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agentsociety-literature-search

Search academic literature across arXiv, CrossRef, and OpenAlex sources.

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Search Tags:#research#literature search#academic literature#PDF management#Markdown summary
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/tsinghua-fib-lab/AgentSociety --skill agentsociety-literature-search
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: agentsociety-literature-search
Source: https://github.com/tsinghua-fib-lab/AgentSociety/tree/main/extension/skills/agentsociety-literature-search/v1.0.0
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/tsinghua-fib-lab/AgentSociety --skill agentsociety-literature-search

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires agentsociety2, and includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill streamlines the process of collecting and organizing academic literature, enabling researchers to quickly find and manage relevant papers.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Academic Literature Search: Search across multiple data sources including local, arXiv, CrossRef, and OpenAlex.
  • PDF Download and Management: Automatically download open-access PDFs and manage them within the workspace.
  • Markdown Summaries: Generate Markdown summaries of each paper for easy reference.
  • Use Case: Start a new research project and quickly gather relevant literature by searching for keywords and filtering by year.

Quick Start

Run the command: $PYTHON_PATH .agentsociety/bin/ags.py literature-search "query"

Frequently Asked Questions about agentsociety-literature-search

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I search academic literature across multiple databases for a research project?▼

Search academic literature across local, arXiv, CrossRef, and OpenAlex data sources by running the command-line query with your specific search terms to return relevant papers for your research project.

Can I automatically download open-access PDFs and generate Markdown summaries?▼

Yes, the Skill automatically downloads open-access PDFs into your workspace and generates Markdown summaries of each paper for easy reference and literature management.

Do I need an MCP gateway and LiteLLM API key to search academic literature?▼

Yes, this Skill requires access to a configured MCP gateway and a LiteLLM API key with specific academic literature search permissions to execute queries and manage papers.

What is the best way to manage a local index of academic literature?▼

Manage your literature index by leveraging this Skill to organize downloaded open-access PDFs and generate Markdown summaries within your workspace, keeping all queried papers structured and easily accessible.

How do I filter academic literature search results by publication year?▼

Filter academic literature search results by specifying your desired publication year range when running the literature search command, allowing you to quickly gather relevant papers for your research project.

Why does my academic literature search fail to return papers from external databases?▼

Your academic literature search fails if the MCP gateway is inaccessible or the LiteLLM API key lacks the necessary academic literature search permissions required to query external data sources like arXiv, CrossRef, and OpenAlex.

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