research-lookup

To find current academic papers, this skill routes queries to Perplexity sonar-pro-search, prioritizing high-quality results based on citation counts and venue tiers. It automatically saves all retrieved papers to the sources directory for reproducibility.

For general research information, the skill uses the Parallel Chat API, while academic paper searches are routed to Perplexity. Intelligent routing selects the best backend automatically based on the query content to retrieve relevant information.

The skill prioritizes influential papers for a literature review by evaluating citation counts and venue tiers. It retrieves current academic studies using Perplexity sonar-pro-search and mandates saving results to the sources directory for context recovery.

You can use this skill for general research queries because it uses a dual-backend approach. The Parallel Chat API handles general information retrieval, while Perplexity sonar-pro-search is dedicated to finding academic papers.

Retrieved research results are saved for reproducibility by mandating that all outputs are written to the sources directory. This ensures that the gathered general research information and academic papers are available for context recovery.

You need the Parallel Chat API for information retrieval when querying for general research information rather than academic papers. The skill's automatic routing mechanism selects this backend to provide a comprehensive overview from multiple sources.