Crawl CNKI journal paper metadata with the local Python crawler and save to PostgreSQL.

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Install Cnki Crawler

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill cnki-crawler -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit cnki-crawler --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/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/'综合学术部署包/03_CNKI选题与中文文献Skills/cnki-crawler-topic' .claude/skills/cnki-crawler && 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
cnki-crawler
GitHub stars
135
Token cost
~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length
177 words
Files
13 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
36
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Crawl CNKI journal paper metadata with the local Python crawler and save to PostgreSQL.

  • Works in 5 steps: 环境准备 → 检索式验证(强制) → 单排序抓取 → …
  • The user asks to collect CNKI papers
  • SKILL.md covers 快速启动, CLI 参数, 排序字段说明 and 检索式语法, plus 6 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python

What it does

Cnki Crawler is an agent skill from Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit. Crawl CNKI journal paper metadata with the local Python crawler and save to PostgreSQL. Supports multi-sort retrieval (DFR/CF/PT/ZH) and mandatory query validation. Use when the user asks to collect CNKI papers, run the CNKI crawler, or query by CNKI field patterns.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 14 other files, including scripts (for example `reference/专业检索语法.md`, `scripts/__init__.py` and `scripts/cnki_db.py`).

It sits in Data & Analytics, covering Web scraping. It works with PostgreSQL and Python. The repository describes itself as: AI Agent 科研全流程教学包,能教学生从零部署 Codex、Claude Code、OpenClaw、Hermes 等 Agent,学会使用 Skills、飞书、AMiner、AI4Scholar、Zotero、Obsidian…

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to collect CNKI papers
  • Run the CNKI crawler
  • Query by CNKI field patterns

Example prompts

  • “/cnki-crawler”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. 环境准备
  2. 检索式验证(强制)
  3. 单排序抓取
  4. 多排序抓取(推荐)
  5. 带年份范围

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit aab1133. 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 8 files 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

Cnki Crawler loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 177 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.4k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:26
    cp .env.example .env
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:27
    # 编辑 .env 设置 CNKI_DB_DSN, CNKI_PROXY_HTTP, CNKI_PROXY_HTTPS
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:177
    ├── .env                     # 本地配置
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:297
    1. 检查 `.env` 中的 `CNKI_DB_DSN`

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 177 words (~1,429 tokens).

name
cnki-crawler

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 12 other files (scripts) in 综合学术部署包/03_CNKI选题与中文文献Skills/cnki-crawler-topic of Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.

  • SKILL.md
  • .env.example
  • .gitignore
  • reference/专业检索语法.md
  • requirements.txt
  • scripts/__init__.py
  • scripts/cnki_db.py
  • scripts/crawl.py
  • scripts/export_to_json.py
  • scripts/main.py
  • scripts/proxy_check.py
  • scripts/settings.py
  • scripts/validate_query.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit aab1133

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Questions about Cnki Crawler

What does Cnki Crawler do?

Crawl CNKI journal paper metadata with the local Python crawler and save to PostgreSQL. Cnki Crawler is an agent skill from Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit. Crawl CNKI journal paper metadata with the local Python crawler and save to PostgreSQL.

When should I use Cnki Crawler?

Cnki Crawler fits situations like: the user asks to collect CNKI papers; run the CNKI crawler; query by CNKI field patterns.

How do I install Cnki Crawler in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill cnki-crawler -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (综合学术部署包/03_CNKI选题与中文文献Skills/cnki-crawler-topic in Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit) into .claude/skills/cnki-crawler in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Cnki Crawler in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill cnki-crawler -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (综合学术部署包/03_CNKI选题与中文文献Skills/cnki-crawler-topic in Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit) into .agents/skills/cnki-crawler in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Cnki Crawler 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 Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill cnki-crawler -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cnki-crawler, .gemini/skills/cnki-crawler, .github/skills/cnki-crawler and .opencode/skills/cnki-crawler in your project.

What does Cnki Crawler need to run?

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

Does Cnki Crawler 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 Cnki Crawler safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. 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 Cnki Crawler use?

Cnki Crawler has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Cnki Crawler use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.7k 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 Cnki Crawler?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Cnki Crawler: Chdb Datastore (vemetric/vemetric, 394 stars), Crawl4AI Web Scraping (smallnest/goclaw, 598 stars), Boss Zhipin Scraper (eatmoreduck/boss-zhipin-scraper, 1.5k stars) and Ax (yusukebe/ax, 719 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Cnki Crawler?

Drchronx (a GitHub user) maintains it in Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit, which has 135 GitHub stars. The repository holds 36 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 19, 2026.

Source: Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.