K-Dense-AI scientific-agent-skills hits GitHub Trending with 49K stars
The K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills repository appeared on GitHub Trending on 2026-10-15, ranking fifth with 49,311 stars and 163 stars gained that day. Its description claims 177 validated agent skills and 100+ scientific databases for biology, chemistry, medicine, and drug discovery, compatible with Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, and the open Agent Skills standard.
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