@research-copilot/plugin

Research Copilot plugin for Claude Code - AI-powered research automation with skills and agents.

Installation

Most users should install the Research Copilot CLI, then let rc init or rc doctor --fix synchronize this companion plugin package:

npm install -g @research-copilot/cli
rc init --user your-name --claude
rc doctor

For an existing Research Copilot project after upgrading the CLI:

npm install -g @research-copilot/cli@latest
rc doctor --fix
rc doctor

rc init and rc doctor --fix are idempotent: they preserve existing tasks, specs, workspace files, user hooks, user agents, and unrelated MCP servers.

Manual Plugin Synchronization

If rc doctor reports a plugin version mismatch, install the exact version it prints:

npm install -g @research-copilot/plugin@<cli-version>

This npm package is a companion package for plugin content and version synchronization. Project-local Claude Code configuration created by rc init remains the reliable runtime path, so npm global installation alone is not the only Research Copilot activation step.

Platform Registration

Installing this npm package synchronizes plugin content, but platform CLIs discover plugins through their own plugin or skills directories. Use the Research Copilot CLI to register the plugin content:

rc plugin install --platform claude --scope project
rc plugin status --platform claude

For local development against a built plugin dist:

pnpm --filter @research-copilot/plugin build
rc plugin install --platform claude --scope project --source local --path packages/plugin/dist

The registration command copies this package's dist/ content into the selected platform discovery path and preserves unrelated plugins.

What's Included

Skills (6 total)

1. deep-research - Multi-source web research with adversarial fact-checking
2. academic-search - Search academic papers across multiple databases
3. literature-review - Generate comprehensive literature reviews
4. citation-manager - Manage citations and bibliographies
5. data-analysis - Analyze research data with statistical methods
6. report-generator - Generate formatted research reports

Agents (10 total)

Specialized AI agents for different research tasks:

• Literature review agent
• Data collection agent
• Analysis agent
• Citation agent
• Summary agent
• Fact-checking agent
• Writing agent
• Methodology agent
• Survey design agent
• Meta-analysis agent

Commands

• /research-init - Initialize research environment
• /search-papers - Quick academic paper search
• /cite - Generate citations
• /analyze - Run data analysis

Usage

After installation, all skills and agents are available in Claude Code:

# Use a skill
/deep-research "impact of AI on scientific research"

# Run the literature review agent
@literature-review "summarize recent ML papers"

Requirements

• Claude Code CLI (any supported platform)
• Node.js >= 18
• Internet connection for web research features

Configuration

Plugin settings can be customized in .claude/research-copilot.local.md

License

MIT