Agent skill

Scielo API

by wentorai in wentorai/research-plugins

Access Latin American and developing world research via SciELO API

MITAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Scielo API

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins scielo-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/literature/search/scielo-api .claude/skills/scielo-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
scielo-api
GitHub stars
298
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
204 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
428
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Access Latin American and developing world research via SciELO API

  • Research & Science work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, API Endpoints, Python Usage and Subject Areas Covered, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls curl; reaches articlemeta.scielo.org and search.scielo.org

What it does

Scielo API is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins. Access Latin American and developing world research via SciELO API

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 Research & Science. 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

  • Research & Science work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/scielo-api”

Requirements

  • Python 3

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

    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:

    • articlemeta.scielo.org
    • search.scielo.org
    • scielo.org
    • analytics.scielo.org

    Also links to:

    • wiki.scielo.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

Scielo API loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 19 tokens; SKILL.md has 204 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). 204 words, ~1,400 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/scielo-api/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
scielo-api
description
Access Latin American and developing world research via SciELO API

SciELO API

Overview

SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) is the primary open access platform for scholarly journals in Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, Portugal, and South Africa. It indexes 1,800+ peer-reviewed journals and 900K+ articles, many not indexed elsewhere. All content is open access. The API provides article search, journal metadata, and bibliometric indicators. Free, no authentication required.

API Endpoints

ArticleMeta API

Search and retrieve articles:

bash
# Search articles by keyword
curl "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/article/?collection=scl&q=machine+learning"

# Get article by PID (SciELO identifier)
curl "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/article/?code=S0100-204X2024000100001"

# Filter by collection (country)
curl "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/article/?collection=esp&q=climate+change"

# Filter by journal ISSN
curl "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/article/?issn=0100-204X&from_date=2024-01-01"
Collection Codes
CodeCountry/Region
sclBrazil
espSpain
mexMexico
colColombia
chlChile
argArgentina
cubCuba
venVenezuela
prtPortugal
zafSouth Africa
Journal Metadata
bash
# List journals in a collection
curl "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/journal/?collection=scl"

# Get journal by ISSN
curl "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/journal/?issn=0100-204X"

# Journal indicators
curl "https://analytics.scielo.org/api/v1/journal/?issn=0100-204X"
SciELO Search API

Full-text search with facets:

bash
# Full-text search
curl "https://search.scielo.org/?q=biodiversity+conservation&format=json&count=20"

# Filter by subject area
curl "https://search.scielo.org/?q=neural+networks&filter[subject_area]=Computer+Science&format=json"

# Filter by year range
curl "https://search.scielo.org/?q=CRISPR&filter[year_cluster]=2023-2026&format=json"

# Filter by language
curl "https://search.scielo.org/?q=epidemiology&filter[la]=en&format=json"
Query Parameters
ParameterDescriptionExample
qFree-text queryq=tropical+ecology
collectionCountry codecollection=scl
issnJournal ISSNissn=0100-204X
from_dateArticles from datefrom_date=2024-01-01
until_dateArticles until dateuntil_date=2026-12-31
formatResponse formatjson, xml
countResults per pagecount=50
offsetPagination offsetoffset=20

Python Usage

python
import requests

ARTICLE_API = "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1"
SEARCH_API = "https://search.scielo.org"


def search_scielo(query: str, collection: str = None,
                  count: int = 20) -> list:
    """Search SciELO articles."""
    params = {"q": query, "format": "json", "count": count}
    if collection:
        params["collection"] = collection

    resp = requests.get(f"{SEARCH_API}/", params=params)
    resp.raise_for_status()
    data = resp.json()

    results = []
    for doc in data.get("docs", data.get("results", [])):
        results.append({
            "title": doc.get("title", {}).get("en", doc.get("title", "")),
            "authors": doc.get("authors", []),
            "journal": doc.get("journal_title", ""),
            "year": doc.get("publication_year", ""),
            "doi": doc.get("doi", ""),
            "pid": doc.get("pid", ""),
            "language": doc.get("la", []),
            "url": f"https://scielo.org/article/{doc.get('pid', '')}",
        })
    return results


def get_article(pid: str) -> dict:
    """Get full article metadata by SciELO PID."""
    resp = requests.get(
        f"{ARTICLE_API}/article/",
        params={"code": pid, "format": "json"},
    )
    resp.raise_for_status()
    return resp.json()


def list_journals(collection: str = "scl") -> list:
    """List journals in a SciELO collection."""
    resp = requests.get(
        f"{ARTICLE_API}/journal/",
        params={"collection": collection, "format": "json"},
    )
    resp.raise_for_status()
    return resp.json()


# Example: find Brazilian ecology research
papers = search_scielo("Amazon deforestation biodiversity", collection="scl")
for p in papers:
    print(f"[{p['year']}] {p['title']} — {p['journal']}")

# Example: find Spanish medical research
papers = search_scielo("diabetes treatment", collection="esp")
for p in papers:
    print(f"{p['title']} (DOI: {p['doi']})")

Subject Areas Covered

  • Agricultural Sciences, Biological Sciences, Health Sciences
  • Engineering, Exact Sciences, Earth Sciences
  • Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Linguistics/Arts

Unique Value

  • Regional focus: Primary index for Latin American and Iberian research
  • Language diversity: Portuguese, Spanish, English content
  • 100% open access: All indexed content freely available
  • Underrepresented research: Many journals not in Scopus/WoS

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/literature/search/scielo-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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Questions about Scielo API

What does Scielo API do?

Access Latin American and developing world research via SciELO API. Scielo API is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins.

When should I use Scielo API?

Scielo API fits situations like: research & Science work in your project.

How do I install Scielo API in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Scielo API in Codex?

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

Can I use Scielo 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 scielo-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/scielo-api, .gemini/skills/scielo-api, .github/skills/scielo-api and .opencode/skills/scielo-api in your project.

What does Scielo API need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Scielo API needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Scielo API access the network?

SKILL.md names 5 domains. In commands or code: articlemeta.scielo.org, search.scielo.org, scielo.org and analytics.scielo.org; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: wiki.scielo.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Scielo 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 Scielo API use?

Scielo 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 Scielo API use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.6k 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 Scielo API?

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Who maintains Scielo API?

wentorai (a GitHub user) maintains it in wentorai/research-plugins, which has 298 GitHub stars. The repository holds 428 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.