Agent skill

Gs Export

Export Google Scholar paper(s) to Zotero via BibTeX. An agent skill from cookjohn/gs-skills.

Install Gs Export

skills CLI

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

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

GitHub CLI

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

Paste into Claude Code

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

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-export -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cookjohn/gs-skills gs-export --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-export .agents/skills/gs-export && 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-export" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills/tree/master/skills/gs-export into .agents/skills/gs-export/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gs-export", 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-export -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

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

--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-export -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

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

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-export -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-export .github/skills/gs-export && 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-export" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills/tree/master/skills/gs-export into .github/skills/gs-export/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gs-export", 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-export -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-export --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-export .opencode/skills/gs-export && 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-export" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills/tree/master/skills/gs-export into .opencode/skills/gs-export/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gs-export", 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-export
GitHub stars: 523
Token cost: ~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length: 363 words
Files: 2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo: 6
Repo updated: Mar 13, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Export Google Scholar paper(s) to Zotero via BibTeX. An agent skill from cookjohn/gs-skills.

Works in 3 steps: Get BibTeX for each paper → Parse BibTeX and push to Zotero → Report
Tasks that involve Citation management
SKILL.md covers Arguments, Steps, Batch Export Optimization and Notes
Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python and bash; reaches scholar.google.com

What it does

Gs Export is an agent skill from cookjohn/gs-skills. Export Google Scholar paper(s) to Zotero via BibTeX. Gets citation data from Google Scholar's cite dialog, then pushes to Zotero desktop. Supports single or batch export.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k 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 and Academic paper search. It works with Zotero and LaTeX. 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

Tasks that involve Citation management
Tasks that involve Academic paper search

Example prompts

“/gs-export”

Requirements

Python 3

Workflow steps

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

Get BibTeX for each paper
Parse BibTeX and push to Zotero
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
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- python
- bash
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 Export loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 45 tokens; SKILL.md has 363 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~45
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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from cookjohn/gs-skills at commit df03c99, republished under its MIT licence (© cookjohn). 363 words, ~1,224 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/gs-export/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: gs-export
description: Export Google Scholar paper(s) to Zotero via BibTeX. Gets citation data from Google Scholar's cite dialog, then pushes to Zotero desktop. Supports single or batch export.
argument-hint: [data-cid or space-separated data-cids]

Google Scholar Export to Zotero

Export Google Scholar paper citation data via BibTeX extraction and push to Zotero desktop.

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS contains one or more data-cids (space-separated), e.g.:

TFS2GgoGiNUJ — single paper
TFS2GgoGiNUJ abc123XYZ def456UVW — batch export

Steps

Step 1: Get BibTeX for each paper

For each data-cid, perform 3 tool calls to bypass CORS:

1a. Fetch cite dialog to get BibTeX link (evaluate_script)

javascript

async () => {
  const cid = "DATA_CID_HERE";
  const resp = await fetch(
    `https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=info:${cid}:scholar.google.com/&output=cite`,
    { credentials: 'include' }
  );
  const html = await resp.text();
  const doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(html, 'text/html');

  // Extract export links
  const links = Array.from(doc.querySelectorAll('#gs_citi a')).map(a => ({
    format: a.textContent.trim(),
    url: a.href
  }));

  // Extract citation format texts
  const citations = Array.from(doc.querySelectorAll('#gs_citt tr')).map(tr => {
    const cells = tr.querySelectorAll('td');
    return {
      style: cells[0]?.textContent?.trim() || '',
      text: cells[1]?.textContent?.trim() || ''
    };
  });

  const bibtexLink = links.find(l => l.format === 'BibTeX');
  return { cid, bibtexLink: bibtexLink?.url || '', links, citations };
}

1b. Navigate to BibTeX URL (navigate_page)

Use mcp__chrome-devtools__navigate_page:

url: the bibtexLink URL from step 1a (on scholar.googleusercontent.com)

This bypasses CORS restrictions that block fetch() to googleusercontent.com.

