scikick

AI research companion for brainstorming, scientific writing, and chatting with your papers.

scikick is your AI research companion, right in your browser's side panel. It connects to your own LLM API key (Anthropic, DeepSeek, OpenAI, GLM, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint) and your Google Drive — so your data stays on your machine, and you're never locked into a subscription. What it does: scikick helps you work through every stage of a research project. It reads your manuscript, figures, and reviewer comments directly from a Google Drive folder, then retrieves relevant context for every question you ask. You can brainstorm hypotheses, refine your writing, analyze results, and draft responses to peer review — all through a chat interface that actually knows your paper. Why install it: If you've ever pasted your entire manuscript into ChatGPT, waited for it to read, then worried about where your data went — scikick fixes that. The LLM only sees the most relevant sections of your paper per question, so you get smarter answers without burning through your context window. Session state is saved to your Drive folder, so you can pick up where you left off from any computer. And because you bring your own API key, you pay per token, not per month — no recurring fees, no vendor lock-in. Key features: - Load papers, figures, and reviewer comments from Google Drive - Scrape journal articles from any website with one click - Multi-provider LLM support (Claude, DeepSeek, GPT-4o, GLM, custom) - Cross-computer session resume via Drive - Dark and light themes - Runs entirely locally — no third-party servers, no data collection