ii-commons
Deterministic search across arXiv, PubMed/PMC, and US policy corpora with daily freshness cutoffs.
npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill ii-commons --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.
# II-Commons ## Overview II-Commons provides deterministic retrieval for research agents across arXiv, PubMed/PMC, and supported US policy corpora. Use it when a task needs reproducible search, metadata lookup, full-document Markdown retrieval, or a freshness check before answering with recent evidence. The upstream project publishes a Node.js CLI as `@intelligentinternet/ii-commons` and a full agent skill at `skills/ii-commons/`. ## When to Use This Skill - Use when searching arXiv, PubMed/PMC, or supported US policy corpora for evidence. - Use when the user asks for latest or recent research and corpus freshness matters. - Use when you need stable identifiers, metadata, or full-document Markdown for downstream analysis. - Use when comparing evidence across scientific literature and policy documents. ## How It Works ### Step 1: Check Corpus Freshness Run `cutoff` before freshness-sensitive searches: ```bash npx @intelligentinternet/ii-commons cutoff ``` Report the relevant cutoff date before interpreting recent results. ### Step 2: Search the Right Corpus Use this argv shape. Literal examples can be typed as shown, but when the query comes from a user prompt, pass it as an argumen
- Overview
- When to Use This Skill
- How It Works
- Step 1: Check Corpus Freshness
- Step 2: Search the Right Corpus
- Step 3: Retrieve Metadata or Markdown
- Installation
- Best Practices
- Limitations
- Security & Safety Notes
- Related Skills
npx @intelligentinternet/ii-commons cutoff npx @intelligentinternet/ii-commons search arxiv "large language model inference" --max-results 10 npx @intelligentinternet/ii-commons search pubmed "type 2 diabetes review" --start 20240000 --max-results 10 npx @intelligentinternet/ii-commons search policy "state overtime rule for agricultural workers" --jurisdictions US-CA --max-results 10 npx @intelligentinternet/ii-commons meta "arXiv:2402.03578" npx @intelligentinternet/ii-commons markdown "PMCID:PMC11152602" npx @intelligentinternet/ii-commons --help npm install -g @intelligentinternet/ii-commons ii-commons cutoff
What does the ii-commons skill do?
Deterministic search across arXiv, PubMed/PMC, and US policy corpora with daily freshness cutoffs.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill ii-commons --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 sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 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.