Paper to Chinese Patent Drafter
Yuan1z0825/nature-skills
Drafts Chinese invention patent applications and technical disclosures from research papers or inventor materials, tying each claim feature to source evidence.
Search patent databases and academic literature for prior art relevant to an invention.
Install Prior Art Search
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill prior-art-search -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist prior-art-search --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/prior-art-search .claude/skills/prior-art-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "prior-art-search" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/prior-art-search into .claude/skills/prior-art-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "prior-art-search", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/prior-art-searchType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill prior-art-search -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist prior-art-search --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/prior-art-search .agents/skills/prior-art-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "prior-art-search" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/prior-art-search into .agents/skills/prior-art-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "prior-art-search", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill prior-art-search -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist prior-art-search --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/prior-art-search .cursor/skills/prior-art-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "prior-art-search" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/prior-art-search into .cursor/skills/prior-art-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "prior-art-search", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git --path skills/prior-art-search--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill prior-art-search -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist prior-art-search --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/prior-art-search .gemini/skills/prior-art-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "prior-art-search" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/prior-art-search into .gemini/skills/prior-art-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "prior-art-search", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist prior-art-searchInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill prior-art-search -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/prior-art-search .github/skills/prior-art-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "prior-art-search" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/prior-art-search into .github/skills/prior-art-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "prior-art-search", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill prior-art-search -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist prior-art-search --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/prior-art-search .opencode/skills/prior-art-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "prior-art-search" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/prior-art-search into .opencode/skills/prior-art-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "prior-art-search", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
prior-art-search- GitHub stars
- 128
- Used in
- 2 other repos
- Token cost
- ~1.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 479 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 74
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Search patent databases and academic literature for prior art relevant to an invention.
- Works in 6 steps: Extract Search Concepts → Patent Search → Academic Literature Search → …
- User says 现有技术检索
- SKILL.md covers Constants, Inputs, Shared References and Workflow, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Prior Art Search is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Search patent databases and academic literature for prior art relevant to an invention. Use when user says "现有技术检索", "prior art search", "专利检索", "check patents", or wants to find relevant prior art.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Legal & Compliance, covering Intellectual property. The repository describes itself as: An autonomous research agent that turns a topic into a peer-reviewed technical report.
When your agent uses it
- User says 现有技术检索
- Prior art search
- Wants to find relevant prior art
Example prompts
- “现有技术检索”
- “prior art search”
- “check patents”
- “/prior-art-search”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(*), Read, Glob, Grep, WebSearch, WebFetch, Write, Agent
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Extract Search Concepts
- Patent Search
- Academic Literature Search
- Classification and Analysis
- Freedom-to-Operate Assessment (Preliminary)
- Output
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7132192. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
Bash(*)ReadGlobGrepWebSearchWebFetchWriteAgent
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are markdown).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Prior Art Search loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 479 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Bash(*), Read, Glob, Grep, WebSearch, WebFetch, Write, Agent
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 479 words (~1,379 tokens).
“Search patents and literature for prior art relevant to: $ARGUMENTS”
- name
- prior-art-search
- allowed-tools
- Bash(*), Read, Glob, Grep, WebSearch, WebFetch, Write, Agent
- argument-hint
- invention-description-or-path
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/prior-art-search of AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7132192
Used in 2 other repositories
We found 6 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Prior Art Search next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prior Art Search this skillAI4Scientist/nano-scientist | 128 | 2 repos | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Paper to Chinese Patent DrafterYuan1z0825/nature-skills | 47k | 1 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Paper To Cn Patentsnipp-zha/Paper-to-patent-Skill | 107 | 1 repos | ~959 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Patent Examinegfodor/legal-skills | 393 | — | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Patent Auditgfodor/legal-skills | 393 | — | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Replica BrandJakeschincariol/replica-skill | 1.4k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Prior Art Search
What does Prior Art Search do?
Search patent databases and academic literature for prior art relevant to an invention. Prior Art Search is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Search patent databases and academic literature for prior art relevant to an invention.
When should I use Prior Art Search?
Prior Art Search fits situations like: user says 现有技术检索; prior art search; wants to find relevant prior art.
How do I install Prior Art Search in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill prior-art-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/prior-art-search in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .claude/skills/prior-art-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Prior Art Search in Codex?
Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill prior-art-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/prior-art-search in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .agents/skills/prior-art-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Prior Art Search in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill prior-art-search -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/prior-art-search, .gemini/skills/prior-art-search, .github/skills/prior-art-search and .opencode/skills/prior-art-search in your project.
What does Prior Art Search need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Prior Art Search is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(*), Read, Glob, Grep, WebSearch, WebFetch, Write, Agent.
Does Prior Art Search access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Prior Art Search safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Prior Art Search use?
No licence was found for Prior Art Search or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Prior Art Search use?
About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Prior Art Search?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Prior Art Search: Paper to Chinese Patent Drafter (Yuan1z0825/nature-skills, 47k stars), Paper To Cn Patent (snipp-zha/Paper-to-patent-Skill, 107 stars), Patent Examine (gfodor/legal-skills, 393 stars) and Patent Audit (gfodor/legal-skills, 393 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Prior Art Search?
AI4Scientist (a GitHub organization) maintains it in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist, which has 128 GitHub stars. The repository holds 74 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 3, 2026.
Source: AI4Scientist/nano-scientist on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.