Scholar Open
joshzyj/open-scholar-skill
Implement open science practices for a social science study.
A skill your agent uses when the user wants to survey a journal or field, fetch papers from OpenAlex, cluster topics, build exploration embeddings, or search named explore libraries under…
Install Explore
$ npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill explore -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ZimoLiao/scholaraio explore --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/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/explore .claude/skills/explore && 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 "explore" agent skill from https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/explore into .claude/skills/explore/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explore", 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/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/exploreType 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 ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill explore -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ZimoLiao/scholaraio explore --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/explore .agents/skills/explore && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "explore" agent skill from https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/explore into .agents/skills/explore/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explore", 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 ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill explore -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ZimoLiao/scholaraio explore --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/explore .cursor/skills/explore && 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 "explore" agent skill from https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/explore into .cursor/skills/explore/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explore", 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/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git --path .claude/skills/explore--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 ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill explore -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ZimoLiao/scholaraio explore --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/explore .gemini/skills/explore && 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 "explore" agent skill from https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/explore into .gemini/skills/explore/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explore", 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 ZimoLiao/scholaraio exploreInstalls 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 ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill explore -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/explore .github/skills/explore && 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 "explore" agent skill from https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/explore into .github/skills/explore/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explore", 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 ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill explore -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ZimoLiao/scholaraio explore --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/explore .opencode/skills/explore && 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 "explore" agent skill from https://github.com/ZimoLiao/scholaraio/tree/main/.claude/skills/explore into .opencode/skills/explore/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "explore", 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
explore- GitHub stars
- 576
- Token cost
- ~755 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 162 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 43
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when the user wants to survey a journal or field, fetch papers from OpenAlex, cluster topics, build exploration embeddings, or search named explore libraries under…
- The user wants to survey a journal
- SKILL.md covers 执行逻辑 and 示例
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Fetch papers from OpenAlex
What it does
Explore is an agent skill from ZimoLiao/scholaraio. Use when the user wants to survey a journal or field, fetch papers from OpenAlex, cluster topics, build exploration embeddings, or search named explore libraries under data/libraries/explore.
Its SKILL.md is about 760 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 AI & LLM Engineering, covering Academic paper search and Embeddings. The repository describes itself as: Scholar All-In-One: A research infrastructure for AI agents. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user wants to survey a journal
- Fetch papers from OpenAlex
- Build exploration embeddings
- Search named explore libraries under data/libraries/explore
Example prompts
- “/explore”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 777628b. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
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
Explore loads about 755 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 162 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
The full file from ZimoLiao/scholaraio at commit 777628b, republished under its MIT licence (© ZimoLiao). 162 words, ~755 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/explore/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- explore
- description
- Use when the user wants to survey a journal or field, fetch papers from OpenAlex, cluster topics, build exploration embeddings, or search named explore libraries under data/libraries/explore.
多维文献探索
从 OpenAlex 拉取文献（支持多维过滤），本地嵌入 + BERTopic 聚类 + 多模式搜索，用于文献调研。数据与主库完全隔离。
执行逻辑
拉取论文
支持多种过滤维度，可任意组合：
