Agent skill

Gs Advanced Search

Perform advanced Google Scholar search with filters - author, journal, date range, exact phrase, title-only.

Install Gs Advanced Search

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cookjohn/gs-skills --skill gs-advanced-search -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cookjohn/gs-skills gs-advanced-search --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/gs-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/gs-advanced-search .claude/skills/gs-advanced-search && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "gs-advanced-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills/tree/master/skills/gs-advanced-search into .claude/skills/gs-advanced-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gs-advanced-search", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills/tree/master/skills/gs-advanced-search

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cookjohn/gs-skills --skill gs-advanced-search -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cookjohn/gs-skills gs-advanced-search --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/gs-advanced-search .agents/skills/gs-advanced-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "gs-advanced-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills/tree/master/skills/gs-advanced-search into .agents/skills/gs-advanced-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gs-advanced-search", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cookjohn/gs-skills --skill gs-advanced-search -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cookjohn/gs-skills gs-advanced-search --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/gs-advanced-search .cursor/skills/gs-advanced-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "gs-advanced-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills/tree/master/skills/gs-advanced-search into .cursor/skills/gs-advanced-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gs-advanced-search", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills.git --path skills/gs-advanced-search

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cookjohn/gs-skills --skill gs-advanced-search -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cookjohn/gs-skills gs-advanced-search --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/gs-advanced-search .gemini/skills/gs-advanced-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "gs-advanced-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills/tree/master/skills/gs-advanced-search into .gemini/skills/gs-advanced-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gs-advanced-search", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cookjohn/gs-skills gs-advanced-search

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cookjohn/gs-skills --skill gs-advanced-search -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/gs-advanced-search .github/skills/gs-advanced-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "gs-advanced-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills/tree/master/skills/gs-advanced-search into .github/skills/gs-advanced-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gs-advanced-search", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add cookjohn/gs-skills --skill gs-advanced-search -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cookjohn/gs-skills gs-advanced-search --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/gs-advanced-search .opencode/skills/gs-advanced-search && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "gs-advanced-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills/tree/master/skills/gs-advanced-search into .opencode/skills/gs-advanced-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gs-advanced-search", 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: gs-advanced-search
GitHub stars: 527
Token cost: ~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length: 278 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 6
Repo updated: Mar 13, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Perform advanced Google Scholar search with filters - author, journal, date range, exact phrase, title-only.

Works in 4 steps: Parse search criteria into URL parameters → Navigate → Extract results (evaluate_script) → …
Precise filtered searches
SKILL.md covers Arguments, Step 1: Parse search criteria…, Step 2: Navigate and Step 3: Extract results…, plus 2 more sections
Reaches scholar.google.com

What it does

Gs Advanced Search is an agent skill from cookjohn/gs-skills. Perform advanced Google Scholar search with filters - author, journal, date range, exact phrase, title-only. Constructs proper URL parameters from natural language. Use for precise filtered searches.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k 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: Google Scholar skills for Claude Code — search, citation tracking, full-text access, and Zotero export via Chrome DevTools MCP. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Precise filtered searches
Tasks that involve Academic paper search

Example prompts

“/gs-advanced-search”

Workflow steps

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

Parse search criteria into URL parameters
Navigate
Extract results (evaluate_script)
Report

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit df03c99. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are javascript).
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:
- scholar.google.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

Gs Advanced Search loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 278 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~55
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.2k

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 cookjohn/gs-skills at commit df03c99, republished under its MIT licence (© cookjohn). 278 words, ~1,197 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/gs-advanced-search/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: gs-advanced-search
description: Perform advanced Google Scholar search with filters - author, journal, date range, exact phrase, title-only. Constructs proper URL parameters from natural language. Use for precise filtered searches.
argument-hint: [describe search criteria in natural language]

Google Scholar Advanced Search

Construct and execute a Google Scholar search using URL parameters based on the user's natural language description.

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS is a natural language description of the search criteria, e.g.:

"Search for Einstein's papers on relativity after 2020"
"Find reviews about CRISPR in Nature"
"Search for exact phrase 'machine learning' in title only"

Step 1: Parse search criteria into URL parameters

Map the user's intent to Google Scholar URL parameters:

Criteria	Parameter	Example
Keywords	`q`	`q=gastric+cancer`
Author	`as_sauthors`	`as_sauthors="Albert Einstein"`
Journal/Source	`as_publication`	`as_publication=Nature`
Start year	`as_ylo`	`as_ylo=2020`
End year	`as_yhi`	`as_yhi=2025`
Exact phrase	`as_epq`	`as_epq=machine+learning`
Any of these words (OR)	`as_oq`	`as_oq=immunotherapy+checkpoint`
Exclude words	`as_eq`	`as_eq=review`
Search scope	`as_occt`	`as_occt=title` (title only) / `as_occt=any` (anywhere)
Results per page	`num`	`num=10` (default) or `num=20` (max)
Language	`hl`	`hl=en` or `hl=zh-CN`

Construction examples:

