Research Kickoff: Claude Code-based Multi-Agent Validation Workflow for Scientific Research Automation

This project addresses the pain point in AI research where repetitive tasks squeeze innovation time. It introduces a Claude Code skill set that uses three core skills—progress management, algorithm review, and task execution—combined with a multi-dimensional validation mechanism using 5 parallel agents to enable high-quality automated development of research code, allowing researchers to focus on core innovation.

AI researchers often spend a lot of time on repetitive tasks such as code management, experiment documentation, and algorithm review, which squeezes their time for innovative thinking. The "Research Kickoff" project emerged as a solution; its core idea is to use precise trigger words to enable Claude to complete complex research tasks according to standardized processes and take over modularized steps.

1. Research Kickoff (Progress Management): Initializes the workflow, reads management files, checks the environment, reports progress, and automatically executes operations like git commit; 2. Research Kickoff - Review (Algorithm Review): Uses 5 parallel agents to review code segment by segment and records issues to ISSUES.md; 3. Research Kickoff - Execution (Task Execution): Conducts research first then codes, and automatically commits after completion.

The project uses 5 parallel agents for multi-dimensional validation: the algorithm flow agent checks logical implementation, the boundary anomaly agent identifies defects, the numerical correctness agent verifies accuracy, the performance agent analyzes complexity, and the design comparison agent evaluates experimental design. This simulates team collaboration, improves code quality and reliability, and reduces rework costs.

A document system including PROGRESS.md (records change history), PIPELINE.md (defines experiment sequence), EXPERIMENTS.csv (records all experiments including failures), and ISSUES.md (manages review issues) is established and automatically maintained to ensure the research process is traceable and reproducible.

Precise trigger words are used (e.g., only "Research Kickoff" activates progress management) to avoid resource waste or overwriting work caused by accidental triggering of heavy processes via random input, ensuring users have clear operational intent.

Installation: Clone the repo to ~/.claude/skills/ or create a symlink; replace placeholders (such as git information) before use, and unnecessary functions can be deleted. Future plans include implementing functions like paper writing assistance, polishing, and related work verification.

The project represents an enhanced research paradigm of human-AI collaboration. AI takes over modularized work, liberates researchers' creativity, improves research efficiency and quality, ensures the reproducibility of results, and promotes the overall level of the AI research community.