

How to install nanoresearch-ideation

install nanoresearch-ideation
# install the NanoResearch pack with the skills CLI
npx skills add OpenRaiser/NanoResearch

# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder

skills/nanoresearch-ideation/

# into

~/.claude/skills/nanoresearch-ideation/ (all projects)

.claude/skills/nanoresearch-ideation/ (one project)

skills/nanoresearch-ideation/SKILL.md

MITFull file
1# Ideation Skill
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3## Purpose
4Search arXiv and Semantic Scholar for papers related to a research topic, perform gap analysis, and generate novel hypotheses.
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6## Tools Required
7- `search_arxiv`: Search arXiv for papers
8- `search_semantic_scholar`: Search Semantic Scholar for papers and citations
9
10## Input
11- `topic`: The research topic or question to investigate
12
13## Process
141. Generate 5-8 diverse search queries from the topic
152. Search arXiv and Semantic Scholar using each query
163. Deduplicate and rank papers by relevance
174. Analyze the collected papers to identify research gaps
185. Generate 2-4 novel hypotheses that address the identified gaps
196. Select the most promising hypothesis with justification
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21## Output
22Produces `papers/ideation_output.json` containing:
23- Retrieved papers with metadata
24- Survey summary
25- Gap analysis
26- Generated hypotheses
27- Selected hypothesis with rationale

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