Deeppapernote
917Dhj/DeepPaperNote
Generate a high-quality deep-reading note for a single paper and write it into an Obsidian-style vault.
Searches already-saved paper notes in a local Obsidian vault by title, author, keyword, tag, field or arXiv ID, and ranks the matches by relevance.
SKILL.md written in Chinese; this summary is our English description.
Install Obsidian Paper Notes Search
$ npx skills add juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-search -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv paper-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/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/paper-search .claude/skills/paper-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 "paper-search" agent skill from https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-search into .claude/skills/paper-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-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/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-search -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv paper-search --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-search .agents/skills/paper-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 "paper-search" agent skill from https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-search into .agents/skills/paper-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-search -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv paper-search --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-search .cursor/skills/paper-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 "paper-search" agent skill from https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-search into .cursor/skills/paper-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-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/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv.git --path paper-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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-search -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv paper-search --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-search .gemini/skills/paper-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 "paper-search" agent skill from https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-search into .gemini/skills/paper-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv paper-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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-search -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-search .github/skills/paper-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 "paper-search" agent skill from https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-search into .github/skills/paper-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv paper-search --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-search .opencode/skills/paper-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 "paper-search" agent skill from https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/paper-search into .opencode/skills/paper-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "paper-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
paper-search- GitHub stars
- 1.7k
- Token cost
- ~481 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 103 words
- Files
- 3 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 5
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Searches already-saved paper notes in a local Obsidian vault by title, author, keyword, tag, field or arXiv ID, and ranks the matches by relevance.
- Works in 3 steps: 搜索类型 → 提取搜索参数 → 确定搜索范围
- Finding a previously saved paper note by title or author
- SKILL.md covers 步骤1：解析搜索查询, 步骤2：执行搜索, 步骤3：处理搜索结果 and 步骤4：展示结果, plus 2 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder
What it does
Given a query, the agent first works out whether it is a title, author, keyword, field or tag search, pulls out the main required terms plus any optional or excluded keywords, and decides whether to search every field or one in particular. It then greps the Papers folder under 20_Research rather than reading full files, checking titles, the authors field in frontmatter, document content, or a field-specific folder depending on the search type.
Matches are scored by where the hit occurred: a title match counts for the most, an author or field match next, and a tag or content match less. Papers containing an excluded keyword are dropped, and results are grouped by research field with title, author, date, a link to the note and a relevance score, using wikilink-style links. If nothing matches, the agent suggests other keywords or widening the scope instead of returning an empty result.
When your agent uses it
- Finding a previously saved paper note by title or author
- Searching your paper vault by keyword or tag
- Combining a field and a keyword to narrow a search
Example prompts
- “搜索关键词 "大模型" 加上 "量化" 这两个词”
- “搜索作者 "Yoshua Bengio" 的论文笔记”
- “Find the paper note about diffusion models I saved last month.”
Requirements
- An Obsidian vault with paper notes stored under 20_Research/Papers
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- 搜索类型
- 提取搜索参数
- 确定搜索范围
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 1 file 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
Obsidian Paper Notes Search loads about 481 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 103 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 103 words (~481 tokens).
“You are the Paper Searcher for OrbitOS.”
- name
- paper-search
Files
SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts) in paper-search of juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
- scripts/paper_hunter.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit ef3a594
Compare with similar skills
Obsidian Paper Notes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsidian Paper Notes Search this skilljuliye2025/evil-read-arxiv | 1.7k | — | ~481 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Deeppapernote917Dhj/DeepPaperNote | 1.2k | 1 repos | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Lit ReviewGRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent | 106 | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Nature Readerjing1312/nature-figure-skill | 171 | — | ~2.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Zotero Obsidian BridgeGalaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar | 5.7k | — | ~514 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Read arXiv Paperkarpathy/nanochat | 59k | 1 repos | ~494 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Obsidian Paper Notes Search
What does Obsidian Paper Notes Search do?
Searches already-saved paper notes in a local Obsidian vault by title, author, keyword, tag, field or arXiv ID, and ranks the matches by relevance. Given a query, the agent first works out whether it is a title, author, keyword, field or tag search, pulls out the main required terms plus any optional or excluded keywords, and decides whether to search every field or one in particular. It then greps the Papers folder under 20_Research rather than reading full files, checking titles, the authors field in frontmatter, document content, or a field-specific folder depending on the search type.
When should I use Obsidian Paper Notes Search?
Obsidian Paper Notes Search fits situations like: finding a previously saved paper note by title or author; searching your paper vault by keyword or tag; combining a field and a keyword to narrow a search.
How do I install Obsidian Paper Notes Search in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (paper-search in juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv) into .claude/skills/paper-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Obsidian Paper Notes Search in Codex?
Run `npx skills add juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (paper-search in juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv) into .agents/skills/paper-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Obsidian Paper Notes 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 juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill paper-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/paper-search, .gemini/skills/paper-search, .github/skills/paper-search and .opencode/skills/paper-search in your project.
What does Obsidian Paper Notes Search need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Obsidian Paper Notes Search needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: An Obsidian vault with paper notes stored under 20_Research/Papers.
Does Obsidian Paper Notes Search 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 Obsidian Paper Notes 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Obsidian Paper Notes Search use?
No licence was found for Obsidian Paper Notes Search or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Obsidian Paper Notes Search use?
About 481 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k 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 Obsidian Paper Notes Search?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Obsidian Paper Notes Search: Deeppapernote (917Dhj/DeepPaperNote, 1.2k stars), Lit Review (GRIND-Lab-Core/night_owl_research_agent, 106 stars), Nature Reader (jing1312/nature-figure-skill, 171 stars) and Zotero Obsidian Bridge (Galaxy-Dawn/claude-scholar, 5.7k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Obsidian Paper Notes Search?
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.