research_assistant

Name: research_assistant
Author: coleam00

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How to install research_assistant?

coleam00/custom-agent-with-skills/research_assistant

$npx -y skills add coleam00/custom-agent-with-skills --skill research_assistant

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Search academic papers, find citations, and explore research using Semantic Scholar. Use when user asks about scientific papers, research, citations, or academic topics.

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SKILL.md

1	# Research Assistant Skill
2
3	Search and explore academic research using the Semantic Scholar API. Access over 214 million papers, 2.49 billion citations, and 79 million authors across all fields of science.
4
5	## When to Use
6
7	- User asks about scientific or academic papers
8	- User wants to find research on a topic
9	- User asks for citations or references
10	- User wants to understand the state of research in a field
11	- User asks "what does the research say about..."
12	- User wants to find papers by a specific author
13	- User needs to find papers related to another paper
14
15	## Available Operations
16
17	1. Paper Search: Find papers by keywords, title, or abstract
18	2. Author Lookup: Find papers by a specific researcher
19	3. Citation Exploration: Find papers that cite or are cited by a paper
20	4. Paper Recommendations: Get papers similar to a given paper
21	5. Paper Details: Get full metadata including abstract, authors, venue, year
22
23	## Instructions
24
25	When a user asks about research or academic papers:
26
27	### Step 1: Understand the Query
28
29	Identify what the user wants:
30	- Topic search: "papers about transformer architectures"
31	- Author search: "papers by Geoffrey Hinton"
32	- Citation search: "what papers cite this one"
33	- Recommendations: "papers similar to Attention Is All You Need"
34
35	### Step 2: Load API Reference
36
37	ALWAYS read `references/api_reference.md` before making API calls to ensure you use the correct endpoints and parameters.
38
39	### Step 3: Construct the Search
40
41	IMPORTANT: Make ONE well-constructed search query. Do not make multiple API calls with variations of the same query. The API has rate limits, and multiple calls waste quota.
42
43	For topic searches, use the paper search endpoint:
44	```
45	https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/search?query=YOUR_QUERY
46	```
47
48	Tips for effective single queries:
49	- Use specific, focused keywords (e.g., "transformer attention mechanism" not just "transformer")
50	- Include relevant filters like `year`, `minCitationCount`, or `fieldsOfStudy` to narrow results
51	- Request enough fields in one call: `title,authors,year,citationCount,abstract,tldr`
52	- If the first query returns no results, ask the user to refine their search rather than trying variations
53
54	Key parameters:
55	- `query`: Search terms (required)
56	- `fields`: Which data to return (see API reference)
57	- `limit`: Number of results (default 10, max 100)
58	- `offset`: For pagination
59
60	### Step 4: Present Results
61
62	Format results clearly with:
63	- Paper title
64	- Authors (first author et al. if many)
65	- Year published
66	- Citation count
67	- Brief abstract or TLDR if available
68	- Link to paper (use paperId to construct URL)
69
70	### Common City Coordinates (for reference, similar to weather skill pattern)
71
72	Not applicable - this skill uses text-based search queries.
73
74	### Paper ID Formats
75
76	Semantic Scholar accepts multiple ID formats:
77	\| Format \| Example \|
78	\|--------\|---------\|
79	\| Semantic Scholar ID \| `649def34f8be52c8b66281af98ae884c09aef38b` \|
80	\| DOI \| `DOI:10.18653/v1/N18-3011` \|
81	\| ArXiv \| `ARXIV:2106.15928` \|
82	\| ACL \| `ACL:W12-3903` \|
83	\| PubMed \| `PMID:19872477` \|
84	\| Corpus ID \| `CorpusId:215416146` \|
85
86	## Resources
87
88	ALWAYS read these before making API calls:
89	- `references/api_reference.md` - Complete Semantic Scholar API documentation
90	- `references/search_tips.md` - Advanced search techniques and query optimization
91
92	## Examples
93
94	### Example 1: Topic Search
95	User asks: "Find papers about large language models from 2023"
96
97	1. Load API reference
98	2. Call: `https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/search?query=large+language+models&year=2023&fields=title,authors,year,citationCount,abstract&limit=10`
99	3. Format results with titles, authors, years, and citation counts
100
101	### Example 2: Author Search
102	User asks: "What has Yann LeCun published recently?"
103
104	1. First find author ID via author search
105	2. Then get author's papers via author endpoint
106	3. Filter/sort by year for recent work
107
108	### Example 3: Citation Analysis
109	User asks: "What papers cite 'Attention Is All You Need'?"
110
111	1. Find paper ID for "Attention Is All You Need"
112	2. Use citations endpoint to get citing papers
113	3. Present most influential citations (by citation count)
114
115	### Example 4: Research Overview
116	User asks: "What does the research say about sleep and memory?"
117
118	1. Search for papers on "sleep memory consolidation"
119	2. Get top cited papers to find influential work
120	3. Summarize key findings from abstracts
121	4. Provide references for further reading
122
123	## Notes
124
125	- The API is free and does not require authentication for basic use
126	- Rate limit: 1000 requests/second shared among unauthenticated users
127	- For heavy use, request an API key for dedicated rate limits
128	- Always include the `fields` parameter to get useful data back
129	- Papers include TLDRs (AI-generat

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How to install research_assistant?

coleam00/custom-agent-with-skills/research_assistant

$npx -y skills add coleam00/custom-agent-with-skills --skill research_assistant

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Search academic papers, find citations, and explore research using Semantic Scholar. Use when user asks about scientific papers, research, citations, or academic topics.

