Backward (references) and forward (citing papers) traversal via OpenAlex, with relevance filtering and deduplication
$ npx skills add wentorai/Research-Claw --skill traversing-citations -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/Research-Claw traversing-citations --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/wentorai/Research-Claw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/traversing-citations .claude/skills/traversing-citations && 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 "traversing-citations" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw/tree/main/skills/traversing-citations into .claude/skills/traversing-citations/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "traversing-citations", 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/wentorai/Research-Claw/tree/main/skills/traversing-citationsType 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 wentorai/Research-Claw --skill traversing-citations -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/Research-Claw traversing-citations --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/traversing-citations .agents/skills/traversing-citations && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "traversing-citations" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw/tree/main/skills/traversing-citations into .agents/skills/traversing-citations/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "traversing-citations", 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 wentorai/Research-Claw --skill traversing-citations -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/Research-Claw traversing-citations --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/traversing-citations .cursor/skills/traversing-citations && 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 "traversing-citations" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw/tree/main/skills/traversing-citations into .cursor/skills/traversing-citations/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "traversing-citations", 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/wentorai/Research-Claw.git --path skills/traversing-citations--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 wentorai/Research-Claw --skill traversing-citations -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/Research-Claw traversing-citations --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/traversing-citations .gemini/skills/traversing-citations && 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 "traversing-citations" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw/tree/main/skills/traversing-citations into .gemini/skills/traversing-citations/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "traversing-citations", 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 wentorai/Research-Claw traversing-citationsInstalls 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 wentorai/Research-Claw --skill traversing-citations -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/traversing-citations .github/skills/traversing-citations && 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 "traversing-citations" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw/tree/main/skills/traversing-citations into .github/skills/traversing-citations/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "traversing-citations", 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 wentorai/Research-Claw --skill traversing-citations -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/Research-Claw traversing-citations --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/traversing-citations .opencode/skills/traversing-citations && 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 "traversing-citations" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/Research-Claw/tree/main/skills/traversing-citations into .opencode/skills/traversing-citations/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "traversing-citations", 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.
traversing-citationsBackward (references) and forward (citing papers) traversal via OpenAlex, with relevance filtering and deduplication
Traversing Citations is an agent skill from wentorai/Research-Claw. Backward (references) and forward (citing papers) traversal via OpenAlex, with relevance filtering and deduplication
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k 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 Research & Science, covering Citation management, Academic paper search and Data cleaning. The repository describes itself as: In the AI era, why can't everyone be a Principal Investigator?
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5015be7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are json and bash).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Traversing Citations loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 34 tokens; SKILL.md has 564 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.
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.
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 564 words (~1,258 tokens).
“Follow citations backward (a paper's references) and forward (papers citing it) through OpenAlex, driven by rp_cite.”
Just SKILL.md in skills/traversing-citations of wentorai/Research-Claw.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5015be7
Traversing Citations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traversing Citations this skillwentorai/Research-Claw | 858 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Multi Database Literature Collectoraipoch/medical-research-skills | 2k | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Literature Reviewneflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent | 126 | 20 repos | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Openalex Databaseneflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent | 126 | 12 repos | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Citation ManagementK-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-writer | 2.4k | 2 repos | ~3.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Preprint Search on bioRxivLigphiDonk/Oh-my--paper | 738 | 12 repos | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
aipoch/medical-research-skills
Collects candidate biomedical literature across multiple databases, adapts search logic by database, preserves source metadata, and organizes results into a structured, screening-ready candidate pool.
neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent
Conduct comprehensive, systematic literature reviews using multiple academic databases (PubMed, arXiv, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, etc.).
neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent
Query and analyze scholarly literature using the OpenAlex database.
K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-writer
Finds papers in OpenAlex, PubMed and Google Scholar, turns DOIs, PMIDs and arXiv IDs into clean BibTeX, and validates citations for a manuscript or thesis.
LigphiDonk/Oh-my--paper
Searches bioRxiv life sciences preprints by keyword, author, date range or category with a Python script, returning JSON metadata and optional PDF downloads.
neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent
Comprehensive citation management for academic research. An agent skill from neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent.
wentorai/Research-Claw
Convert Markdown files to PDF, PNG, or JPEG using headless Chrome (Puppeteer), following the same methodology as VS Code's Markdown Preview Enhanced extension.
wentorai/Research-Claw
Reference for using Claude Code CLI to handle complex coding tasks.
wentorai/Research-Claw
Collaboratively build and refine paper screening rubrics through brainstorming, test-driven development, and iterative feedback
wentorai/Research-Claw
Reference for using OpenAI Codex CLI to handle complex coding tasks.
wentorai/Research-Claw
Safely remove intermediate files from completed research sessions while preserving important data
wentorai/Research-Claw
Reference for using OpenCode CLI to handle complex coding tasks.
Categories
Backward (references) and forward (citing papers) traversal via OpenAlex, with relevance filtering and deduplication. Traversing Citations is an agent skill from wentorai/Research-Claw.
Traversing Citations fits situations like: tasks that involve Citation management; tasks that involve Academic paper search; tasks that involve Data cleaning.
Run `npx skills add wentorai/Research-Claw --skill traversing-citations -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/traversing-citations in wentorai/Research-Claw) into .claude/skills/traversing-citations in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add wentorai/Research-Claw --skill traversing-citations -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/traversing-citations in wentorai/Research-Claw) into .agents/skills/traversing-citations in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add wentorai/Research-Claw --skill traversing-citations -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/traversing-citations, .gemini/skills/traversing-citations, .github/skills/traversing-citations and .opencode/skills/traversing-citations in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Traversing Citations is instructions for the agent only.
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.
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.
Traversing Citations has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Traversing Citations: Multi Database Literature Collector (aipoch/medical-research-skills, 2k stars), Literature Review (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars), Openalex Database (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars) and Citation Management (K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-writer, 2.4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
wentorai (a GitHub user) maintains it in wentorai/Research-Claw, which has 858 GitHub stars. The repository holds 29 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 20, 2026.
Source: wentorai/Research-Claw on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.
