Agent skill

Dblp API

by wentorai in wentorai/research-plugins

Search computer science publications, authors, and venues via DBLP

MITAuto-check passedBackend & APIs

Install Dblp API

skills CLI
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill dblp-api -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins dblp-api --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/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/domains/cs/dblp-api .claude/skills/dblp-api && 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
dblp-api
GitHub stars
298
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
535 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
405
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Search computer science publications, authors, and venues via DBLP

  • Backend & APIs work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Authentication, Core Endpoints and Rate Limits, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls curl and jq; reaches dblp.org

What it does

Dblp API is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins. Search computer science publications, authors, and venues via DBLP

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 Backend & APIs. The repository describes itself as: 350+ academic research skills, MCP configs, and plugins for Research-Claw and AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Backend & APIs work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/dblp-api”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bf44b3c. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • curl
    • jq

    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:

    • dblp.org

    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

Dblp API loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 19 tokens; SKILL.md has 535 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~19
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

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

The full file from wentorai/research-plugins at commit bf44b3c, republished under its MIT licence (© wentorai). 535 words, ~1,386 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/dblp-api/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
dblp-api
description
Search computer science publications, authors, and venues via DBLP

DBLP API Guide

Overview

DBLP (Digital Bibliography and Library Project) is the most comprehensive open bibliographic database for computer science. Maintained by Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz Center for Informatics, DBLP indexes over 6.5 million publications from thousands of journals, conference proceedings, and informal publication venues in computer science and related fields.

DBLP is widely regarded as the authoritative source for computer science bibliographic data. It is used by researchers for tracking publication records, by hiring committees for evaluating academic productivity, and by bibliometric tools for analyzing the computer science research landscape. Each author in DBLP has a unique profile page with a complete, disambiguated publication list.

The API is entirely free and open, requiring no authentication. There are no published rate limits, though users are expected to be respectful and avoid excessive load on the servers. All data is available under the ODC-BY license.

Authentication

No authentication required. The DBLP API is fully open and free to use. No API key, registration, or email is needed. Users should include a descriptive User-Agent header and avoid sending excessive concurrent requests.

Core Endpoints

Publication Search: Find Computer Science Papers
  • URL: GET https://dblp.org/search/publ/api
  • Parameters:
    ParamTypeRequiredDescription
    qstringYesSearch query (supports author:, venue:, year: prefixes)
    formatstringNoResponse format: json, xml (default: xml)
    hintegerNoNumber of results (default: 30, max: 1000)
    fintegerNoStarting offset for pagination (default: 0)
    cintegerNoMaximum completions in auto-suggest mode
  • Example:
    bash
    curl "https://dblp.org/search/publ/api?q=graph+neural+networks&format=json&h=10&f=0"
  • Response: JSON with result.hits containing @total count and hit array. Each hit has info with title, authors.author, venue, year, type, doi, url, and ee (electronic edition link).
Author Search: Find Researchers
  • URL: GET https://dblp.org/search/author/api
  • Parameters:
    ParamTypeRequiredDescription
    qstringYesAuthor name query
    formatstringNoResponse format: json, xml
    hintegerNoNumber of results (default: 30)
    fintegerNoStarting offset
  • Example:
    bash
    curl "https://dblp.org/search/author/api?q=Yann+LeCun&format=json&h=5"
  • Response: JSON with matched author profiles including author name, url (DBLP profile URL), and optional notes with affiliation information.
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Venue Search: Find Journals and Conferences
  • URL: GET https://dblp.org/search/venue/api
  • Parameters:
    ParamTypeRequiredDescription
    qstringYesVenue name query
    formatstringNoResponse format: json, xml
    hintegerNoNumber of results
    fintegerNoStarting offset
  • Example:
    bash
    curl "https://dblp.org/search/venue/api?q=NeurIPS&format=json&h=5"
  • Response: JSON with matched venue names, acronyms, and DBLP venue URLs.
Author Profile: Full Publication List
  • URL: GET https://dblp.org/pid/{pid}.json
  • Parameters:
    ParamTypeRequiredDescription
    pidstringYesDBLP person ID (e.g., h/GeoffreyEHinton) from author search results
  • Example:
    bash
    curl "https://dblp.org/pid/h/GeoffreyEHinton.json"
  • Response: JSON with full author profile including name variants, affiliation, and complete publication list with metadata.

Rate Limits

No published rate limits. DBLP does not enforce strict API quotas. However, the service is provided by a non-profit institution with limited resources. Best practices include limiting requests to a reasonable rate (1-2 per second), using caching for repeated queries, and downloading the DBLP XML dump for large-scale analyses instead of querying the API repeatedly.

Common Patterns

Track an Author's Publication Record

Get a complete, chronological list of publications for a researcher:

bash
# Step 1: Find the author's DBLP PID
curl "https://dblp.org/search/author/api?q=Jure+Leskovec&format=json&h=1"

# Step 2: Fetch their full profile
curl "https://dblp.org/pid/l/JureLeskovec.json"
Find Top Papers at a Conference

Search for publications at a specific venue in a given year:

bash
curl "https://dblp.org/search/publ/api?q=venue:ICML+year:2024&format=json&h=50"
Cross-Reference with DOI

Use DBLP records to find DOIs and link to other metadata sources:

bash
curl "https://dblp.org/search/publ/api?q=attention+is+all+you+need&format=json&h=1" | jq '.result.hits.hit[0].info.doi'

References

© wentorai, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/domains/cs/dblp-api of wentorai/research-plugins.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bf44b3c

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 wentorai/research-plugins, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Categories

Questions about Dblp API

What does Dblp API do?

Search computer science publications, authors, and venues via DBLP. Dblp API is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins.

When should I use Dblp API?

Dblp API fits situations like: backend & APIs work in your project.

How do I install Dblp API in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill dblp-api -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/domains/cs/dblp-api in wentorai/research-plugins) into .claude/skills/dblp-api in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Dblp API in Codex?

Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill dblp-api -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/domains/cs/dblp-api in wentorai/research-plugins) into .agents/skills/dblp-api in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Dblp API 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 wentorai/research-plugins --skill dblp-api -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/dblp-api, .gemini/skills/dblp-api, .github/skills/dblp-api and .opencode/skills/dblp-api in your project.

What does Dblp API need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Dblp API needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl and jq).

Does Dblp API access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: dblp.org; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Dblp API 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 Dblp API use?

Dblp API is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Dblp API 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 Dblp API?

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Who maintains Dblp API?

wentorai (a GitHub user) maintains it in wentorai/research-plugins, which has 298 GitHub stars. The repository holds 405 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 19, 2026.

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