academic-research
Search academic papers, build literature reviews, and synthesize research findings — combines Exa MCP (research_paper category, arxiv filtering) with arxiv-mcp-server for paper discovery, download, and deep analysis. Triggers on academic paper, literature review, research synthesis, arxiv, find papers, scholarly search.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill academic-research-tdimino-claude-code-minoan --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Academic Research This skill provides comprehensive guidance for academic paper search, literature reviews, and research synthesis using Exa MCP and arxiv-mcp-server. ## When to Use This Skill - Searching for academic papers on a topic - Conducting literature reviews - Finding papers by specific authors - Discovering recent research in a field - Downloading and analyzing arXiv papers - Synthesizing findings across multiple papers - Tracking citation networks and influential papers - Researching state-of-the-art methods in AI/ML ## Available Tools ### Exa MCP Server (Web Search with Academic Filtering) **Tools**: `mcp__exa__web_search_exa`, `mcp__exa__get_code_context_exa`, `mcp__exa__deep_search_exa` **Key Parameters for Academic Search**: - `category: "research_paper"` - Filter results to academic papers - `includeDomains: ["arxiv.org"]` - Restrict to arXiv - `startPublishedDate` / `endPublishedDate` - Filter by publication date ### ArXiv MCP Server (Paper Search, Download, Analysis) **Tools**: `search_papers`, `download_paper`, `list_papers`, `read_paper` **Capabilities**: - Search arXiv by keyword, author, or category - Download papers locally (~/.arxiv-papers) - Read paper co
- When to Use This Skill
- Available Tools
- Exa MCP Server (Web Search with Academic Filtering)
- ArXiv MCP Server (Paper Search, Download, Analysis)
- Core Workflows
- Workflow 1: Quick Paper Discovery
- Workflow 2: ArXiv-Focused Search
- Workflow 3: Comprehensive Literature Review
- Workflow 4: Recent Developments Tracking
- ArXiv Categories Reference
- Academic Domain Filtering
- Tool Selection Guide
- Source Extraction Escalation
- Obscura Stealth Extraction (Tier 3)
Quick metadata extraction (auto-detects site type from URL) bash ~/.claude/skills/academic-research/scripts/academic_stealth_fetch.sh URL With explicit site type bash ~/.claude/skills/academic-research/scripts/academic_stealth_fetch.sh URL scholar Direct Obscura usage obscura fetch --stealth --quiet URL --eval "JS_EXPRESSION"
What does the academic-research skill do?
Search academic papers, build literature reviews, and synthesize research findings — combines Exa MCP (research_paper category, arxiv filtering) with arxiv-mcp-server for paper discovery, download, and deep analysis. Triggers on academic paper, literature review, research synthesis, arxiv, find papers, scholarly search.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill academic-research-tdimino-claude-code-minoan --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.