Literature Review Agent
Ar9av/PaperOrchestra
Step 3 of the PaperOrchestra pipeline (arXiv:2604.05018). An agent skill from Ar9av/PaperOrchestra.
Search academic literature using Semantic Scholar, arXiv, and OpenAlex APIs.
Install Literature Search
$ npx skills add lingzhi227/agent-research-skills --skill literature-search -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install lingzhi227/agent-research-skills literature-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/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature-search .claude/skills/literature-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 "literature-search" agent skill from https://github.com/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-search into .claude/skills/literature-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-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/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-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 lingzhi227/agent-research-skills --skill literature-search -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install lingzhi227/agent-research-skills literature-search --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature-search .agents/skills/literature-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 "literature-search" agent skill from https://github.com/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-search into .agents/skills/literature-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-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 lingzhi227/agent-research-skills --skill literature-search -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install lingzhi227/agent-research-skills literature-search --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature-search .cursor/skills/literature-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 "literature-search" agent skill from https://github.com/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-search into .cursor/skills/literature-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-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/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills.git --path skills/literature-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 lingzhi227/agent-research-skills --skill literature-search -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install lingzhi227/agent-research-skills literature-search --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature-search .gemini/skills/literature-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 "literature-search" agent skill from https://github.com/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-search into .gemini/skills/literature-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-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 lingzhi227/agent-research-skills literature-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 lingzhi227/agent-research-skills --skill literature-search -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature-search .github/skills/literature-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 "literature-search" agent skill from https://github.com/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-search into .github/skills/literature-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-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 lingzhi227/agent-research-skills --skill literature-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 lingzhi227/agent-research-skills literature-search --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/literature-search .opencode/skills/literature-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 "literature-search" agent skill from https://github.com/lingzhi227/agent-research-skills/tree/main/skills/literature-search into .opencode/skills/literature-search/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "literature-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
literature-search- GitHub stars
- 390
- Token cost
- ~805 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 199 words
- Files
- 4 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 31
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Search academic literature using Semantic Scholar, arXiv, and OpenAlex APIs.
- Works in 7 steps: Expand the user's query into 2-4… → Run Semantic Scholar search (primary)… → Run arXiv for very recent preprints (< 3… → …
- The user needs to find papers
- SKILL.md covers Input, Scripts, Workflow and Venue Quality Tiers, plus 2 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python
What it does
Literature Search is an agent skill from lingzhi227/agent-research-skills. Search academic literature using Semantic Scholar, arXiv, and OpenAlex APIs. Returns structured JSONL with title, authors, year, venue, abstract, citations, and BibTeX. Use when the user needs to find papers, check related work, or build a bibliography.
Its SKILL.md is about 810 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/download_arxiv_source.py`, `scripts/search_crossref.py` and `scripts/search_openalex.py`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Academic paper search, Citation management and Literature review. It works with arXiv, LaTeX and Semantic Scholar. The repository describes itself as: Skills for Claude Code — deep-research: systematic academic literature review.
When your agent uses it
- The user needs to find papers
- Check related work
- Build a bibliography
Example prompts
- “/literature-search”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Expand the user's query into 2-4 complementary search queries
- Run Semantic Scholar search (primary) with expanded queries
- Run arXiv for very recent preprints (< 3 months)
- Optionally run OpenAlex for broader coverage
- Merge and deduplicate results
- Rank by: citations (0.3) + recency (0.3) + venue quality (0.2) + relevance (0.2)
- Present structured results table
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9e6c085. 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.
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
Literature Search loads about 805 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 199 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 199 words (~805 tokens).
“Search multiple academic databases to find relevant papers.”
- name
- literature-search
- argument-hint
- search-query
Files
SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts) in skills/literature-search of lingzhi227/agent-research-skills.
- SKILL.md
- scripts/download_arxiv_source.py
- scripts/search_crossref.py
- scripts/search_openalex.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9e6c085
Compare with similar skills
Literature 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Search this skilllingzhi227/agent-research-skills | 390 | — | ~805 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Literature Review AgentAr9av/PaperOrchestra | 679 | 1 repos | ~5.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Literature ReviewNorman-bury/research-writing-skill | 3.4k | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Literature Reviewneflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent | 126 | 20 repos | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Paper Research on arXivXiaomiMiMo/MiMo-Code | 14k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Arxiv MCP Serverblazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server | 3.2k | — | ~353 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Literature Search
What does Literature Search do?
Search academic literature using Semantic Scholar, arXiv, and OpenAlex APIs. Literature Search is an agent skill from lingzhi227/agent-research-skills. Search academic literature using Semantic Scholar, arXiv, and OpenAlex APIs.
When should I use Literature Search?
Literature Search fits situations like: the user needs to find papers; check related work; build a bibliography.
How do I install Literature Search in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add lingzhi227/agent-research-skills --skill literature-search -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/literature-search in lingzhi227/agent-research-skills) into .claude/skills/literature-search in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Literature Search in Codex?
Run `npx skills add lingzhi227/agent-research-skills --skill literature-search -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/literature-search in lingzhi227/agent-research-skills) into .agents/skills/literature-search in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Literature 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 lingzhi227/agent-research-skills --skill literature-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/literature-search, .gemini/skills/literature-search, .github/skills/literature-search and .opencode/skills/literature-search in your project.
What does Literature Search need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Literature Search needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Literature 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 Literature 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 Literature Search use?
No licence was found for Literature Search or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Literature Search use?
About 805 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k 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 Literature Search?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Literature Search: Literature Review Agent (Ar9av/PaperOrchestra, 679 stars), Literature Review (Norman-bury/research-writing-skill, 3.4k stars), Literature Review (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 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 Literature Search?
lingzhi227 (a GitHub user) maintains it in lingzhi227/agent-research-skills, which has 390 GitHub stars. The repository holds 31 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on February 27, 2026.
Source: lingzhi227/agent-research-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.