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Paperzilla by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Paperzilla
Author: modbender

Paperzilla

Use the Paperzilla CLI (pz) to search, filter, and browse high-signal academic papers. Trigger when the user wants to check research feeds, list projects, inspect must-read papers, export JSON results, or generate Atom feed links from Paperzilla. Requires a Paperzilla account and pz login.

modbender Updated Sep 21, 2026 12 repo stars

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Paperzilla CLI (pz) 🦖

A command-line tool for Paperzilla, an AI-powered scientific paper discovery platform.

Install

macOS:

brew install paperzilla-ai/tap/pz

Windows (Scoop):

scoop bucket add paperzilla-ai https://github.com/paperzilla-ai/scoop-bucket
scoop install pz

Linux:

curl -sL https://github.com/paperzilla-ai/pz/releases/latest/download/pz_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv pz /usr/local/bin/

Authentication

pz login

Core Commands

List Projects

Lists your available projects and their IDs.

pz project list

Browse Feed

Fetches the papers for a given project ID.

pz feed <project-id>

Filter & Export Flags:

--must-read : Filter only for must-read papers.
--limit 5 : Limit the number of returned results.
--since YYYY-MM-DD : Filter papers published after a specific date.
--json : Output in JSON format (excellent for parsing with other tools or piping into Claude/Gemini).

Example:

pz feed 12345 --must-read --limit 5 --json

Feed Reader Integration (RSS/Atom)

Get an Atom feed URL you can add to any feed reader (Vienna RSS, NetNewsWire, Feedly, etc.):

pz feed <project-id> --atom

This prints a URL with an embedded feed token. Running --atom again after revoking will generate a new token.

API Configuration

By default, it connects to https://paperzilla.ai. To override, set PZ_API_URL.

export PZ_API_URL="https://custom.paperzilla.ai"

---name: paperzilladescription: Use the Paperzilla CLI (pz) to search, filter, and browse high-signal academic papers. Trigger when the user wants to check research feeds, list projects, inspect must-read papers, export JSON results, or generate Atom feed links from Paperzilla. Requires a Paperzilla account and pz login.---# Paperzilla CLI (pz) 🦖A command-line tool for [Paperzilla](https://paperzilla.ai), an AI-powered scientific paper discovery platform.## InstallmacOS:```bashbrew install paperzilla-ai/tap/pz```Windows (Scoop):```bashscoop bucket add paperzilla-ai https://github.com/paperzilla-ai/scoop-bucketscoop install pz```Linux:```bashcurl -sL https://github.com/paperzilla-ai/pz/releases/latest/download/pz_linux_amd64.tar.gz | tar xzsudo mv pz /usr/local/bin/```## AuthenticationLog in with your Paperzilla account before doing anything else:```bashpz login```## Core Commands### List ProjectsLists your available projects and their IDs.```bashpz project list```### Browse FeedFetches the papers for a given project ID.```bashpz feed <project-id>```**Filter & Export Flags:**- `--must-read` : Filter only for must-read papers.- `--limit 5` : Limit the number of returned results.- `--since YYYY-MM-DD` : Filter papers published after a specific date.- `--json` : Output in JSON format (excellent for parsing with other tools or piping into Claude/Gemini).Example:```bashpz feed 12345 --must-read --limit 5 --json```### Feed Reader Integration (RSS/Atom)Get an Atom feed URL you can add to any feed reader (Vienna RSS, NetNewsWire, Feedly, etc.):```bashpz feed <project-id> --atom```This prints a URL with an embedded feed token. Running `--atom` again after revoking will generate a new token.## API ConfigurationBy default, it connects to `https://paperzilla.ai`. To override, set `PZ_API_URL`.```bashexport PZ_API_URL="https://custom.paperzilla.ai"```

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