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Ai4scholar by richard0901 — Agent Skill

Name: Ai4scholar
Author: richard0901

Ai4scholar

Use when the user wants academic literature search, paper discovery, citation graph lookup, PubMed or Google Scholar retrieval, arXiv or Rxiv preprint search, or AI4Scholar-powered citation insertion inside Codex. Prefer the bundled script over generic web search when the user explicitly wants AI4Scholar.

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AI4Scholar Skill

Use this skill when the task is about literature discovery or citation work and the user wants AI4Scholar inside Codex rather than OpenClaw.

What this skill provides

Semantic Scholar search, title match, paper detail, citations, references
PubMed search and paper detail
Google Scholar search
arXiv, bioRxiv, and medRxiv search
AI4Scholar auto-citation

Invocation

Run the bundled script:

node /Users/rr/.codex/skills/ai4scholar/scripts/ai4scholar.js <tool> '<json>'

If the JSON argument is omitted, the script reads JSON from stdin.

Supported tools

search_semantic
search_semantic_snippets
search_semantic_paper_match
get_semantic_paper_detail
get_semantic_citations
get_semantic_references
search_pubmed
get_pubmed_paper_detail
get_pubmed_related
search_google_scholar
search_arxiv
search_biorxiv
search_medrxiv
download_arxiv
auto_cite

Examples

Semantic Scholar search:

node /Users/rr/.codex/skills/ai4scholar/scripts/ai4scholar.js search_semantic '{"query":"EGFR NSCLC brain metastases","max_results":5,"year":"2020-"}'

PubMed search:

node /Users/rr/.codex/skills/ai4scholar/scripts/ai4scholar.js search_pubmed '{"query":"non-small cell lung cancer brain metastases","max_results":5,"sort":"date"}'

Google Scholar search:

node /Users/rr/.codex/skills/ai4scholar/scripts/ai4scholar.js search_google_scholar '{"query":"osimertinib CNS efficacy brain metastases","max_results":5,"year_from":2020}'

Auto-citation:

node /Users/rr/.codex/skills/ai4scholar/scripts/ai4scholar.js auto_cite '{"text":"<academic paragraph>","citationStyle":"vancouver","field":"oncology"}'

Workflow

Pick the narrowest AI4Scholar tool that matches the task.
Prefer search_semantic or search_pubmed for standard literature discovery.
Use search_semantic_paper_match when the user gives a likely exact title.
Use get_semantic_citations or get_semantic_references for citation chaining.
Use search_arxiv, search_biorxiv, or search_medrxiv for preprints.
Use auto_cite only when the user wants citations inserted into prose.
Summarize results for the user instead of dumping raw JSON unless they ask for the raw output.

Notes

The API key is loaded from config.json in this skill directory, or AI4SCHOLAR_API_KEY if set.
auto_cite can take 20-60 seconds.
If a tool call fails, include the API error in your reasoning and fall back to adjacent tools only when that still serves the user's request.

---name: ai4scholardescription: Use when the user wants academic literature search, paper discovery, citation graph lookup, PubMed or Google Scholar retrieval, arXiv or Rxiv preprint search, or AI4Scholar-powered citation insertion inside Codex. Prefer the bundled script over generic web search when the user explicitly wants AI4Scholar.---# AI4Scholar SkillUse this skill when the task is about literature discovery or citation work and the user wants AI4Scholar inside Codex rather than OpenClaw.## What this skill provides- Semantic Scholar search, title match, paper detail, citations, references- PubMed search and paper detail- Google Scholar search- arXiv, bioRxiv, and medRxiv search- AI4Scholar auto-citation## InvocationRun the bundled script:```bashnode /Users/rr/.codex/skills/ai4scholar/scripts/ai4scholar.js <tool> '<json>'```If the JSON argument is omitted, the script reads JSON from stdin.## Supported tools- `search_semantic`- `search_semantic_snippets`- `search_semantic_paper_match`- `get_semantic_paper_detail`- `get_semantic_citations`- `get_semantic_references`- `search_pubmed`- `get_pubmed_paper_detail`- `get_pubmed_related`- `search_google_scholar`- `search_arxiv`- `search_biorxiv`- `search_medrxiv`- `download_arxiv`- `auto_cite`## ExamplesSemantic Scholar search:```bashnode /Users/rr/.codex/skills/ai4scholar/scripts/ai4scholar.js search_semantic '{"query":"EGFR NSCLC brain metastases","max_results":5,"year":"2020-"}'```PubMed search:```bashnode /Users/rr/.codex/skills/ai4scholar/scripts/ai4scholar.js search_pubmed '{"query":"non-small cell lung cancer brain metastases","max_results":5,"sort":"date"}'```Google Scholar search:```bashnode /Users/rr/.codex/skills/ai4scholar/scripts/ai4scholar.js search_google_scholar '{"query":"osimertinib CNS efficacy brain metastases","max_results":5,"year_from":2020}'```Auto-citation:```bashnode /Users/rr/.codex/skills/ai4scholar/scripts/ai4scholar.js auto_cite '{"text":"<academic paragraph>","citationStyle":"vancouver","field":"oncology"}'```## Workflow1. Pick the narrowest AI4Scholar tool that matches the task.2. Prefer `search_semantic` or `search_pubmed` for standard literature discovery.3. Use `search_semantic_paper_match` when the user gives a likely exact title.4. Use `get_semantic_citations` or `get_semantic_references` for citation chaining.5. Use `search_arxiv`, `search_biorxiv`, or `search_medrxiv` for preprints.6. Use `auto_cite` only when the user wants citations inserted into prose.7. Summarize results for the user instead of dumping raw JSON unless they ask for the raw output.## Notes- The API key is loaded from `config.json` in this skill directory, or `AI4SCHOLAR_API_KEY` if set.- `auto_cite` can take 20-60 seconds.- If a tool call fails, include the API error in your reasoning and fall back to adjacent tools only when that still serves the user's request.

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