Awesome-Agent-Skills-for-Empirical-Research search-skills
31 database search skills. Trigger: finding papers, search strategies, querying academic databases. Design: one skill per database/tool with API details, query syntax, and rate limits.
install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Agent-Skills-for-Empirical-Research
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Agent-Skills-for-Empirical-Research "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/43-wentorai-research-plugins/skills/literature/search" ~/.claude/skills/brycewang-stanford-awesome-agent-skills-for-empirical-research-search-skills && rm -rf "$T"
manifest:
skills/43-wentorai-research-plugins/skills/literature/search/SKILL.mdsource content
Database Search — 31 Skills
Select the skill matching the user's need, then
read| Skill | Description |
|---|---|
| arxiv-api | Search and retrieve preprints from the arXiv open-access repository |
| arxiv-batch-reporting | Batch search and report generation from arXiv preprint repository |
| arxiv-cli-tools | Command-line tools for searching and batch-downloading arXiv papers |
| arxiv-paper-processor | Process and analyze arXiv papers systematically for research workflows |
| baidu-scholar-guide | Using Baidu Scholar for Chinese and English academic literature search |
| base-academic-search | Search 400M+ open access documents via the BASE search engine API |
| biorxiv-api | Preprint server API for biology and medicine papers |
| boolean-search-guide | Master Boolean operators and advanced search syntax for academic databases |
| chatpaper-guide | Use ChatPaper to summarize and search arXiv papers with LLM assistance |
| citation-chaining-guide | Forward and backward citation chaining techniques for literature search |
| citeseerx-api | Search computer science literature via the CiteSeerX digital library |
| database-comparison-guide | Compare major academic databases and when to use each for research |
| deep-literature-search | Multi-source exhaustive literature search across academic databases |
| eric-education-api | Search 2M+ education research records via the ERIC database API |
| europe-pmc-api | Search biomedical and life sciences literature via Europe PMC |
| findpapers-guide | Search multiple academic databases simultaneously with Findpapers |
| google-scholar-guide | Advanced Google Scholar search techniques for comprehensive literature discovery |
| ieee-xplore-api | Search IEEE's 6M+ engineering and CS publications via the Xplore API |
| lens-scholarly-api | Search 300M+ scholarly and patent records via the Lens.org API |
| mesh-terms-guide | Navigate MeSH vocabulary for precise PubMed and MEDLINE searches |
| open-library-api | Search and access book metadata via the Open Library API |
| open-semantic-search-guide | Self-hosted semantic search and text mining platform |
| openaire-api | Search EU-funded research outputs via the OpenAIRE Graph API |
| openalex-api | Query the OpenAlex catalog of scholarly works, authors, and institutions |
| plos-open-access-api | Search PLOS open access journals with full-text Solr-powered API |
| pubmed-api | Search biomedical literature and retrieve records via PubMed E-utilities |
| scielo-api | Access Latin American and developing world research via SciELO API |
| semantic-scholar-api | Search papers and analyze citation graphs via OpenAlex and CrossRef APIs |
| share-research-api | Discover open access research outputs via the SHARE notification API |
| systematic-search-strategy | Construct rigorous systematic search strategies for literature reviews |
| worldcat-search-api | Search the world's largest library catalog via OCLC WorldCat API |