Literature Review
neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent
Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple academic databases (PubMed, arXiv, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, etc.).
Search published venue papers (IEEE, ACM, Springer, etc.) via Semantic Scholar API.
Install Semantic Scholar
$ npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill semantic-scholar -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist semantic-scholar --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/semantic-scholar .claude/skills/semantic-scholar && 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 "semantic-scholar" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/semantic-scholar into .claude/skills/semantic-scholar/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "semantic-scholar", 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/semantic-scholarType 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 semantic-scholar -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist semantic-scholar --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/semantic-scholar .agents/skills/semantic-scholar && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "semantic-scholar" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/semantic-scholar into .agents/skills/semantic-scholar/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "semantic-scholar", 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 semantic-scholar -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist semantic-scholar --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/semantic-scholar .cursor/skills/semantic-scholar && 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 "semantic-scholar" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/semantic-scholar into .cursor/skills/semantic-scholar/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "semantic-scholar", 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/semantic-scholar--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 semantic-scholar -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install AI4Scientist/nano-scientist semantic-scholar --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/semantic-scholar .gemini/skills/semantic-scholar && 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 "semantic-scholar" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/semantic-scholar into .gemini/skills/semantic-scholar/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "semantic-scholar", 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 semantic-scholarInstalls 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 semantic-scholar -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/semantic-scholar .github/skills/semantic-scholar && 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 "semantic-scholar" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/semantic-scholar into .github/skills/semantic-scholar/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "semantic-scholar", 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 semantic-scholar -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 semantic-scholar --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/semantic-scholar .opencode/skills/semantic-scholar && 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 "semantic-scholar" agent skill from https://github.com/AI4Scientist/nano-scientist/tree/main/skills/semantic-scholar into .opencode/skills/semantic-scholar/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "semantic-scholar", 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
semantic-scholar- GitHub stars
- 128
- Used in
- 3 other repos
- Token cost
- ~2.5k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 795 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 74
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Search published venue papers (IEEE, ACM, Springer, etc.) via Semantic Scholar API.
- Works in 8 steps: Parse Arguments → Search Papers → Fetch Details for a Specific Paper → …
- User says search semantic scholar
- SKILL.md covers Role & Positioning, Constants, Workflow and Key Rules
- Calls python3 and git; reaches api.semanticscholar.org and doi.org; needs SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY
What it does
Semantic Scholar is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist. Search published venue papers (IEEE, ACM, Springer, etc.) via Semantic Scholar API. Complements /arxiv (preprints) with citation counts, venue metadata, and TLDR. Use when user says "search semantic scholar", "find IEEE papers", "find journal papers", "venue papers", "citation search", or wants published literature beyond arXiv preprints.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.5k 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 Research & Science, covering Academic paper search. It works with Semantic Scholar and arXiv. 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 search semantic scholar
- Find IEEE papers
- Find journal papers
- Citation search
Example prompts
- “search semantic scholar”
- “find IEEE papers”
- “find journal papers”
- “/semantic-scholar”
Requirements
- Python 3
- A credential in SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(*), Read, Write
Workflow steps
8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Parse Arguments
- Search Papers
- Fetch Details for a Specific Paper
- De-duplicate Against arXiv
- Present Results
- Detailed Summary
- Update Research Wiki (if active)
- Final 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(*)ReadWrite
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3git
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
api.semanticscholar.orgdoi.org
Also links to:
semanticscholar.org
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Semantic Scholar loads about 2.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 89 tokens; SKILL.md has 795 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, Write
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 795 words (~2,483 tokens).
“Search topic or paper ID: $ARGUMENTS”
- name
- semantic-scholar
- allowed-tools
- Bash(*), Read, Write
- argument-hint
- query-or-paper-id
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/semantic-scholar of AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7132192
Used in 3 other repositories
We found 5 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 3 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
Semantic Scholar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semantic Scholar this skillAI4Scientist/nano-scientist | 128 | 3 repos | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Literature Reviewneflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent | 126 | 20 repos | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Paper Research on arXivXiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code | 14k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Paper Searchopenags/paper-search-mcp | 2.8k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Literature Review AgentAr9av/PaperOrchestra | 679 | 1 repos | ~5.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Nature Academic Searchwp-a/nature-academic-search | 304 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Semantic Scholar
What does Semantic Scholar do?
Search published venue papers (IEEE, ACM, Springer, etc.) via Semantic Scholar API. Semantic Scholar is an agent skill from AI4Scientist/nano-scientist.) via Semantic Scholar API.
When should I use Semantic Scholar?
Semantic Scholar fits situations like: user says search semantic scholar; find IEEE papers; find journal papers; citation search.
How do I install Semantic Scholar in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill semantic-scholar -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/semantic-scholar in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .claude/skills/semantic-scholar in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Semantic Scholar in Codex?
Run `npx skills add AI4Scientist/nano-scientist --skill semantic-scholar -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/semantic-scholar in AI4Scientist/nano-scientist) into .agents/skills/semantic-scholar in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Semantic Scholar 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 semantic-scholar -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/semantic-scholar, .gemini/skills/semantic-scholar, .github/skills/semantic-scholar and .opencode/skills/semantic-scholar in your project.
What does Semantic Scholar need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Semantic Scholar needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and git) and credentials named SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in SEMANTIC_SCHOLAR_API_KEY. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(*), Read, Write.
Does Semantic Scholar access the network?
SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: api.semanticscholar.org and doi.org; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: semanticscholar.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Semantic Scholar 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 Semantic Scholar use?
No licence was found for Semantic Scholar or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Semantic Scholar use?
About 2.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.9k 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 Semantic Scholar?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Semantic Scholar: Literature Review (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars), Paper Research on arXiv (XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code, 14k stars), Paper Search (openags/paper-search-mcp, 2.8k stars) and Literature Review Agent (Ar9av/PaperOrchestra, 679 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Semantic Scholar?
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.