Zotero Obsidian Bridge
Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar
Moves papers from Zotero into an Obsidian project knowledge base as source notes, literature synthesis and writing outputs, with evidence records behind every promoted claim.
Analyzes arXiv papers, PDFs, project pages and blogs and writes an evidence-backed Obsidian note with images and a knowledge-graph entry.
SKILL.md written in Chinese; this summary is our English description.
Install Paper and Web Source Analyzer
$ npx skills add juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-analyze -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv paper-analyze --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/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/paper-analyze .claude/skills/paper-analyze && 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 "paper-analyze" agent skill from https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-analyze into .claude/skills/paper-analyze/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-analyze", 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/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-analyzeType 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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-analyze -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv paper-analyze --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/paper-analyze .agents/skills/paper-analyze && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "paper-analyze" agent skill from https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-analyze into .agents/skills/paper-analyze/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-analyze", 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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-analyze -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv paper-analyze --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/paper-analyze .cursor/skills/paper-analyze && 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 "paper-analyze" agent skill from https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-analyze into .cursor/skills/paper-analyze/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-analyze", 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/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv.git --path paper-analyze--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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-analyze -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv paper-analyze --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/paper-analyze .gemini/skills/paper-analyze && 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 "paper-analyze" agent skill from https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-analyze into .gemini/skills/paper-analyze/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-analyze", 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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv paper-analyzeInstalls 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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-analyze -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/paper-analyze .github/skills/paper-analyze && 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 "paper-analyze" agent skill from https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-analyze into .github/skills/paper-analyze/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-analyze", 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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-analyze -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv paper-analyze --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/paper-analyze .opencode/skills/paper-analyze && 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 "paper-analyze" agent skill from https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-analyze into .opencode/skills/paper-analyze/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-analyze", 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
paper-analyze- GitHub stars
- 1.7k
- Token cost
- ~715 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 211 words
- Files
- 5 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 5
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Analyzes arXiv papers, PDFs, project pages and blogs and writes an evidence-backed Obsidian note with images and a knowledge-graph entry.
- Works in 4 steps: 将当前 SKILL.md 的父目录视为 。 → 从 OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH 解析 ；缺失时要求用户提供… → 验证 /20_Research/Papers，读取研究配置中的… → …
- Summarizing and evaluating an arXiv paper by ID or link
- SKILL.md covers 解析路径, 识别来源, 获取与查重 and 图片, plus 2 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder
What it does
This skill analyzes a research source in depth and writes an Obsidian note with evidence and extracted images. It first identifies what it was given: an arXiv ID or link, a public PDF URL, a local PDF, a research project or company page, a blog post, a plain web page or only a title. It will not assume arXiv from a number, and will not invent arXiv metadata for a blog or an ordinary PDF. The skill text is in Chinese.
A resolver script, resolve_source.py, classifies the input into source.json. The agent checks the vault for duplicates by document ID, arXiv ID, normalized title and source URL, keeps manual content in existing notes, and bases the analysis on the PDF text or page body, separating the author's claims, cited evidence and its own inference. generate_note.py creates a note template only when none exists, with a research structure for papers or a source structure for blogs and pages, and update_graph.py records the note in the vault's graph once placeholders are filled. Images for papers come from a sibling extract-paper-images skill.
It needs OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH pointing at the vault, with a Papers folder under 20_Research, and defaults the note language to zh when none is configured. If full text is unavailable it analyzes only what is visible and states the gap.
When your agent uses it
- Summarizing and evaluating an arXiv paper by ID or link
- Analyzing a public PDF URL or a local PDF
- Capturing a research project page or technical blog post into the vault
- Updating an existing Obsidian note without losing manual content
Example prompts
- “Analyze the paper at this arXiv link and write a note in my Obsidian vault.”
- “Read the company research page at this URL together with its linked PDF, then create a note.”
- “Summarize ./papers/attention-survey.pdf into my vault and mention anything you could not verify.”
Requirements
- OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH pointing to an Obsidian vault
- Python to run the bundled scripts
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- 将当前 SKILL.md 的父目录视为 。
- 从 OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH 解析 ；缺失时要求用户提供 Vault 路径。
- 验证 /20_Research/Papers，读取研究配置中的 language；缺失时使用 zh。
- 在系统临时目录创建本次 ，不在 skill 目录或 Vault 中保存临时下载。
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ef3a594. 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 3 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
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
Paper and Web Source Analyzer loads about 715 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 211 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); 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 211 words (~715 tokens).
“先确定来源类型，再选择论文或网页分析结构。不得因输入含数字就假定是 arXiv，也不得给博客、公司报告或普通 PDF 伪造 arXiv 元数据。”
- name
- paper-analyze
Files
SKILL.md and 4 other files (scripts) in paper-analyze of juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
- scripts/generate_note.py
- scripts/resolve_source.py
- scripts/update_graph.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ef3a594
Compare with similar skills
Paper and Web Source Analyzer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper and Web Source Analyzer this skilljuliye2025/evil-read-arxiv | 1.7k | — | ~715 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Zotero Obsidian BridgeGalaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar | 5.7k | — | ~514 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Paper AnalyzerLigphiDonk/Oh-my--paper | 739 | 1 repos | ~973 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Paper Research on arXivXiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code | 14k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Deeppapernote917Dhj/DeepPaperNote | 1.2k | 1 repos | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Literature Reviewer Skillstephenlzc/AI-Powered-Literature-Review-Skills | 175 | 1 repos | ~4.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Paper and Web Source Analyzer
What does Paper and Web Source Analyzer do?
Analyzes arXiv papers, PDFs, project pages and blogs and writes an evidence-backed Obsidian note with images and a knowledge-graph entry. This skill analyzes a research source in depth and writes an Obsidian note with evidence and extracted images. It first identifies what it was given: an arXiv ID or link, a public PDF URL, a local PDF, a research project or company page, a blog post, a plain web page or only a title.
When should I use Paper and Web Source Analyzer?
Paper and Web Source Analyzer fits situations like: summarizing and evaluating an arXiv paper by ID or link; analyzing a public PDF URL or a local PDF; capturing a research project page or technical blog post into the vault; updating an existing Obsidian note without losing manual content.
How do I install Paper and Web Source Analyzer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-analyze -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (paper-analyze in juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv) into .claude/skills/paper-analyze in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Paper and Web Source Analyzer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-analyze -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (paper-analyze in juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv) into .agents/skills/paper-analyze in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Paper and Web Source Analyzer 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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-analyze -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/paper-analyze, .gemini/skills/paper-analyze, .github/skills/paper-analyze and .opencode/skills/paper-analyze in your project.
What does Paper and Web Source Analyzer need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Paper and Web Source Analyzer needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: OBSIDIAN_VAULT_PATH pointing to an Obsidian vault; Python to run the bundled scripts.
Does Paper and Web Source Analyzer 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 Paper and Web Source Analyzer 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 Paper and Web Source Analyzer use?
No licence was found for Paper and Web Source Analyzer or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Paper and Web Source Analyzer use?
About 715 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.9k 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 Paper and Web Source Analyzer?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Paper and Web Source Analyzer: Zotero Obsidian Bridge (Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar, 5.7k stars), Paper Analyzer (LigphiDonk/Oh-my--paper, 739 stars), Paper Research on arXiv (XiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code, 14k stars) and Deeppapernote (917Dhj/DeepPaperNote, 1.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Paper and Web Source Analyzer?
juliye2025 (a GitHub user) maintains it in juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv, which has 1,703 GitHub stars. The repository holds 5 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 15, 2026.
Source: juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.