Literature Review
neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent
Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple academic databases (PubMed, arXiv, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, etc.).
Searches Web of Science by topic, author, title, DOI or advanced query from a logged-in browser page, with database, edition and sort options.
Install Web of Science Search
$ npx skills add cookjohn/wos-skills --skill wos-search -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install cookjohn/wos-skills wos-search --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wos-search .claude/skills/wos-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "wos-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills/tree/main/skills/wos-search into .claude/skills/wos-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wos-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 install https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills/tree/main/skills/wos-searchType 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.
$ npx skills add cookjohn/wos-skills --skill wos-search -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install cookjohn/wos-skills wos-search --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wos-search .agents/skills/wos-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "wos-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills/tree/main/skills/wos-search into .agents/skills/wos-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wos-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.
$ npx skills add cookjohn/wos-skills --skill wos-search -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install cookjohn/wos-skills wos-search --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wos-search .cursor/skills/wos-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "wos-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills/tree/main/skills/wos-search into .cursor/skills/wos-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wos-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 https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills.git --path skills/wos-search--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add cookjohn/wos-skills --skill wos-search -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install cookjohn/wos-skills wos-search --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wos-search .gemini/skills/wos-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "wos-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills/tree/main/skills/wos-search into .gemini/skills/wos-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wos-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.
$ gh skill install cookjohn/wos-skills wos-searchInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add cookjohn/wos-skills --skill wos-search -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wos-search .github/skills/wos-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "wos-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills/tree/main/skills/wos-search into .github/skills/wos-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wos-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.
$ npx skills add cookjohn/wos-skills --skill wos-search -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install cookjohn/wos-skills wos-search --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/wos-search .opencode/skills/wos-search && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "wos-search" agent skill from https://github.com/cookjohn/wos-skills/tree/main/skills/wos-search into .opencode/skills/wos-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "wos-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
wos-search- GitHub stars
- 123
- Token cost
- ~2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 519 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 6
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Searches Web of Science by topic, author, title, DOI or advanced query from a logged-in browser page, with database, edition and sort options.
- Works in 3 steps: Build API Request Body → Execute API Call via evaluate_script → Present Results
- Finding highly cited papers on a topic in Web of Science
- SKILL.md covers Important: Browser Prerequisite, Language Guidance, Parameter Reference and Steps, plus 1 more section
- Reaches webofscience.com
What it does
The skill calls the Web of Science internal API with a single evaluate_script call from the browser, so no page navigation is needed. The browser has to be open on a webofscience.com page and logged in. Queries are built as rows of field and text pairs joined with AND, OR or NOT, covering topic, title, author, DOI, journal, year, affiliation, abstract, funding and country.
You can pick the database, such as the Core Collection, all databases, MEDLINE, preprints or SciELO, limit the Core Collection to the SCI, SSCI or conference editions, and sort by relevance, citations, date or usage. The record count defaults to 10 and tops out at 50. Because SCI and SSCI mostly index English-language work, Chinese keywords are translated into English and the translation is reported back to you.
When your agent uses it
- Finding highly cited papers on a topic in Web of Science
- Looking up a paper by DOI, title or author in the Core Collection
- Restricting a search to SCI, SSCI or conference proceedings editions
Example prompts
- “Search Web of Science for the most cited papers on value co-creation.”
- “Find papers by the author Smith about graph neural networks in SCI and SSCI, newest first.”
- “Look up the Core Collection record for the paper titled Attention Is All You Need.”
Requirements
- A browser logged in to webofscience.com
- Chrome DevTools MCP
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Build API Request Body
- Execute API Call via evaluate_script
- Present Results
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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are json and 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:
webofscience.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
Web of Science Search loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 32 tokens; SKILL.md has 519 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 519 words (~1,994 tokens).
“Search Web of Science via internal API. Supports edition filtering, sorting, and multiple databases — all in a single evaluate_script call.”
- name
- wos-search
- argument-hint
- [search keywords] [--edition SCI/SSCI/...] [--sort citations/date/relevance] [--db woscc|alldb|...]
- user-invocable
- true
- disable-model-invocation
- false
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/wos-search of cookjohn/wos-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 268b139
Compare with similar skills
Web of Science Search next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web of Science Search this skillcookjohn/wos-skills | 123 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Literature Reviewneflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent | 126 | 20 repos | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Preprint Search on bioRxivLigphiDonk/Oh-my--paper | 738 | 12 repos | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Systematic Literature Review Builderbytedance/deer-flow | 84k | 2 repos | ~4.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Paper Research on arXivXiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code | 14k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Literature Review AgentAr9av/PaperOrchestra | 677 | 1 repos | ~5.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Exports Web of Science records into Zotero directly, or to RIS, BibTeX, Excel and plain-text files through the site's export menu.
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Walks a Web of Science full-record page through to the publisher's site to locate and download the paper's PDF, or reports why it could not.
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Questions about Web of Science Search
What does Web of Science Search do?
Searches Web of Science by topic, author, title, DOI or advanced query from a logged-in browser page, with database, edition and sort options. The skill calls the Web of Science internal API with a single evaluate_script call from the browser, so no page navigation is needed.com page and logged in.
When should I use Web of Science Search?
Web of Science Search fits situations like: finding highly cited papers on a topic in Web of Science; looking up a paper by DOI, title or author in the Core Collection; restricting a search to SCI, SSCI or conference proceedings editions.
How do I install Web of Science Search in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add cookjohn/wos-skills --skill wos-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/wos-search in cookjohn/wos-skills) into .claude/skills/wos-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Web of Science Search in Codex?
Run `npx skills add cookjohn/wos-skills --skill wos-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/wos-search in cookjohn/wos-skills) into .agents/skills/wos-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Web of Science 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/wos-skills --skill wos-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/wos-search, .gemini/skills/wos-search, .github/skills/wos-search and .opencode/skills/wos-search in your project.
What does Web of Science Search need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Web of Science Search is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: A browser logged in to webofscience.com; Chrome DevTools MCP.
Does Web of Science Search access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: webofscience.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Web of Science 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 Web of Science Search use?
No licence was found for Web of Science Search or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Web of Science Search use?
About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 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 Web of Science Search?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Web of Science Search: Literature Review (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars), Preprint Search on bioRxiv (LigphiDonk/Oh-my--paper, 738 stars), Systematic Literature Review Builder (bytedance/deer-flow, 84k stars) and Paper Research on arXiv (XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code, 14k 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 Search?
cookjohn (a GitHub user) maintains it in cookjohn/wos-skills, which has 123 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.