academic-paper-search
This skill should be used when the user asks to "search for academic papers", "find working papers on SSRN", "look up a DOI", "download paper PDF", "check open access availability", "search NBER papers", "find arXiv preprints", or "search CrossRef".
Install / Use
npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill academic-paper-searchInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
Finance & AccountingSupported Platforms
Our assessment of academic-paper-search
academic-paper-search scores 87/100 on our quality scale, 23rd of 47 Finance & Accounting skills we index (top 49%).
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 4,360 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 4 days ago, so academic-paper-search is actively maintained.
- No license is declared. By default that means all rights are reserved: you can read it, but reusing or redistributing it is not clearly permitted. Ask the author before building on it commercially.
- Its trust signals score 88/100, with 1 caution from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
academic-paper-search compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than academic-paper-search; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| academic-paper-search (this skill)by brycewang-stanford | 87 | 4.4k | 4d ago | SKILL.md |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 5d ago | SKILL.md |
| pptxby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 5d ago | SKILL.md |
| designby nextlevelbuilder | 100 | 130.2k | 6d ago | SKILL.md |
| ui-ux-pro-maxby nextlevelbuilder | 100 | 130.2k | 6d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install academic-paper-search?
- Run
npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill academic-paper-search. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does academic-paper-search work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is academic-paper-search safe to use?
- It declares no license and scores 88/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is academic-paper-search still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 4 days ago, so academic-paper-search is actively maintained.
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