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ii-commons

Deterministic search across arXiv, PubMed/PMC, and US policy corpora with daily freshness cutoffs.

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Install
npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill ii-commons --agent claude-code

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.

Facts
Files in the skill folder: 1
SKILL.md size: 4 KB
Bundled scripts: none
Declared author: Intelligent Internet
Path: skills/ii-commons/SKILL.md
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Where it comes from
Stars: 44,414 · +328 this week
Language: Python
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From the SKILL.md

# 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

What's inside
Steps it walks through
  1. Overview
  2. When to Use This Skill
  3. How It Works
  4. Step 1: Check Corpus Freshness
  5. Step 2: Search the Right Corpus
  6. Step 3: Retrieve Metadata or Markdown
  7. Installation
  8. Best Practices
  9. Limitations
  10. Security & Safety Notes
  11. Related Skills
Commands it runs
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
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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.

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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.

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