Read arXiv Paper
karpathy/nanochat
Fetches the TeX source of an arXiv paper from its URL, reads it and writes a markdown summary tied to the nanochat project.
Search multiple academic databases simultaneously with Findpapers
Install Findpapers Guide
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill findpapers-guide -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins findpapers-guide --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/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide .claude/skills/findpapers-guide && 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 "findpapers-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide into .claude/skills/findpapers-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "findpapers-guide", 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/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/literature/search/findpapers-guideType 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 wentorai/research-plugins --skill findpapers-guide -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins findpapers-guide --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide .agents/skills/findpapers-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "findpapers-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide into .agents/skills/findpapers-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "findpapers-guide", 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 wentorai/research-plugins --skill findpapers-guide -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins findpapers-guide --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide .cursor/skills/findpapers-guide && 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 "findpapers-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide into .cursor/skills/findpapers-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "findpapers-guide", 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/wentorai/research-plugins.git --path skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide--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 wentorai/research-plugins --skill findpapers-guide -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins findpapers-guide --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide .gemini/skills/findpapers-guide && 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 "findpapers-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide into .gemini/skills/findpapers-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "findpapers-guide", 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 wentorai/research-plugins findpapers-guideInstalls 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 wentorai/research-plugins --skill findpapers-guide -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide .github/skills/findpapers-guide && 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 "findpapers-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide into .github/skills/findpapers-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "findpapers-guide", 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 wentorai/research-plugins --skill findpapers-guide -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins findpapers-guide --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide .opencode/skills/findpapers-guide && 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 "findpapers-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide into .opencode/skills/findpapers-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "findpapers-guide", 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
findpapers-guide- GitHub stars
- 298
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 125 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 405
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Search multiple academic databases simultaneously with Findpapers
- Tasks that involve Academic paper search
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Installation, Basic Usage and Database Configuration, plus 3 more sections
- Calls pip; needs SCOPUS_API_TOKEN and IEEE_API_TOKEN
What it does
Findpapers Guide is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins. Search multiple academic databases simultaneously with Findpapers
Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k 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. 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
- Tasks that involve Academic paper search
Example prompts
- “/findpapers-guide”
Requirements
- Python 3
- A credential in SCOPUS_API_TOKEN
- A credential in IEEE_API_TOKEN
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:
pip
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
github.compypi.org
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
SCOPUS_API_TOKENIEEE_API_TOKEN
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Findpapers Guide loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 21 tokens; SKILL.md has 125 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); 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). 125 words, ~1,083 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/findpapers-guide/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- findpapers-guide
- description
- Search multiple academic databases simultaneously with Findpapers
Findpapers Guide
Overview
Findpapers is a Python tool for searching multiple academic databases simultaneously — arXiv, bioRxiv, IEEE, medRxiv, PubMed, and Scopus — using a single query. It automates the tedious process of running the same search across multiple platforms, deduplicates results, and exports to structured formats for systematic reviews.
