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# ara-compiler — AI agent skill for research automation

> Compiles any research input — PDF papers, GitHub repositories, experiment logs, code directories, or raw notes — into a complete Agent-Native Research Art…

# `ara-compiler`

> 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.

**Category:** [research-automation](/research-agent-skills/skills#research-automation) · **License:** MIT · **Version:** 1.0.0

## Install

```bash theme={null}
npx research-agent-skills install ara-compiler
npx skills add KalarisLabs/research-agent-skills --skill ara-compiler
```

## When to use it

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.

## Full playbook

Read [SKILL.md](https://github.com/KalarisLabs/research-agent-skills/blob/main/skills/ara-compiler/SKILL.md) for the complete workflow, references and any scripts. The agent installer copies the full skill folder.


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