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Web of Science Export

by cookjohn in cookjohn/wos-skills

Exports Web of Science records into Zotero directly, or to RIS, BibTeX, Excel and plain-text files through the site's export menu.

No licenceAuto-check passedResearch & Science

Install Web of Science Export

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install cookjohn/wos-skills wos-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/wos-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wos-export .claude/skills/wos-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
wos-export
GitHub stars
122
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
387 words
Files
2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
6
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Exports Web of Science records into Zotero directly, or to RIS, BibTeX, Excel and plain-text files through the site's export menu.

  • Works in 3 steps: Prepare Paper Data → Push via Script → Report Result
  • Saving a set of Web of Science search results into a Zotero library
  • SKILL.md covers Mode A: Push to Zotero…, Mode B: File Export via UI…, Zotero Script Features and Notes
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python

What it does

Two paths are offered. The preferred one gathers paper metadata already in the conversation from earlier WoS search or detail steps, turns it into JSON and pipes it to scripts/push_to_zotero.py, which saves the items into the collection currently selected in Zotero. Re-running is idempotent, so saving the same paper twice does not create duplicates.

The script reports OK: Saved, OK: Already saved, or Error: Zotero not running, in which case you are asked to start the Zotero desktop app. Running it with --list shows the available collections, and you change the target by selecting another folder in Zotero before exporting.

When Zotero is not available, the fallback drives the WoS export menu in the browser (the repository describes Chrome DevTools MCP) from a results page or a full-record page. It can choose RIS, BibTeX, Excel, plain text or Fast 5000, which exports up to 5000 records with basic fields. On a full-record page only that one record is exported.

When your agent uses it

  • Saving a set of Web of Science search results into a Zotero library
  • Exporting selected records as a BibTeX file for a LaTeX project
  • Getting a RIS or Excel export of a result list when Zotero is not installed

Example prompts

  • “Push the five papers we just found on value co-creation into Zotero.”
  • “Export these search results as a .bib file.”
  • “List my Zotero collections so I can choose where the WoS records should go.”
  • “Export the first batch of results from this WoS page to Excel.”

Requirements

  • Python to run push_to_zotero.py
  • The Zotero desktop app running, for the direct push
  • A browser on a Web of Science results or full-record page for file export
  • Chrome DevTools MCP for the browser export path

Workflow steps

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

  1. Prepare Paper Data
  2. Push via Script
  3. Report Result

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 268b139. 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

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Web of Science Export loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 16 tokens; SKILL.md has 387 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~16
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); 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 387 words (~1,000 tokens).

“Export WoS paper records. Two modes: direct Zotero push (preferred) or file export via UI.”

— opening of SKILL.md by cookjohn
name
wos-export
argument-hint
[zotero/ris/bibtex/excel] [WoS IDs or 'current']
user-invocable
true
disable-model-invocation
true

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

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

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/push_to_zotero.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 268b139

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Questions about Web of Science Export

What does Web of Science Export do?

Exports Web of Science records into Zotero directly, or to RIS, BibTeX, Excel and plain-text files through the site's export menu. Two paths are offered.py, which saves the items into the collection currently selected in Zotero.

When should I use Web of Science Export?

Web of Science Export fits situations like: saving a set of Web of Science search results into a Zotero library; exporting selected records as a BibTeX file for a LaTeX project; getting a RIS or Excel export of a result list when Zotero is not installed.

How do I install Web of Science Export in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Web of Science Export in Codex?

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

Can I use Web of Science 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/wos-skills --skill wos-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/wos-export, .gemini/skills/wos-export, .github/skills/wos-export and .opencode/skills/wos-export in your project.

What does Web of Science Export need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Web of Science Export needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python to run push_to_zotero.py; The Zotero desktop app running, for the direct push; A browser on a Web of Science results or full-record page for file export; Chrome DevTools MCP for the browser export path.

Does Web of Science Export access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Web of Science 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 Web of Science Export use?

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

How many tokens does Web of Science Export use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4k 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 Web of Science Export?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Web of Science Export: NSFC Literature Review Writer (HuiyuLi-2000/Chinese-Grant-Writer-Skills, 432 stars), Zotero (congcongwang0122/zotero-skill, 200 stars), Ref Downloader (ltczding-gif/ref-downloader, 139 stars) and CLI Anything Zotero (PiaoyangGuohai1/cli-anything-zotero, 137 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Web of Science Export?

cookjohn (a GitHub user) maintains it in cookjohn/wos-skills, which has 122 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 13, 2026.

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