paper-search

# Paper Search Skill ## Description Search and discover academic papers from various databases and repositories. ## Tools Used - `arxiv_to_prompt` - Convert arXiv papers to LLM-readable text (search by arXiv ID) - `load_pdf` - Load PDF papers in the workspace viewer - Web search is available as a built-in agent capability ## Capabilities ### Search Academic Databases - arXiv (preprints in physics, math, CS, etc.) - Semantic Scholar (comprehensive academic search) - Google Scholar (broad academic coverage) - PubMed (biomedical literature) ### Retrieve Paper Information - Title, authors, abstract - Publication venue and date - Citation count and references - Download links (when available) ### Organize Results - Filter by date, citation count, relevance - Group by topic or author - Export to reference managers ## Usage Patterns ### Basic Search When user says: "Find papers about transformer architectures" 1. Formulate search query 2. Search primary databases (arXiv, Semantic Scholar) 3. Collect top results with metadata 4. Present organized list with key information ### Specific Author Search When user says: "Find recent papers by [Author Name]" 1. Search by author name 2. Filter by publication date 3. Show papers with co-authors and venues ### Citation Search When user says: "Find papers that cite [Paper Title]" 1. Identify the source paper 2. Search for citing papers 3. Organize by recency and relevance ### Related Work Search When user says: "Find related work for this topic" 1. Identify key concepts and terms 2. Search across multiple databases 3. Categorize by methodology or approach 4. Highlight highly cited foundational papers ## Output Format ### Single Paper Result ``` Title: [Paper Title] Authors: [Author List] Year: [Publication Year] Venue: [Journal/Conference] Abstract: [First 200 words...] Citations: [Count] Link: [URL] ``` ### Search Results Summary ``` Found [N] relevant papers: Top Results: 1. [Title] ([Year]) - [Citation Count] citations 2. [Title] ([Year]) - [Citation Count] citations ... Would you like me to: - Show detailed abstracts? - Filter by specific criteria? - Export to BibTeX? ``` ## Tool Examples ### Read an arXiv paper ``` arxiv_to_prompt arxiv_id="2303.08774" ``` ### Get just the abstract ``` arxiv_to_prompt arxiv_id="2303.08774" abstract_only=true ``` ### List paper sections before full read ``` arxiv_to_prompt arxiv_id="2303.08774" list_sections=true ``` ### Load a PDF paper ``` load_pdf source="/workspace/papers/downloaded.pdf" ``` ## Best Practices 1. **Start with abstracts**: Use `abstract_only=true` to quickly triage papers before committing to a full read 2. **Multiple Sources**: Cross-reference across databases for comprehensive coverage 3. **Citation Awareness**: Note highly-cited foundational works 4. **Verify before reading**: Use `list_sections=true` to check a paper's structure before fetching full text