# 按期刊 ISSN
scholaraio explore fetch --issn <ISSN> --name <名称> [--year-range <起-止>]
# 按研究概念
scholaraio explore fetch --concept <OpenAlex-concept-ID> --name <名称>
# 按作者
scholaraio explore fetch --author <OpenAlex-author-ID> --name <名称>
# 按机构
scholaraio explore fetch --institution <OpenAlex-institution-ID> --name <名称>
# 按关键词
scholaraio explore fetch --keyword "acoustic metamaterial" --name <名称>
# 多维组合 + 高引过滤
scholaraio explore fetch --institution I123 --year-range 2020-2025 --min-citations 50 --name <名称>
# 增量更新（追加新论文，DOI 去重）
scholaraio explore fetch --issn 0022-1120 --name jfm --incremental全部过滤参数：
--issn— 期刊 ISSN--concept— OpenAlex concept ID--topic-id— OpenAlex topic ID--author— OpenAlex author ID--institution— OpenAlex institution ID--keyword— 标题/摘要关键词搜索--source-type— 来源类型（journal/conference/repository）--oa-type— 论文类型（article/review 等）--min-citations— 最小引用量--year-range— 年份过滤（如 2020-2025）--name— 探索库名称（默认从 filter 推导）--incremental— 增量更新模式
常用期刊 ISSN：
- JFM (Journal of Fluid Mechanics): 0022-1120
- PoF (Physics of Fluids): 1070-6631
- JCP (Journal of Computational Physics): 0021-9991
- IJMF (Int J Multiphase Flow): 0301-9322
生成嵌入
scholaraio explore embed --name <名称> [--rebuild]主题聚类
scholaraio explore topics --name <名称> --build
scholaraio explore topics --name <名称> --rebuild --nr-topics <N>
scholaraio explore topics --name <名称>
scholaraio explore topics --name <名称> --topic <ID> [--limit N]搜索（三种模式）
# 语义搜索（默认）
scholaraio explore search --name <名称> "<查询词>" [--limit N]
# 关键词搜索（FTS5）
scholaraio explore search --name <名称> "<查询词>" --mode keyword
# 融合搜索（语义 + 关键词 RRF 排序）
scholaraio explore search --name <名称> "<查询词>" --mode unified生成可视化
scholaraio explore viz --name <名称>列出所有探索库
scholaraio explore list查看探索库信息
scholaraio explore info
scholaraio explore info --name <名称>对于全新探索库，完整流程是：fetch → embed → topics --build → viz
示例
用户说："帮我拉取 JFM 的全部论文"
→ 执行 explore fetch --issn 0022-1120 --name jfm
用户说："帮我看看 acoustic metamaterial 领域有哪些研究"
→ 执行 explore fetch --keyword "acoustic metamaterial" --name acoustic-metamaterial
用户说："拉取某机构近 5 年高引论文"
→ 执行 explore fetch --institution I123 --year-range 2020-2025 --min-citations 50 --name inst-highcite
用户说："在 JFM 里搜 drag reduction"
→ 执行 explore search --name jfm "drag reduction"
用户说："用关键词搜索 JFM 中的 turbulence"
→ 执行 explore search --name jfm "turbulence" --mode keyword
用户说："更新 JFM 探索库"
→ 执行 explore fetch --issn 0022-1120 --name jfm --incremental
用户说："我有哪些探索库"
→ 执行 explore list（或 explore info）
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Files
Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/explore of ZimoLiao/scholaraio.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 777628b
Compare with similar skills
Explore 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explore this skillZimoLiao/scholaraio | 576 | — | ~755 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Scholar Openjoshzyj/open-scholar-skill | 168 | — | ~14k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Esmfold2JimLiu/science-skills | 227 | 4 repos | ~2.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Unimoljinzhezenggroup/computational-chemistry-agent-skills | 148 | 1 repos | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | LGPL-3.0-or-later | |
| ML Dataset DiscoveryOpenLAIR/dr-claw | 1.2k | — | ~741 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Esmdavila7/claude-code-templates | 32k | 10 repos | ~2.6k | Automated safety check: Warn | MIT |
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Questions about Explore
What does Explore do?
A skill your agent uses when the user wants to survey a journal or field, fetch papers from OpenAlex, cluster topics, build exploration embeddings, or search named explore libraries under…. Explore is an agent skill from ZimoLiao/scholaraio. Use when the user wants to survey a journal or field, fetch papers from OpenAlex, cluster topics, build exploration embeddings, or search named explore libraries under data/libraries/explore.
When should I use Explore?
Explore fits situations like: the user wants to survey a journal; fetch papers from OpenAlex; build exploration embeddings; search named explore libraries under data/libraries/explore.
How do I install Explore in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill explore -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/explore in ZimoLiao/scholaraio) into .claude/skills/explore in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Explore in Codex?
Run `npx skills add ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill explore -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/explore in ZimoLiao/scholaraio) into .agents/skills/explore in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Explore 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 ZimoLiao/scholaraio --skill explore -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/explore, .gemini/skills/explore, .github/skills/explore and .opencode/skills/explore in your project.
What does Explore need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Explore is instructions for the agent only.
Does Explore 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 Explore 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 Explore use?
Explore is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Explore use?
About 755 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3k 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 Explore?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Explore: Scholar Open (joshzyj/open-scholar-skill, 168 stars), Esmfold2 (JimLiu/science-skills, 227 stars), Unimol (jinzhezenggroup/computational-chemistry-agent-skills, 148 stars) and ML Dataset Discovery (OpenLAIR/dr-claw, 1.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Explore?
ZimoLiao (a GitHub user) maintains it in ZimoLiao/scholaraio, which has 576 GitHub stars. The repository holds 43 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 25, 2026.
Source: ZimoLiao/scholaraio on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.