1c. Read BibTeX content (evaluate_script)

javascript

async () => {
  return { bibtex: document.body.innerText || document.body.textContent || '' };
}

Step 2: Parse BibTeX and push to Zotero

Save the BibTeX data as JSON, then call the push script:

bash

python "E:/gscholar-skills/.claude/skills/gs-export/scripts/push_to_zotero.py" /tmp/gs_papers.json

Before calling the script, construct a JSON file at /tmp/gs_papers.json containing paper data parsed from BibTeX. Parse the BibTeX yourself and create the JSON array:

json

[
  {
    "pmid": "",
    "title": "The title from BibTeX",
    "authors": [
      {"lastName": "Smith", "firstName": "John"}
    ],
    "journal": "Journal Name",
    "journalAbbr": "",
    "pubdate": "2022",
    "volume": "14",
    "issue": "4",
    "pages": "1054",
    "doi": "",
    "pdfUrl": "https://example.com/paper.pdf",
    "abstract": "",
    "keywords": [],
    "language": "en",
    "pubtype": ["Journal Article"]
  }
]

IMPORTANT: Set pdfUrl from the search result's fullTextUrl field (the PDF link extracted by gs-search). The Python script will download the PDF and upload it to Zotero via /connector/saveAttachment (Zotero 7.x ignores attachments in saveItems). PDF download may fail for some publishers (403, JS-redirect); these are reported as "PDF skip".

BibTeX fields mapping:

@article{key, → itemType: journalArticle
@inproceedings{key, → itemType: conferencePaper
@book{key, → itemType: book
title={...} → title
author={Last1, First1 and Last2, First2} → authors array
journal={...} → journal
year={...} → pubdate
volume={...} → volume
number={...} → issue
pages={...} → pages
publisher={...} → (included in extra or publisher field)

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Step 3: Report

Single paper:

Exported to Zotero from Google Scholar:
  Title: {title}
  Authors: {authors}
  Journal: {journal} ({year})
  Data-CID: {dataCid}

Batch:

Exported {count} papers to Zotero from Google Scholar:
  1. {title1} ({journal1}, {year1})
  2. {title2} ({journal2}, {year2})
  ...

Batch Export Optimization

For multiple papers, process sequentially to avoid CAPTCHA:

Get all BibTeX links in one evaluate_script call (fetch all cite dialogs)
Navigate to each BibTeX URL one at a time
Collect all BibTeX entries
Push all to Zotero in a single batch

Notes

Single paper export uses 3-4 tool calls: evaluate_script (cite dialog) + navigate_page (BibTeX URL) + evaluate_script (read BibTeX) + bash python (Zotero push)
Batch export: 2N+1 tool calls (N papers: N navigate + N evaluate + 1 bash)
BibTeX links are on scholar.googleusercontent.com — CORS blocks fetch(), so we use navigate_page to bypass
Reuses push_to_zotero.py for Zotero Connector API communication
Google Scholar BibTeX does NOT include abstract or DOI — these fields will be empty in Zotero
After export, navigate back to Google Scholar page: navigate_page with type back

Files

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

SKILL.md
scripts/push_to_zotero.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit df03c99

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Questions about Gs Export

What does Gs Export do?

Export Google Scholar paper(s) to Zotero via BibTeX. An agent skill from cookjohn/gs-skills. Gs Export is an agent skill from cookjohn/gs-skills. Export Google Scholar paper(s) to Zotero via BibTeX.

When should I use Gs Export?

Gs Export fits situations like: tasks that involve Citation management; tasks that involve Academic paper search.

How do I install Gs Export in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Gs Export in Codex?

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

Can I use Gs 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/gs-skills --skill gs-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/gs-export, .gemini/skills/gs-export, .github/skills/gs-export and .opencode/skills/gs-export in your project.

What does Gs Export need to run?

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

Does Gs Export 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 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 Gs Export use?

Gs Export 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 Export use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.9k 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 Export?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gs Export: Literature Downloader (Lucaswangzcx/literature-downloader-skill, 234 stars), Citation Management (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars), Zotero CLI (54yyyu/zotero-mcp, 5.3k stars) and Literature Review Agent (Ar9av/PaperOrchestra, 676 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Gs Export?

cookjohn (a GitHub user) maintains it in cookjohn/gs-skills, which has 523 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.

Install Gs Export

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Google Scholar Export to Zotero

Arguments

Steps

Step 1: Get BibTeX for each paper

1a. Fetch cite dialog to get BibTeX link (evaluate_script)

1b. Navigate to BibTeX URL (navigate_page)

1c. Read BibTeX content (evaluate_script)

Step 2: Parse BibTeX and push to Zotero

Step 3: Report

Batch Export Optimization

Notes

Files

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