Agent skill

Cnki Export

by cookjohn in cookjohn/cnki-skills

Export paper from CNKI and push to Zotero, or save as RIS file.

No licenceAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Cnki Export

skills CLI
$ npx skills add cookjohn/cnki-skills --skill cnki-export -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install cookjohn/cnki-skills cnki-export --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/cookjohn/cnki-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cnki-export .claude/skills/cnki-export && 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
cnki-export
GitHub stars
981
Used in
2 other repos
Token cost
~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
404 words
Files
2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
10
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Export paper from CNKI and push to Zotero, or save as RIS file.

  • Works in 2 steps: Push to Zotero → Report result
  • User wants to save a paper to Zotero
  • SKILL.md covers Arguments, Mode Selection, Steps and Export API Reference, plus 3 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python; reaches kns.cnki.net

What it does

Cnki Export is an agent skill from cookjohn/cnki-skills. Export paper from CNKI and push to Zotero, or save as RIS file. Use when user wants to save a paper to Zotero or export citation data.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.7k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/push_to_zotero.py`).

It sits in Research & Science, covering Citation management. It works with Zotero. The repository describes itself as: CNKI (中国知网) skills for Claude Code — search, browse journals, download PDFs, export to Zotero via Chrome DevTools MCP.

When your agent uses it

  • User wants to save a paper to Zotero
  • Export citation data

Example prompts

  • “/cnki-export”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Push to Zotero
  2. Report result

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 20d65f6. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python

    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:

    • kns.cnki.net

    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

Cnki Export loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 37 tokens; SKILL.md has 404 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~37
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.7k

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 404 words (~1,679 tokens).

“Export paper citation data from CNKI and push directly to Zotero, or save as RIS file.”

— opening of SKILL.md by cookjohn
name
cnki-export
argument-hint
[zotero|ris|gb] [paper URL or blank if on detail page]

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in skills/cnki-export of cookjohn/cnki-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/push_to_zotero.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 20d65f6

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 2 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in cookjohn/cnki-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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  • Cnki Journal Search

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    Search for journals/publications on CNKI by name, ISSN, CN, or sponsor.

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Works with

Questions about Cnki Export

What does Cnki Export do?

Export paper from CNKI and push to Zotero, or save as RIS file. Cnki Export is an agent skill from cookjohn/cnki-skills. Export paper from CNKI and push to Zotero, or save as RIS file.

When should I use Cnki Export?

Cnki Export fits situations like: user wants to save a paper to Zotero; export citation data.

How do I install Cnki Export in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add cookjohn/cnki-skills --skill cnki-export -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cnki-export in cookjohn/cnki-skills) into .claude/skills/cnki-export in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Cnki Export in Codex?

Run `npx skills add cookjohn/cnki-skills --skill cnki-export -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cnki-export in cookjohn/cnki-skills) into .agents/skills/cnki-export in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Cnki Export 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 cookjohn/cnki-skills --skill cnki-export -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cnki-export, .gemini/skills/cnki-export, .github/skills/cnki-export and .opencode/skills/cnki-export in your project.

What does Cnki Export need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Cnki Export needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Cnki Export access the network?

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

Is Cnki Export 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 Cnki Export use?

No licence was found for Cnki Export or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Cnki Export use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.7k 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 Cnki Export?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Cnki Export: Citation Verification Guide (Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar, 5.7k stars), Systematic Review Screener (Imbad0202/academic-research-skills, 51k stars), Annotate Paper (54yyyu/zotero-mcp, 5.3k stars) and Zotero CLI (54yyyu/zotero-mcp, 5.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Cnki Export?

cookjohn (a GitHub user) maintains it in cookjohn/cnki-skills, which has 981 GitHub stars. The repository holds 10 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 13, 2026.

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