| name | ieee-navigate-pages |
| description | Navigates pages, changes sort order, or adjusts results per page on IEEE Xplore search results. Use when the user wants to go to the next page, sort by date or citations, or change results per page. |
| argument-hint | [next|prev|page N|sort by date|show 50] |
| version | 0.1.0 |
IEEE Xplore Pagination & Sorting
Navigate between result pages, change sorting, or adjust results per page.
How pagination works
IEEE Xplore uses URL parameters for pagination:
pageNumber — page number (1-based). Default is 1.rowsPerPage — results per page. Options: 25, 50, 75, 100.sortType — sort order. See table below.
Sort Options
| Sort value | Description |
|---|
| (omit) | Relevance (default) |
newest | Newest first |
oldest | Oldest first |
paper-citations | Most cited by papers |
patent-citations | Most cited by patents |
most-popular | Most popular |
pub-title-asc | Publication title A-Z |
pub-title-desc | Publication title Z-A |
Steps
Step 1: Determine current state
Use evaluate_script to read the current URL and pagination info:
() => {
const url = new URL(window.location.href);
const params = Object.fromEntries(url.searchParams);
const resultCount = document.querySelector('.Dashboard-header span')?.textContent?.trim() || '';
const activePage = document.querySelector('.pagination-bar button.active, ul.my-3 button.active')?.textContent?.trim() || '';
return { params, resultCount, activePage, currentUrl: window.location.href };
}
Step 2: Build target URL
Based on $ARGUMENTS, modify the URL parameters:
| User intent | Action |
|---|
| "next" / "下一页" | pageNumber += 1 |
| "prev" / "上一页" | pageNumber -= 1 (min 1) |
| "page 3" / "第3页" | pageNumber = 3 |
| "sort by date" / "按日期排序" | add sortType=newest |
| "sort by citations" | add sortType=paper-citations |
| "sort by relevance" / "按相关性排序" | remove sortType |
| "show 100" / "每页100条" | set rowsPerPage=100, reset pageNumber=1 |
Step 3: Navigate and extract
Use navigate_page to the new URL. Always include initScript:
initScript: "Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'webdriver', {get: () => undefined})"
Then extract results using evaluate_script with built-in waiting (same as ieee-search). Do NOT use wait_for.
Notes
- Always preserve existing query parameters (
queryText, matchBoolean, ranges, etc.) when modifying pagination/sort.
- When changing
rowsPerPage, reset pageNumber to 1 to avoid out-of-range pages.
- Maximum 2-3 tool calls per operation.