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# Research Assistant Skill
2
3	Search and explore academic research using the Semantic Scholar API. Access over 214 million papers, 2.49 billion citations, and 79 million authors across all fields of science.
4
5	## When to Use
6
7	- User asks about scientific or academic papers
8	- User wants to find research on a topic
9	- User asks for citations or references
10	- User wants to understand the state of research in a field
11	- User asks "what does the research say about..."
12	- User wants to find papers by a specific author
13	- User needs to find papers related to another paper
14
15	## Available Operations
16
17	1. Paper Search: Find papers by keywords, title, or abstract
18	2. Author Lookup: Find papers by a specific researcher
19	3. Citation Exploration: Find papers that cite or are cited by a paper
20	4. Paper Recommendations: Get papers similar to a given paper
21	5. Paper Details: Get full metadata including abstract, authors, venue, year
22
23	## Instructions
24
25	When a user asks about research or academic papers:
26
27	### Step 1: Understand the Query
28
29	Identify what the user wants:
30	- Topic search: "papers about transformer architectures"
31	- Author search: "papers by Geoffrey Hinton"
32	- Citation search: "what papers cite this one"
33	- Recommendations: "papers similar to Attention Is All You Need"
34
35	### Step 2: Load API Reference
36
37	ALWAYS read `references/api_reference.md` before making API calls to ensure you use the correct endpoints and parameters.
38
39	### Step 3: Construct the Search
40
41	IMPORTANT: Make ONE well-constructed search query. Do not make multiple API calls with variations of the same query. The API has rate limits, and multiple calls waste quota.
42
43	For topic searches, use the paper search endpoint:
44	```
45	https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/search?query=YOUR_QUERY
46	```
47
48	Tips for effective single queries:
49	- Use specific, focused keywords (e.g., "transformer attention mechanism" not just "transformer")
50	- Include relevant filters like `year`, `minCitationCount`, or `fieldsOfStudy` to narrow results
51	- Request enough fields in one call: `title,authors,year,citationCount,abstract,tldr`
52	- If the first query returns no results, ask the user to refine their search rather than trying variations
53
54	Key parameters:
55	- `query`: Search terms (required)
56	- `fields`: Which data to return (see API reference)
57	- `limit`: Number of results (default 10, max 100)
58	- `offset`: For pagination
59
60	### Step 4: Present Results
61
62	Format results clearly with:
63	- Paper title
64	- Authors (first author et al. if many)
65	- Year published
66	- Citation count
67	- Brief abstract or TLDR if available
68	- Link to paper (use paperId to construct URL)
69
70	### Common City Coordinates (for reference, similar to weather skill pattern)
71
72	Not applicable - this skill uses text-based search queries.
73
74	### Paper ID Formats
75
76	Semantic Scholar accepts multiple ID formats:
77	\| Format \| Example \|
78	\|--------\|---------\|
79	\| Semantic Scholar ID \| `649def34f8be52c8b66281af98ae884c09aef38b` \|
80	\| DOI \| `DOI:10.18653/v1/N18-3011` \|
81	\| ArXiv \| `ARXIV:2106.15928` \|
82	\| ACL \| `ACL:W12-3903` \|
83	\| PubMed \| `PMID:19872477` \|
84	\| Corpus ID \| `CorpusId:215416146` \|
85
86	## Resources
87
88	ALWAYS read these before making API calls:
89	- `references/api_reference.md` - Complete Semantic Scholar API documentation
90	- `references/search_tips.md` - Advanced search techniques and query optimization
91
92	## Examples
93
94	### Example 1: Topic Search
95	User asks: "Find papers about large language models from 2023"
96
97	1. Load API reference
98	2. Call: `https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/search?query=large+language+models&year=2023&fields=title,authors,year,citationCount,abstract&limit=10`
99	3. Format results with titles, authors, years, and citation counts
100
101	### Example 2: Author Search
102	User asks: "What has Yann LeCun published recently?"
103
104	1. First find author ID via author search
105	2. Then get author's papers via author endpoint
106	3. Filter/sort by year for recent work
107
108	### Example 3: Citation Analysis
109	User asks: "What papers cite 'Attention Is All You Need'?"
110
111	1. Find paper ID for "Attention Is All You Need"
112	2. Use citations endpoint to get citing papers
113	3. Present most influential citations (by citation count)
114
115	### Example 4: Research Overview
116	User asks: "What does the research say about sleep and memory?"
117
118	1. Search for papers on "sleep memory consolidation"
119	2. Get top cited papers to find influential work
120	3. Summarize key findings from abstracts
121	4. Provide references for further reading
122
123	## Notes
124
125	- The API is free and does not require authentication for basic use
126	- Rate limit: 1000 requests/second shared among unauthenticated users
127	- For heavy use, request an API key for dedicated rate limits
128	- Always include the `fields` parameter to get useful data back
129	- Papers include TLDRs (AI-generat

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