Agent skill

Gs Search

Search Google Scholar for academic papers by keywords. An agent skill from cookjohn/gs-skills.

Install Gs Search

skills CLI

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

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

GitHub CLI

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

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

GitHub CLI

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

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

GitHub CLI

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

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install cookjohn/gs-skills gs-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-search .gemini/skills/gs-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-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills/tree/master/skills/gs-search into .gemini/skills/gs-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gs-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-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-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-search .github/skills/gs-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-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills/tree/master/skills/gs-search into .github/skills/gs-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gs-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-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-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-search .opencode/skills/gs-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-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/gs-skills/tree/master/skills/gs-search into .opencode/skills/gs-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "gs-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-search
GitHub stars: 525
Token cost: ~1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 198 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 6
Repo updated: Mar 13, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Search Google Scholar for academic papers by keywords. An agent skill from cookjohn/gs-skills.

Works in 4 steps: Navigate → Extract results (evaluate_script) → Report → …
The user wants to search Google Scholar
SKILL.md covers Arguments, Steps, CAPTCHA Handling and Notes
Reaches scholar.google.com

What it does

Gs Search is an agent skill from cookjohn/gs-skills. Search Google Scholar for academic papers by keywords. Returns results with title, authors, journal, year, citation count, and full-text links. Use when the user wants to search Google Scholar.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k 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. 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

The user wants to search Google Scholar
Tasks that involve Academic paper search
Tasks that involve Citation management

Example prompts

“/gs-search”

Workflow steps

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

Navigate
Extract results (evaluate_script)
Report
Follow-up

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 Search loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 198 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~51
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1k

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). 198 words, ~1,018 tokens.

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

name: gs-search
description: Search Google Scholar for academic papers by keywords. Returns results with title, authors, journal, year, citation count, and full-text links. Use when the user wants to search Google Scholar.
argument-hint: [search keywords]

Google Scholar Basic Search

Search Google Scholar for papers using keyword(s). Returns structured result list via DOM scraping.

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS contains the search keyword(s).

Steps

1. Navigate

Use mcp__chrome-devtools__navigate_page:

url: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q={URL_ENCODED_KEYWORDS}&hl=en&num=10

2. Extract results (evaluate_script)

Wait for results to load, check for CAPTCHA, then scrape the DOM:

javascript

async () => {
  // Wait for results or CAPTCHA
  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));
  }

  // CAPTCHA check
  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 || '';
    // Parse "Author1, Author2 - Journal, Year - publisher"
    const parts = meta.split(' - ');
    const authors = parts[0]?.trim() || '';
    const journalYear = parts[1]?.trim() || '';
    const citedByEl = item.querySelector('.gs_fl a[href*="cites"]');
    const relatedEl = item.querySelector('.gs_fl a[href*="related"]');
    const versionsEl = item.querySelector('.gs_fl a[href*="cluster"]');

    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) || '',
      relatedUrl: relatedEl?.href || '',
      versionsUrl: versionsEl?.href || '',
      versions: versionsEl?.textContent?.match(/\d+/)?.[0] || ''
    };
  });

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

3. Report

Present results as a numbered list:

Searched Google Scholar for "$ARGUMENTS": {total}

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

2. ...

Always show the dataCid — it's the unique identifier used for citation export and "cited by" tracking.

If fullTextUrl is available, highlight it (means open-access PDF/HTML).

4. Follow-up

When the user wants to:

See more results: use gs-navigate-pages to go to next page
See who cited a paper: use gs-cited-by with the data-cid
Export to Zotero: use gs-export with the data-cid(s)

CAPTCHA Handling

If the result contains {error: 'captcha'}:

Tell the user: "Google Scholar is requesting CAPTCHA verification. Please complete it in your browser."
Wait for user confirmation
Retry the evaluate_script extraction

Notes

This skill uses 2 tool calls: navigate_page + evaluate_script
Google Scholar has NO public API — all data extraction is via DOM scraping
data-cid is the primary identifier (cluster ID) — used across all GS skills
Keep request frequency low to avoid triggering CAPTCHA
Default num=10 results per page (max 20)

Files

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

Open the folder on GitHubat commit df03c99

Compare with similar skills

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Openalex Databaseneflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent	126	12 repos	~3k	Automated safety check: Pass	Custom licence	today
Citation ManagementK-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-writer	2.4k	2 repos	~3.9k	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	today
Preprint Search on bioRxivLigphiDonk/Oh-my--paper	738	12 repos	~3.7k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	5 mo ago
Citation Managementneflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent	126	19 repos	~8.1k	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	today

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Questions about Gs Search

What does Gs Search do?

Search Google Scholar for academic papers by keywords. An agent skill from cookjohn/gs-skills. Gs Search is an agent skill from cookjohn/gs-skills. Search Google Scholar for academic papers by keywords.

When should I use Gs Search?

Gs Search fits situations like: the user wants to search Google Scholar; tasks that involve Academic paper search; tasks that involve Citation management.

How do I install Gs Search in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Gs Search in Codex?

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

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

What does Gs Search need to run?

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

Does Gs 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 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 Search use?

Gs 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 Search use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 Search?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gs Search: Literature Review (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars), Openalex Database (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars), Citation Management (K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-writer, 2.4k stars) and Preprint Search on bioRxiv (LigphiDonk/Oh-my--paper, 738 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Gs Search?

cookjohn (a GitHub user) maintains it in cookjohn/gs-skills, which has 525 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 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 Basic Search

Arguments

Steps

1. Navigate

2. Extract results (evaluate_script)

3. Report

4. Follow-up

CAPTCHA Handling

Notes

Files

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