Installation
pip install findpapersBasic Usage
Search Multiple Databases
import findpapers
import datetime
# Define search
query = '([deep learning] AND [medical imaging]) AND NOT [survey]'
since = datetime.date(2022, 1, 1)
until = datetime.date(2026, 12, 31)
# Run search across all databases
findpapers.search(
outputpath="search_results.json",
query=query,
since=since,
until=until,
databases=["arxiv", "pubmed", "ieee", "scopus"],
limit_per_database=200,
)Query Syntax
# Boolean operators: AND, OR, NOT
# Brackets for grouping
# Terms in square brackets
# Example: find NLP papers about healthcare
query = '[natural language processing] AND ([healthcare] OR [clinical])'
# Example: exclude surveys
query = '[transformer] AND [attention] AND NOT [survey]'
# Example: specific domain
query = '[reinforcement learning] AND [robotics] AND [simulation]'Refine and Filter Results
# Load previous search
search = findpapers.load("search_results.json")
# Interactive refinement (in Jupyter/terminal)
findpapers.refine(
inputpath="search_results.json",
categories=["relevant", "maybe", "irrelevant"],
)
# Programmatic filtering
for paper in search.papers:
if paper.citations and paper.citations > 50:
paper.selected = TrueExport Results
# Export to BibTeX
findpapers.generate_bibtex(
inputpath="search_results.json",
outputpath="references.bib",
only_selected=True,
)
# Export to CSV
findpapers.generate_csv(
inputpath="search_results.json",
outputpath="papers.csv",
)Database Configuration
API Keys (Optional)
# Scopus requires an Elsevier API key
# IEEE requires an IEEE Xplore API key
# arXiv and PubMed are free
import os
os.environ["SCOPUS_API_TOKEN"] = "your-scopus-key"
os.environ["IEEE_API_TOKEN"] = "your-ieee-key"Database Support
| Database | API Key | Content |
|---|---|---|
| arXiv | Not needed | Preprints (CS, physics, math) |
| PubMed | Not needed | Biomedical literature |
| bioRxiv | Not needed | Biology preprints |
| medRxiv | Not needed | Medical preprints |
| IEEE | Optional | Engineering and CS |
| Scopus | Required | Multi-discipline |
Systematic Review Workflow
import findpapers
import datetime
# Step 1: Define protocol
query = '[machine learning] AND [drug discovery]'
since = datetime.date(2020, 1, 1)
# Step 2: Search
findpapers.search(
outputpath="slr_search.json",
query=query,
since=since,
limit_per_database=500,
)
# Step 3: Remove duplicates (automatic)
search = findpapers.load("slr_search.json")
print(f"Found {len(search.papers)} unique papers")
# Step 4: Screen titles/abstracts
findpapers.refine("slr_search.json",
categories=["include", "exclude", "uncertain"])
# Step 5: Export included papers
findpapers.generate_bibtex("slr_search.json", "included.bib",
only_selected=True)CLI Usage
# Search from command line
findpapers search "search.json" \
--query "[climate change] AND [adaptation]" \
--since 2022-01-01 \
--databases arxiv pubmed
# Refine results interactively
findpapers refine "search.json"
# Export to BibTeX
findpapers bibtex "search.json" "refs.bib" --only-selectedReferences
- Findpapers GitHub
- Findpapers PyPI
- Grosman, J. & Ciferri, R. (2020). "Findpapers: A tool for systematic literature searching."
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide 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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Questions about Findpapers Guide
What does Findpapers Guide do?
Search multiple academic databases simultaneously with Findpapers. Findpapers Guide is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins.
When should I use Findpapers Guide?
Findpapers Guide fits situations like: tasks that involve Academic paper search.
How do I install Findpapers Guide in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill findpapers-guide -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide in wentorai/research-plugins) into .claude/skills/findpapers-guide in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Findpapers Guide in Codex?
Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill findpapers-guide -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/literature/search/findpapers-guide in wentorai/research-plugins) into .agents/skills/findpapers-guide in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Findpapers Guide 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 findpapers-guide -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/findpapers-guide, .gemini/skills/findpapers-guide, .github/skills/findpapers-guide and .opencode/skills/findpapers-guide in your project.
What does Findpapers Guide need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Findpapers Guide needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pip) and credentials named SCOPUS_API_TOKEN and IEEE_API_TOKEN. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in SCOPUS_API_TOKEN; A credential in IEEE_API_TOKEN.
Does Findpapers Guide access the network?
SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: github.com and pypi.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Findpapers Guide 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 Findpapers Guide use?
Findpapers Guide 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 Findpapers Guide use?
About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k 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 Findpapers Guide?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Findpapers Guide: Read arXiv Paper (karpathy/nanochat, 58k stars), Perplexity Web Search (davila7/claude-code-templates, 32k stars), Literature Review (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars) and Citation Management (K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-writer, 2.4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Findpapers Guide?
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.