一款全自动、域感知的人工智能研究代理，面向地球科学家、遥感研究人员和地理信息科学专家——完全依靠Claude代码技能驱动。

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快速启动

NORA 运行在 Claude Code 内部。没有 Python 入口，没有服务器可启动，也没有构建步骤——你只需把技能放进 Claude Code 的技能目录，然后调用启动器。

步骤1 — 安装Claude代码

先安装Claude代码。任何官方发行版都可正常使用：

• CLI（推荐使用）：

• 桌面应用（macOS / Windows）：可从

• VS Code 扩展：从市场安装“Claude Code”

• Web：

用你的Anthropic账户登录一次，这样Claude Code就能访问API。

第二步 — 把NORA接到你的机器上

第三步 — 将技能安装到Claude代码中

Claude Code 会在 ~/.claude/skills/（用户层，每个项目都能用）或 /.claude/skills/（项目本地）下寻找技能。将整个 skills/ 文件夹从本仓库复制到这些位置之一。

macOS / Linux（用户级——推荐）:

Windows PowerShell（用户级）:

Windows Bash / Git Bash：

NORA (Night Owl Research Agent)

A fully automatic, domain-aware AI research agent for Geoscientists, Remote Sensing researchers, and GIScientists — powered entirely by Claude Code skills.

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Quick Start

NORA runs inside Claude Code. There is no Python entry point, no server to spin up, and no build step — you just drop the skills into Claude Code’s skill directory and invoke the launcher.

Step 1 — Install Claude Code

Install Claude Code first. Any of the official distributions works:

• CLI (recommended):

  npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
  claude --version
  

• Desktop app (macOS / Windows): download from
• VS Code extension: install “Claude Code” from the Marketplace
• Web:

Sign in once with your Anthropic account so Claude Code can reach the API.

Step 2 — Get NORA onto your machine

git clone https://github.com/GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent.git
cd night_owl_research_agent

Step 3 — Install the skills into Claude Code

Claude Code looks for skills under ~/.claude/skills/ (user-level, available in every project) or /.claude/skills/ (project-local). Copy the entire skills/ folder from this repo into one of those locations.

macOS / Linux (user-level — recommended):

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -R skills/* ~/.claude/skills/

Windows PowerShell (user-level):

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\skills" | Out-Null
Copy-Item -Recurse -Force .\skills\* "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\skills\"

Windows bash / Git Bash:

mkdir -p "$USERPROFILE/.claude/skills"
cp -R skills/* "$USERPROFILE/.claude/skills/"

Project-local alternative (skills only visible when Claude Code is opened in this folder):

mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R skills/* .claude/skills/

Also copy the launcher slash command so /launcher is available:

# macOS / Linux
mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands
cp .claude/commands/launcher.md ~/.claude/commands/

# Windows PowerShell
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\commands" | Out-Null
Copy-Item -Force .\.claude\commands\launcher.md "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\commands\"

Verify the install — open Claude Code and run:

/skills

You should see the NORA skills (full-pipeline, lit-review, idea-discovery-pipeline, deploy-experiment, paper-draft, …) listed.

Step 4 — Start a research session

Open the night_owl_research_agent folder in Claude Code (this gives NORA access to CLAUDE.md, RESEARCH_PLAN.md, output/, memory/, and tools/), then pick one of the two entry points:

Option A — interactive launcher (best for first-time users):

/launcher