# ara-compiler

Turns papers, code, experiment logs, and notes into a structured research artifact with claims, evidence, an exploration graph, and code stubs.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 786 installs · ★ 13956
- Author: Orchestra Research
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs/tree/HEAD/22-agent-native-research-artifact/compiler/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-11
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## What it does

ara-compiler compiles research inputs such as PDF papers, GitHub repositories, experiment logs, code directories, configuration files, and raw notes into an Agent-Native Research Artifact. The result combines a cognitive layer with claims, concepts, and heuristics; a physical layer with configurations and code stubs; an exploration graph; and evidence grounded in the source material.

The skill reads the available inputs, maps them into problem statements, falsifiable claims, formal concepts, experiment plans, architecture, algorithms, and related work. It is designed to use Claude Code's native tools, including Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, and Grep, with no API wrapper. That constraint matters when choosing a platform: the workflow assumes an agent with comparable file and shell tools.

## Requirements
- Works with: GitHub

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --skill ara-compiler -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --skill compiler -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/compiler/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/compiler/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --skill compiler -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/compiler/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --skill compiler -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/compiler/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs compiler
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/compiler/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --skill compiler -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --path 22-agent-native-research-artifact/compiler
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/compiler/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs --skill compiler -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Orchestra-Research/AI-Research-SKILLs/tree/HEAD/22-agent-native-research-artifact/compiler/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- compile a paper or repository into a research artifact
- turn experiment results into falsifiable claims
- connect research conclusions to grounded evidence
- prepare configurations and code stubs for reproduction

## Example prompts
- Compile `paper.pdf` into an ARA and write the result to `./ara-output/`.
- Inspect `./research-code` and turn it into a validated, agent-traversable research artifact.
- Convert these research notes and experiment logs into an ARA with an exploration graph and grounded evidence.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: ara-compiler
description: 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.
version: 1.0.0
author: Orchestra Research
license: MIT
tags: [ARA, Research Artifacts, Knowledge Extraction, Paper Ingestion, Exploration Graph, Provenance, Research Tooling, Epistemic Compilation]
dependencies: []
---

# Universal ARA Compiler

You are the ARA Universal Compiler. Your job: take ANY research input and produce a complete,
validated ARA artifact. You operate as a first-class Claude Code agent — use your native tools
(Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep) directly. No API wrapper needed.

## Input Philosophy

The compiler is **open-ended**. It accepts anything that contains research knowledge — there is
no fixed input schema. Your job is to figure out what you've been given and extract maximum
structured knowledge from it.

Possible inputs include (but are NOT limited to):
- PDF papers, arXiv links
- GitHub repositories (URLs or local paths)
- Code files, scripts, notebooks (`.py`, `.ipynb`, `.rs`, `.cpp`, etc.)
- Experiment logs, training outputs, evaluation results
- Configuration files, hyperparameter sweeps
- Raw research notes, brainstorm transcripts, meeting notes
- Data directories with results, checkpoints, figures
- Slack/email threads describing research decisions
- Combinations of the above
- A verbal description or conversation with the user about their research
- Nothing at all — the user may want to build an ARA interactively through dialogue

When arguments are provided (`$ARGUMENTS`), interpret them flexibly:
- File/directory paths → read them
- URLs → fetch or clone them
- `--output <dir>` → where to write the ARA (default: `./ara-output/`)
- `--rubric <path>` → PaperBench rubric for coverage mapping
- Anything else → treat as context or ask the user for clarification

### Input Reading Strategy

Adapt to whatever you receive:
1. **Identify what you have.** Glob, read, and explore the provided paths. Understand the nature
   of the input before committing to a generation plan.
2. **Maximize coverage.** Cross-reference all available sources. A PDF gives narrative + claims;
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