Literature Review
neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent
Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple academic databases (PubMed, arXiv, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, etc.).
Search papers and analyze citation graphs via OpenAlex and CrossRef APIs
Install Semantic Scholar API
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill semantic-scholar-api -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins semantic-scholar-api --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/semantic-scholar-api .claude/skills/semantic-scholar-api && 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 "semantic-scholar-api" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/literature/search/semantic-scholar-api into .claude/skills/semantic-scholar-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "semantic-scholar-api", 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/semantic-scholar-apiType 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 semantic-scholar-api -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins semantic-scholar-api --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/semantic-scholar-api .agents/skills/semantic-scholar-api && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "semantic-scholar-api" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/literature/search/semantic-scholar-api into .agents/skills/semantic-scholar-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "semantic-scholar-api", 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 semantic-scholar-api -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins semantic-scholar-api --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/semantic-scholar-api .cursor/skills/semantic-scholar-api && 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 "semantic-scholar-api" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/literature/search/semantic-scholar-api into .cursor/skills/semantic-scholar-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "semantic-scholar-api", 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/semantic-scholar-api--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 semantic-scholar-api -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins semantic-scholar-api --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/semantic-scholar-api .gemini/skills/semantic-scholar-api && 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 "semantic-scholar-api" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/literature/search/semantic-scholar-api into .gemini/skills/semantic-scholar-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "semantic-scholar-api", 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 semantic-scholar-apiInstalls 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 semantic-scholar-api -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/semantic-scholar-api .github/skills/semantic-scholar-api && 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 "semantic-scholar-api" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/literature/search/semantic-scholar-api into .github/skills/semantic-scholar-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "semantic-scholar-api", 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 semantic-scholar-api -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 semantic-scholar-api --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/semantic-scholar-api .opencode/skills/semantic-scholar-api && 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 "semantic-scholar-api" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/literature/search/semantic-scholar-api into .opencode/skills/semantic-scholar-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "semantic-scholar-api", 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
semantic-scholar-api- GitHub stars
- 298
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 442 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 405
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Search papers and analyze citation graphs via OpenAlex and CrossRef APIs
- Tasks that involve Academic paper search
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Authentication, Core Endpoints and Rate Limits, plus 2 more sections
- Calls curl; reaches api.openalex.org and api.crossref.org
- Tasks that involve Citation management
What it does
Semantic Scholar API is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins. Search papers and analyze citation graphs via OpenAlex and CrossRef APIs
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k 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 and Citation management. It works with Semantic Scholar. 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
- Tasks that involve Citation management
Example prompts
- “/semantic-scholar-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
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:
api.openalex.orgapi.crossref.orgwentor.ai
Also links to:
docs.openalex.orggithub.com
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
Semantic Scholar API loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 23 tokens; SKILL.md has 442 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). 442 words, ~1,333 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/semantic-scholar-api/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- semantic-scholar-api
- description
- Search papers and analyze citation graphs via OpenAlex and CrossRef APIs
OpenAlex & CrossRef API Guide
Overview
OpenAlex is a free, open catalog of the global research system, indexing over 250 million academic works across all fields of science. It provides structured access to papers, authors, institutions, concepts, and citation networks. OpenAlex is the successor to Microsoft Academic Graph and is maintained by OurResearch (the team behind Unpaywall).
CrossRef is the official DOI registration agency for scholarly content, providing metadata for over 150 million DOIs across all publishers and disciplines. Together, OpenAlex and CrossRef provide comprehensive coverage for academic search, citation analysis, and bibliometric research.
Both APIs are free to use without authentication. OpenAlex requests a polite User-Agent header; CrossRef requests a User-Agent with contact email for access to the polite pool (faster rate limits).
Authentication
No authentication is required for either API.
OpenAlex: Include a User-Agent header for polite access:
User-Agent: ResearchPlugins/1.0 (https://wentor.ai)CrossRef: Include a User-Agent header with contact email for polite pool:
User-Agent: ResearchPlugins/1.0 (https://wentor.ai; mailto:dev@wentor.ai)Core Endpoints
OpenAlex: Search Works
- URL:
GET https://api.openalex.org/works - Parameters:
Param Type Required Description search string No Full-text search query filter string No Filter expression (e.g., from_publication_date:2024-01-01)sort string No Sort field (e.g., cited_by_count:desc,publication_date:desc)per_page integer No Results per page (default: 25, max: 200) page integer No Page number (default: 1) - Example:
bash curl "https://api.openalex.org/works?search=attention+is+all+you+need&per_page=5" - Response: JSON with
meta(count, page info) andresultsarray containing work objects.