"Einstein 2020 年以后在 Nature 上的论文" → scholar?as_sauthors=Einstein&as_publication=Nature&as_ylo=2020&hl=en
"标题包含 CRISPR 的论文" → scholar?q=CRISPR&as_occt=title&hl=en
"精确搜索 'deep learning' 排除 review" → scholar?as_epq=deep+learning&as_eq=review&hl=en
"搜索 immunotherapy 或 checkpoint 相关论文" → scholar?as_oq=immunotherapy+checkpoint&hl=en

Notes:

When as_sauthors, as_publication, etc. are used, q can be omitted or used for additional keywords
Always include hl=en for consistent results
Use num=10 (default) to minimize CAPTCHA risk

Step 2: Navigate

Use mcp__chrome-devtools__navigate_page:

url: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?{CONSTRUCTED_PARAMS}

Step 3: Extract results (evaluate_script)

Same extraction script as gs-search step 2:

javascript

async () => {
  for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
    if (document.querySelector('#gs_res_ccl') || document.querySelector('#gs_captcha_ccl')) break;
    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 500));
  }

  if (document.querySelector('#gs_captcha_ccl') || document.body.innerText.includes('unusual traffic')) {
    return { error: 'captcha', message: 'Google Scholar requires CAPTCHA verification. Please complete it in your browser, then tell me to continue.' };
  }

  const items = document.querySelectorAll('#gs_res_ccl .gs_r.gs_or.gs_scl');
  const results = Array.from(items).map((item, i) => {
    const titleEl = item.querySelector('.gs_rt a');
    const meta = item.querySelector('.gs_a')?.textContent || '';
    const parts = meta.split(' - ');
    const authors = parts[0]?.trim() || '';
    const journalYear = parts[1]?.trim() || '';
    const citedByEl = item.querySelector('.gs_fl a[href*="cites"]');

    return {
      n: i + 1,
      title: titleEl?.textContent?.trim() || item.querySelector('.gs_rt')?.textContent?.trim() || '',
      href: titleEl?.href || '',
      authors,
      journalYear,
      citedBy: citedByEl?.textContent?.match(/\d+/)?.[0] || '0',
      citedByUrl: citedByEl?.href || '',
      dataCid: item.getAttribute('data-cid') || '',
      fullTextUrl: (item.querySelector('.gs_ggs a') || item.querySelector('.gs_or_ggsm a'))?.href || '',
      snippet: item.querySelector('.gs_rs')?.textContent?.trim()?.substring(0, 200) || ''
    };
  });

  const totalText = document.querySelector('#gs_ab_md')?.textContent?.trim() || '';
  const currentUrl = window.location.href;
  return { total: totalText, resultCount: results.length, currentUrl, results };
}

Step 4: Report

Advanced search on Google Scholar:
Query parameters: {list the parameters used}
{total}

1. {title}
   Authors: {authors} | {journalYear}
   Cited by: {citedBy} | [Full text]({fullTextUrl})
   Data-CID: {dataCid}

2. ...

Always show the constructed URL parameters so the user understands how the query was built.

Notes

This skill uses 2 tool calls: navigate_page + evaluate_script
Google Scholar does NOT support publication type filtering (review, clinical trial, etc.) — use keywords instead
Impact factor is not available in Google Scholar — use citation count as a proxy
The key difference from gs-search is URL parameter construction — this skill translates natural language to Google Scholar query parameters

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/gs-advanced-search of cookjohn/gs-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit df03c99

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Questions about Gs Advanced Search

What does Gs Advanced Search do?

Perform advanced Google Scholar search with filters - author, journal, date range, exact phrase, title-only. Gs Advanced Search is an agent skill from cookjohn/gs-skills. Perform advanced Google Scholar search with filters - author, journal, date range, exact phrase, title-only.

When should I use Gs Advanced Search?

Gs Advanced Search fits situations like: precise filtered searches; tasks that involve Academic paper search.

How do I install Gs Advanced Search in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Gs Advanced Search in Codex?

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

Can I use Gs Advanced Search 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/gs-skills --skill gs-advanced-search -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/gs-advanced-search, .gemini/skills/gs-advanced-search, .github/skills/gs-advanced-search and .opencode/skills/gs-advanced-search in your project.

What does Gs Advanced Search need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Gs Advanced Search is instructions for the agent only.

Does Gs Advanced Search access the network?

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

Is Gs Advanced Search 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 Gs Advanced Search use?

Gs Advanced Search 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 Gs Advanced Search use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.8k 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 Gs Advanced Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gs Advanced Search: Read arXiv Paper (karpathy/nanochat, 59k stars), Perplexity Web Search (davila7/claude-code-templates, 33k stars), Literature Review (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars) and Openalex Database (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Gs Advanced Search?

cookjohn (a GitHub user) maintains it in cookjohn/gs-skills, which has 527 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 13, 2026.

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

Gs Advanced Search

Install Gs Advanced Search

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Google Scholar Advanced Search

Arguments

Step 1: Parse search criteria into URL parameters

Step 2: Navigate

Step 3: Extract results (evaluate_script)

Step 4: Report

Notes

Files

Compare with similar skills

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Install Gs Advanced Search

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Google Scholar Advanced Search

Arguments

Step 1: Parse search criteria into URL parameters

Step 2: Navigate

Step 3: Extract results (evaluate_script)

Step 4: Report

Notes

Files

Compare with similar skills

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