OpenResearch tops GitHub trending, turns Claude Code and Codex into research agents
TheMoonMidas · x · 2026-09-15
OpenResearch from alphaXiv hit #1 on GitHub trending (2.7k stars). It converts coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, or Cursor into research agents that review literature, form hypotheses, run experiments, and produce research artifacts.
- Local-first: install via curl -LsS https://openresearch.sh/install.sh | sh, then orx up launches a dashboard at 127.0.0.1:4791
- macOS/Linux supported; Windows beta requires Git for Windows
- Connects local models via LM Studio, OMLX, Ollama, or custom endpoints
- Ships with agent skills, system prompts, and a nanochat demo; 335 commits so far
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