Arxiv MCP Server
blazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server
A skill your agent uses when finding, comparing, reading, or monitoring arXiv papers, including requests for abstracts, citation graphs, original LaTeX, section-level technical details, or…
Search and cite from local BibTeX/BibLaTeX .bib libraries, including Zotero exports.
Install Bib Search Citation
$ npx skills add bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill bib-search-citation -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills bib-search-citation --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/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation .claude/skills/bib-search-citation && 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 "bib-search-citation" agent skill from https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills/tree/main/academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation into .claude/skills/bib-search-citation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bib-search-citation", 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/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills/tree/main/academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citationType 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 bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill bib-search-citation -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills bib-search-citation --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation .agents/skills/bib-search-citation && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "bib-search-citation" agent skill from https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills/tree/main/academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation into .agents/skills/bib-search-citation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bib-search-citation", 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 bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill bib-search-citation -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills bib-search-citation --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation .cursor/skills/bib-search-citation && 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 "bib-search-citation" agent skill from https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills/tree/main/academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation into .cursor/skills/bib-search-citation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bib-search-citation", 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/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills.git --path academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation--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 bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill bib-search-citation -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills bib-search-citation --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation .gemini/skills/bib-search-citation && 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 "bib-search-citation" agent skill from https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills/tree/main/academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation into .gemini/skills/bib-search-citation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bib-search-citation", 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 bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills bib-search-citationInstalls 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 bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill bib-search-citation -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation .github/skills/bib-search-citation && 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 "bib-search-citation" agent skill from https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills/tree/main/academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation into .github/skills/bib-search-citation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bib-search-citation", 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 bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill bib-search-citation -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills bib-search-citation --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation .opencode/skills/bib-search-citation && 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 "bib-search-citation" agent skill from https://github.com/bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills/tree/main/academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation into .opencode/skills/bib-search-citation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bib-search-citation", 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
bib-search-citation- GitHub stars
- 500
- Token cost
- ~2.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 896 words
- Files
- 19 (incl. scripts, references)
- Skills in repo
- 8
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Search and cite from local BibTeX/BibLaTeX .bib libraries, including Zotero exports.
- Works in 6 steps: State how many matches were found and… → List top matches with requested research… → Include LaTeX and/or Typst snippets when… → …
- Generate LaTeX/Typst citation snippets by topic
- SKILL.md covers Capability Summary, Triggering, Do Not Use and Module Router, plus 7 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls uv
What it does
Bib Search Citation is an agent skill from bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills. Search and cite from local BibTeX/BibLaTeX .bib libraries, including Zotero exports. Use to find, filter, preview, export, or generate LaTeX/Typst citation snippets by topic, author, year, venue, DOI, arXiv ID, keywords, abstract, fields, recency, or claim support. Do not use for manuscript writing or polishing.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 25 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `evals/evals.json` and `evals/trigger_eval.json`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Citation management and LaTeX. It works with LaTeX, Zotero and arXiv. The repository describes itself as: AI-powered post-writing toolkit for academic papers — format validation, grammar/style polishing, de-AI editing, reference checking, and reviewer-style paper audits. 5 skills for…
When your agent uses it
- Generate LaTeX/Typst citation snippets by topic
- Manuscript writing
Example prompts
- “/bib-search-citation”
Requirements
- Python 3
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Bash(uv *)
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- State how many matches were found and which filters were applied.
- List top matches with requested research fields.
- Include LaTeX and/or Typst snippets when requested or useful.
- Include raw BibTeX only when requested or materially needed.
- If no entries match, suggest specific filter relaxations.
- Surface meta.recency when recency matters, and the per-result
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1689d44. 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:
ReadBash(uv *)
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python, from the files we listed), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
uv
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
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
Bib Search Citation loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 83 tokens; SKILL.md has 896 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 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 896 words (~2,274 tokens).
“Research-oriented retrieval over a local .bib file (BibTeX/BibLaTeX, including Zotero exports with fields like shorttitle, annotation, keywords, abstract, file, DOI, URL, eprint). Searches by topic and field filters, returns stable JSON, renders compact previews, emits LaTeX/Typst citation snippets, and returns…”
- name
- bib-search-citation
- allowed-tools
- Read, Bash(uv *)
- when_to_use
- Trigger on prompts like "search my references.bib", "find papers by author/year/venue", "Mamba papers after 2024", "generate \cite{} snippets", "export…
- metadata.category
- academic-writing
- metadata.tags
- bibtex, biblatex, citation, latex, typst, bibliography, research, zotero, bib
- metadata.version
- 6.0.0
- metadata.last_updated
- 2026-07-16
- argument-hint
- --bib library.bib --query QUERY
Files
SKILL.md and 18 other files (scripts, references) in academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation of bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
- evals/evals.json
- evals/trigger_eval.json
- examples/compact-query.md
- examples/preview-summary.md
- examples/raw-bib-export.md
- references/limitations-and-errors.md
- references/query-syntax.md
- references/search-planning.md
- scripts/preview_bib_search.py
- scripts/search_bib.py
- tests/fixtures/biblatex.bib
- tests/fixtures/broken.bib
- … and 5 more
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1689d44
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bib Search Citation this skillbahayonghang/academic-writing-skills | 500 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Arxiv MCP Serverblazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server | 3.2k | — | ~353 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Arxiv Paper Writerappautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL | 458 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Arxiv Paper Writeryunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills | 267 | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| SearchMuuuun/luxas | 1.2k | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Warn | MIT | |
| Arxiv PreflightMathews-Tom/armory | 329 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Bib Search Citation
What does Bib Search Citation do?
Search and cite from local BibTeX/BibLaTeX .bib libraries, including Zotero exports. Bib Search Citation is an agent skill from bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills.bib libraries, including Zotero exports.
When should I use Bib Search Citation?
Bib Search Citation fits situations like: generate LaTeX/Typst citation snippets by topic; manuscript writing.
How do I install Bib Search Citation in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill bib-search-citation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation in bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills) into .claude/skills/bib-search-citation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Bib Search Citation in Codex?
Run `npx skills add bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill bib-search-citation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (academic-writing-skills/bib-search-citation in bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills) into .agents/skills/bib-search-citation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Bib Search Citation 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 bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills --skill bib-search-citation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/bib-search-citation, .gemini/skills/bib-search-citation, .github/skills/bib-search-citation and .opencode/skills/bib-search-citation in your project.
What does Bib Search Citation need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Bib Search Citation needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (uv). Our summary lists: Python 3. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Bash(uv *).
Does Bib Search Citation access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Bib Search Citation 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Bib Search Citation use?
No licence was found for Bib Search Citation or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Bib Search Citation use?
About 2.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.1k 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 3.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Bib Search Citation?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Bib Search Citation: Arxiv MCP Server (blazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server, 3.2k stars), Arxiv Paper Writer (appautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL, 458 stars), Arxiv Paper Writer (yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills, 267 stars) and Search (Muuuun/luxas, 1.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Bib Search Citation?
bahayonghang (a GitHub user) maintains it in bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills, which has 500 GitHub stars. The repository holds 8 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 28, 2026.
Source: bahayonghang/academic-writing-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.