
Nanoresearch Ideation
You give it a research topic and it fans out across arXiv and Semantic Scholar with multiple query angles, pulls back relevant papers, then does gap analysis to suggest novel hypotheses. The output is a JSON file with everything from paper metadata to a ranked hypothesis with justification. It's useful when you're starting a research project and need to map the landscape quickly, though the hypothesis quality will depend heavily on how well you frame the initial topic. The multi-query approach is smart since academic search can be finicky about phrasing. Think of it as a research assistant that reads widely and connects dots, not a replacement for your own domain expertise.
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- May 26, 2026
Install
$ npx -y skills add openraiser/nanoresearch --skill nanoresearch-ideation --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
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Ideation Skill
Purpose
Search arXiv and Semantic Scholar for papers related to a research topic, perform gap analysis, and generate novel hypotheses.
Tools Required
search_arxiv: Search arXiv for paperssearch_semantic_scholar: Search Semantic Scholar for papers and citations
Input
topic: The research topic or question to investigate
Process
- Generate 5-8 diverse search queries from the topic
- Search arXiv and Semantic Scholar using each query
- Deduplicate and rank papers by relevance
- Analyze the collected papers to identify research gaps
- Generate 2-4 novel hypotheses that address the identified gaps
- Select the most promising hypothesis with justification
Output
Produces papers/ideation_output.json containing:
- Retrieved papers with metadata
- Survey summary
- Gap analysis
- Generated hypotheses
- Selected hypothesis with rationale
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Details
- Repository
- github.com/openraiser/nanoresearch
- Category
- Data Science & ML
- License
- MIT
- First seen
- Jun 11, 2026