OpenAlex: Get Work Details
- URL:
GET https://api.openalex.org/works/{id} - Parameters:
Param Type Required Description id string Yes OpenAlex ID (e.g., W2741809807), DOI URL, or other identifier - Example:
bash curl "https://api.openalex.org/works/W2741809807" - Response: JSON with full work metadata including
id,title,abstract_inverted_index,publication_year,cited_by_count,authorships,concepts,referenced_works.
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OpenAlex: Search Authors
- URL:
GET https://api.openalex.org/authors - Parameters:
Param Type Required Description search string No Author name search filter string No Filter expression per_page integer No Results per page (max: 200) - Example:
bash curl "https://api.openalex.org/authors?search=Yoshua+Bengio&per_page=5" - Response: JSON with author profiles including
works_count,cited_by_count,summary_stats.h_index, affiliations.
CrossRef: Resolve DOI
- URL:
GET https://api.crossref.org/works/{doi} - Parameters:
Param Type Required Description doi string Yes DOI to resolve (e.g., 10.1038/nature12373) - Example:
bash curl "https://api.crossref.org/works/10.18653/v1/N19-1423" - Response: JSON with full bibliographic metadata including title, authors, journal, dates, references count, and citation count.
Rate Limits
OpenAlex: No strict rate limit, but use polite User-Agent header. Recommended: max 10 requests per second. The API returns HTTP 429 when limits are exceeded.
CrossRef: Without polite pool: ~50 requests per second. With polite pool (contact email in User-Agent): higher limits. The API returns HTTP 429 when limits are exceeded.
Common Patterns
Build a Citation Network
Retrieve a paper and find all works that cite it:
# Get paper details
curl "https://api.openalex.org/works/W2741809807"
# Get works citing this paper, sorted by citation count
curl "https://api.openalex.org/works?filter=cites:W2741809807&sort=cited_by_count:desc&per_page=20"Find Influential Papers on a Topic
Search for highly cited works on a topic:
curl "https://api.openalex.org/works?search=graph+neural+networks&sort=cited_by_count:desc&per_page=20"Batch Paper Lookup via CrossRef
Search CrossRef for papers matching a query, sorted by citation count:
curl "https://api.crossref.org/works?query=graph+neural+networks&sort=is-referenced-by-count&order=desc&rows=20"References
- OpenAlex documentation: https://docs.openalex.org/
- CrossRef API documentation: https://api.crossref.org/swagger-ui/index.html
- OpenAlex source: https://github.com/ourresearch/openalex-guts
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/literature/search/semantic-scholar-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 Semantic Scholar API
What does Semantic Scholar API do?
Search papers and analyze citation graphs via OpenAlex and CrossRef APIs. Semantic Scholar API is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins.
When should I use Semantic Scholar API?
Semantic Scholar API fits situations like: tasks that involve Academic paper search; tasks that involve Citation management.
How do I install Semantic Scholar API in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill semantic-scholar-api -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/literature/search/semantic-scholar-api in wentorai/research-plugins) into .claude/skills/semantic-scholar-api in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Semantic Scholar API in Codex?
Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill semantic-scholar-api -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/literature/search/semantic-scholar-api in wentorai/research-plugins) into .agents/skills/semantic-scholar-api in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Semantic Scholar 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 semantic-scholar-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/semantic-scholar-api, .gemini/skills/semantic-scholar-api, .github/skills/semantic-scholar-api and .opencode/skills/semantic-scholar-api in your project.
What does Semantic Scholar API need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Semantic Scholar API needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl).
Does Semantic Scholar API access the network?
SKILL.md names 5 domains. In commands or code: api.openalex.org, api.crossref.org and wentor.ai; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: docs.openalex.org and github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Semantic Scholar 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 Semantic Scholar API use?
Semantic Scholar 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 Semantic Scholar API use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.3k 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 Semantic Scholar API?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Semantic Scholar API: Literature Review (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars), Paper Research on arXiv (XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code, 14k stars), Literature Review Agent (Ar9av/PaperOrchestra, 677 stars) and Paper Autoraters (Ar9av/PaperOrchestra, 677 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Semantic Scholar 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.