paper-sharpener vs research-co-pilot
paper-sharpener is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by borgr. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Community GitHub marketplaces). research-co-pilot is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Marazii. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  paper-sharpener |  research-co-pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace borgr/paper-sharpener | Listed Version: 1.0.0 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.10.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 13 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | paper-sharpener | research-co-pilot |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 13 |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | No figure on GitHub | 3 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 3 | 34 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/borgr/paper-sharpener | github.com/marazii/research-co-pilot |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
paper-sharpener
Academic paper review and writing improvement skills for Claude Code
research-co-pilot
About Comprehensive research co-pilot for Claude Code and claude.ai — 13 skills covering literature review, methodology, ethics review, data analysis, qualitative coding, brainstorming, manuscript drafting, replication design, grant writing, talk building, citations, survey design, and peer review. A peer collaborator, not a subservient assistant.
How to run each
paper-sharpener As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add borgr/paper-sharpener
/plugin install paper-sharpener@paper-sharpenerresearch-co-pilot As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install research-co-pilot@claude-communityCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: paper-sharpener · What it can do: research-co-pilot · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.