paper-discover
Use when searching for academic papers related to a topic, finding papers similar to one already in the vault, or discovering research gaps. Triggers on "find papers", "related papers", "paper search", "literature", "what papers should I read about X".
Profile →npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill paper-discover --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.
<Purpose> Search academic databases (Semantic Scholar) for papers relevant to a topic or related to an existing vault note. Returns ranked results with relevance assessment against vault content. Optionally creates formatted paper notes in the vault's inbox for processing. </Purpose> <Use_When> - User asks to find papers on a topic ("find papers about scaling laws") - User wants papers related to an existing note ("what papers connect to this?") - User is /processing a paper and wants to find related work - User asks "what should I read about X?" - User provides a DOI or paper title and wants similar papers - User wants to fill gaps in a knowledge domain </Use_When> <Do_Not_Use_When> - User has a paper file to analyze (use /paper or /book-analyzer) - User wants to process an existing vault note (use /process) - User wants general web research, not academic papers (use /research) </Do_Not_Use_When> <Execution_Policy> - Search first, present results, then create notes only if user approves - Always check vault for existing paper notes before creating duplicates - Rank by vault relevance, not just citation count - Cap at 10 results per search — quality over quantity - Respect Semantic
- Stage 1: PARSE QUERY AND CONTEXT
- Stage 2: SEARCH
- Stage 3: RANK AND PRESENT
- Stage 4: CREATE NOTES (on user approval)
Topic search python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/search_papers.py" "QUERY" --limit 20 --min-citations 5 With year filter python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/search_papers.py" "QUERY" --limit 20 --year-from 2020 Get recommendations from a paper python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/search_papers.py" "" --recommend-from "DOI:10.xxxx/xxxxx" Look up specific paper python3 "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/search_papers.py" "" --paper-id "DOI:10.xxxx/xxxxx"
What does the paper-discover skill do?
Use when searching for academic papers related to a topic, finding papers similar to one already in the vault, or discovering research gaps. Triggers on "find papers", "related papers", "paper search", "literature", "what papers should I read about X".
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill paper-discover --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.