Docsagent
docsagent/docsagent
Search and manage private, local document collections (PDF, PPTX, DOCX) offline.
Synchronize content across presentation slides, speaker script, and manuscript/paper.
Install Sync Docs
$ npx skills add joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill sync-docs -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill sync-docs --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/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/sync-docs .claude/skills/sync-docs && 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 "sync-docs" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/sync-docs into .claude/skills/sync-docs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sync-docs", 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/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/sync-docsType 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill sync-docs -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill sync-docs --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/sync-docs .agents/skills/sync-docs && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "sync-docs" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/sync-docs into .agents/skills/sync-docs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sync-docs", 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill sync-docs -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill sync-docs --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/sync-docs .cursor/skills/sync-docs && 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 "sync-docs" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/sync-docs into .cursor/skills/sync-docs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sync-docs", 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/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git --path .claude/skills/sync-docs--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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill sync-docs -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill sync-docs --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/sync-docs .gemini/skills/sync-docs && 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 "sync-docs" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/sync-docs into .gemini/skills/sync-docs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sync-docs", 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill sync-docsInstalls 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill sync-docs -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/sync-docs .github/skills/sync-docs && 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 "sync-docs" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/sync-docs into .github/skills/sync-docs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sync-docs", 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill sync-docs -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install joshzyj/open-scholar-skill sync-docs --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/sync-docs .opencode/skills/sync-docs && 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 "sync-docs" agent skill from https://github.com/joshzyj/open-scholar-skill/tree/main/.claude/skills/sync-docs into .opencode/skills/sync-docs/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sync-docs", 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
sync-docs- GitHub stars
- 168
- Token cost
- ~2.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 579 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 30
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Synchronize content across presentation slides, speaker script, and manuscript/paper.
- Works in 7 steps: Identify Documents → Audit for Stale Content → Present Audit Results → …
- Tasks that involve Slides and decks
- SKILL.md covers Process Logging (REQUIRED) —…, Step 1 — Identify Documents, Step 2 — Audit for Stale Content and Step 3 — Present Audit Results, plus 6 more sections
- Calls bash and pdftotext
What it does
Sync Docs is an agent skill from joshzyj/open-scholar-skill. Synchronize content across presentation slides, speaker script, and manuscript/paper. Audits for stale references, numbers, citations, and version mismatches, then updates all files in parallel and compiles to PDF.
Its SKILL.md is about 2.1k 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 Documents & Office, covering Slides and decks, Citation management and PDF. The repository describes itself as: Open scholar skill, a claude code plugin, for academic research.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Slides and decks
- Tasks that involve Citation management
- Tasks that involve PDF
Example prompts
- “/sync-docs”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Identify Documents
- Audit for Stale Content
- Present Audit Results
- Apply Updates
- Compile to PDF
- Verify Output
- Summary Report
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6e5ac8e. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
bashpdftotext
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
Sync Docs loads about 2.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 56 tokens; SKILL.md has 579 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
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 579 words (~2,142 tokens).
“Synchronize presentation slides, speaker script, and manuscript/paper so all share consistent content (citations, statistics, version numbers, skill counts, taxonomy references).”
- name
- sync-docs
- argument-hint
- [slides.tex] [script.tex] [manuscript.tex] — paths to the files to sync (auto-detected if omitted)
- tools
- Read, Edit, Write, Bash, Glob, Grep, Agent
- user-invocable
- true
Files
Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/sync-docs of joshzyj/open-scholar-skill.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6e5ac8e
Compare with similar skills
Sync Docs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sync Docs this skilljoshzyj/open-scholar-skill | 168 | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Docsagentdocsagent/docsagent | 625 | — | ~834 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Paper Deckzsyggg/paper-craft-skills | 1.3k | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Paper2slidesQuZhan51496/paper2anything | 468 | — | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| Li CarouselJakeschincariol/linkedin-agent-skill | 1.5k | — | ~715 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ky Markdown RebuilderKyrieCheungYep/ky-markdown-rebuilder | 117 | — | ~5.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Sync Docs
What does Sync Docs do?
Synchronize content across presentation slides, speaker script, and manuscript/paper. Sync Docs is an agent skill from joshzyj/open-scholar-skill. Synchronize content across presentation slides, speaker script, and manuscript/paper.
When should I use Sync Docs?
Sync Docs fits situations like: tasks that involve Slides and decks; tasks that involve Citation management; tasks that involve PDF.
How do I install Sync Docs in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill sync-docs -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/sync-docs in joshzyj/open-scholar-skill) into .claude/skills/sync-docs in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Sync Docs in Codex?
Run `npx skills add joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill sync-docs -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/sync-docs in joshzyj/open-scholar-skill) into .agents/skills/sync-docs in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Sync Docs 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 joshzyj/open-scholar-skill --skill sync-docs -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/sync-docs, .gemini/skills/sync-docs, .github/skills/sync-docs and .opencode/skills/sync-docs in your project.
What does Sync Docs need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Sync Docs needs the command-line tools its instructions call (bash and pdftotext).
Does Sync Docs 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 Sync Docs 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 Sync Docs use?
Sync Docs 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 Sync Docs use?
About 2.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 8.6k 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 Sync Docs?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Sync Docs: Docsagent (docsagent/docsagent, 625 stars), Paper Deck (zsyggg/paper-craft-skills, 1.3k stars), Paper2slides (QuZhan51496/paper2anything, 468 stars) and Li Carousel (Jakeschincariol/linkedin-agent-skill, 1.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Sync Docs?
joshzyj (a GitHub user) maintains it in joshzyj/open-scholar-skill, which has 168 GitHub stars. The repository holds 30 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 18, 2026.
Source: joshzyj/open-scholar-skill on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.