K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills

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Turn any AI agent into an AI Scientist. The #1 Agent Skills library for science, used by 190,000+ scientists worldwide. 165 ready-to-use validated skills plus 100+ scientific databases covering biology, chemistry, medicine, and drug discovery. Compatible with Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Pi, Antigravity, and the open Agent Skills standard.

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# Scientific Agent Skills

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> **🔔 Claude Scientific Skills is now Scientific Agent Skills.** Same skills, broader compatibility — now works with any AI agent that supports the open [Agent Skills](https://agentskills.io/) standard, not just Claude.

> **New: [K-Dense BYOK](https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/k-dense-byok)** — A free, open-source AI co-scientist that runs on your desktop, powered by Scientific Agent Skills. Bring your own API keys, pick from 40+ models, and get a full research workspace with web search, file handling, 100+ scientific databases, and access to all 163 skills in this repo. Your data stays on your computer, and you can optionally scale to cloud compute via [Modal](https://modal.com/) for heavy workloads. [Get started here.](https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/k-dense-byok)

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