Agent skill

Nature Reader

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Build full-paper Chinese-English side-by-side, figure/table-aware, source-grounded Markdown readers for journal or conference papers from PDF, DOI, arXiv, publisher HTML, or pasted text.

No licenceAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Nature Reader

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill nature-reader -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace nature-reader --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/yuan1z0825/nature-reader .claude/skills/nature-reader && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
nature-reader
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
506 words
Files
17 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
1,108
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Build full-paper Chinese-English side-by-side, figure/table-aware, source-grounded Markdown readers for journal or conference papers from PDF, DOI, arXiv, publisher HTML, or pasted text.

  • Works in 5 steps: Load the manifest and the core layer → Detect the source format → Load the matching fragment(s) → …
  • The user asks to translate
  • SKILL.md covers Routing protocol and Why this split
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Nature Reader is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Build full-paper Chinese-English side-by-side, figure/table-aware, source-grounded Markdown readers for journal or conference papers from PDF, DOI, arXiv, publisher HTML, or pasted text. Use whenever the user asks to translate or read a paper, make 中英文对照/原文对照/全文翻译解读, extract figures or tables into the right positions, preserve figure/table placement near relevant prose, or keep exact source anchors for every block. This skill must not degrade into a summary-only output unless the user explicitly asks for a…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 22 other files, including reference files (for example `README.md`, `evals/evals.json` and `manifest.yaml`).

It sits in Research & Science, covering Translation, Academic paper search and Source-grounded notebooks. It works with arXiv. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to translate
  • Make 中英文对照/原文对照/全文翻译解读
  • Extract figures
  • Tables into the right positions

Example prompts

  • “Nature”
  • “/nature-reader”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Load the manifest and the core layer
  2. Detect the source format
  3. Load the matching fragment(s)
  4. Build the reader using the loaded material
  5. Reach for references only when needed

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ad8daf7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    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

Nature Reader loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 199 tokens; SKILL.md has 506 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~199
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3.9k

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 passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

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 506 words (~1,144 tokens).

“This skill is split into two layers:”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
nature-reader
version
2.0.0
author
Community contribution, refactored into static/dynamic layers

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 16 other files (references) in skills/yuan1z0825/nature-reader of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md
  • evals/evals.json
  • manifest.yaml
  • references/article-anatomy.md
  • references/figure-extraction.md
  • references/grounding-rules.md
  • references/output-spec.md
  • skill-report.json
  • static/core/output-contract.md
  • static/core/principles.md
  • static/core/workflow.md
  • static/fragments/source/doi-arxiv.md
  • static/fragments/source/html.md
  • static/fragments/source/pasted-text.md
  • … and 2 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ad8daf7

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Nature Readerjing1312/nature-figure-skill167—~2.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
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Summaryalaliqing/claude-paper3441 repos~2kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Ref Downloaderltczding-gif/ref-downloader139—~5.9kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Nature Reader

What does Nature Reader do?

Build full-paper Chinese-English side-by-side, figure/table-aware, source-grounded Markdown readers for journal or conference papers from PDF, DOI, arXiv, publisher HTML, or pasted text. Nature Reader is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Build full-paper Chinese-English side-by-side, figure/table-aware, source-grounded Markdown readers for journal or conference papers from PDF, DOI, arXiv, publisher HTML, or pasted text.

When should I use Nature Reader?

Nature Reader fits situations like: the user asks to translate; make 中英文对照/原文对照/全文翻译解读; extract figures; tables into the right positions.

How do I install Nature Reader in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill nature-reader -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/yuan1z0825/nature-reader in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/nature-reader in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Nature Reader in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill nature-reader -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/yuan1z0825/nature-reader in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/nature-reader in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Nature Reader 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 aiskillstore/marketplace --skill nature-reader -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/nature-reader, .gemini/skills/nature-reader, .github/skills/nature-reader and .opencode/skills/nature-reader in your project.

What does Nature Reader need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Nature Reader is instructions for the agent only.

Does Nature Reader 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 Nature Reader safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Nature Reader use?

No licence was found for Nature Reader or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Nature Reader use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Nature Reader?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Nature Reader: Paper Reading (Edwardxlai/easyread, 848 stars), Nature Reader (jing1312/nature-figure-skill, 167 stars), Paper Lens (YSQ-boop/paper-lens, 101 stars) and Summary (alaliqing/claude-paper, 344 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Nature Reader?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,108 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.